Best cities to work in revealed

Glassdoor, one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites, today announced the results of its newest jobs report to identify the 25 Best UK Towns & Cities to Work In for 20181. Slough retains the top spot this year, followed by newcomer Gloucester and tech hub Cambridge.

Now in its third year, the list is compiled by ranking UK towns and cities with the highest Glassdoor score2, determined by weighting three factors equally: how easy it is to get a job (hiring opportunity), how affordable it is to live there (cost of living), and how satisfied employees are working there (overall job satisfaction). As part of this report, Glassdoor includes a comprehensive breakdown of each town and city’s median pay for employees, current average home value, overall job satisfaction rating, population and number of current job openings.

Glassdoor’s Top 5 Towns & Cities to Work In for 2018 are:

1. Slough

• Glassdoor Town & City Score (out of 5): 4.3

• Job Openings: 22,131

• Median Base Salary: £29,500

• Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4

• Median Home Value: £391,218

• Hot Jobs: Project Manager, Customer Service Advisor, Recruitment Consultant

 

2. Gloucester

• Glassdoor Town & City Score (out of 5): 4.2

• Job Openings: 14,626

• Median Base Salary: £24,000

• Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5

• Median Home Value: £239,054

• Hot Jobs: Software Engineer, Account Manager, Quantity Surveyor

 

3. Cambridge

• Glassdoor Town & City Score (out of 5): 4.1

• Job Openings: 17,145

• Median Base Salary: £30,464

• Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.6

• Median Home Value: £464,852

• Hot Jobs: Software Engineer, Electronics Engineer, Maintenance Engineer

 

4. Reading

• Glassdoor Town & City Score (out of 5): 4.0

• Job Openings: 20,601

• Median Base Salary: £30,000

• Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.5

• Median Home Value: £432,241

• Hot Jobs: Recruitment Consultant, Delivery Driver, Site Manager

 

5. Guildford

• Glassdoor Town & City Score (out of 5): 4.0

• Job Openings: 21,561

• Median Base Salary: £27,500

• Job Satisfaction Rating: 3.4

• Median Home Value: £593,761

• Hot Jobs: Sales Executive, Administrator, Chef