Technology, Digital and Sales Recruitment in Birmingham
Find out everything that the city of 1000 trades has to offer. Whether you're looking for your next job or you're adding to your team, we're here to help.
At the centre of everything
The West Midlands was named the UK’s fastest-growing tech hub in 2021, and as the region’s largest city, Birmingham is leading this development. Although its history is firmly rooted in manufacturing, the city is fast becoming one of the nation’s foremost IT areas thanks to its central location and easy transport links.
Mayor and WMCA head Andy Street is also a key player in Birmingham’s
tech revolution - he’s a major endorser of Birmingham Tech Week, and regularly
highlights the important role that IT jobs in Birmingham play in both the local
and national economies. In 2022, Andy officially opened The Greater Birmingham
and Solihull Institute of Technology Hub, home to Europe’s largest
Cyber-Physical Manufacturing rig.
“Digital is vital to the continued success of the West Midlands economy because it is the golden thread across all the industries."
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands
The city also benefits from its proximity to
neighbouring tech hotspots - Coventry’s Serious Games Institute is just half an
hour away, and Leamington Spa isn’t much further. Also known as ‘Silicon Spa’,
it’s home to 10% of the UK’s gaming sector employees.
Why look for IT jobs in Birmingham?
There are plenty of exciting tech opportunities for candidates in Birmingham; information and communication employment in the city has risen by 20% since 2015, thanks to sustained investment and constant innovation.
Large multinationals like HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover and Deutsche Bank all call the city home, meaning hundreds of IT jobs in Birmingham. There are also over 4,700 specialised tech companies in the area, meaning plenty of highly-skilled roles in areas like software development, cloud architecture, IT support, and more.
If
you’re looking for IT jobs in
Birmingham, our team of consultants are here to help.
We’ve been helping candidates find their dream positions for more than 20
years, and recruit across a number of specialisms:
- Software Engineering Jobs
- DevOps Jobs
- Data Jobs
- Tech Sales Jobs
- Quality Assurance Jobs
- IT Support Jobs
- PHP Jobs and more
Our
extensive network of clients gives us access to jobs you won’t find online, so
get in touch to find your dream tech or IT job in Birmingham.
IT recruitment in Birmingham
The UK’s second city is a hive of technological innovation with thousands of highly skilled candidates, whether they’re newly-qualified graduates or experienced seniors looking for their next opportunity.
Birmingham’s demographic has been steadily changing year on year, with millennial occupants on the rise. The three local universities all offer excellent Computer Science courses, and post-graduation, many are choosing to stay in Birmingham. That means an increase in both the number of potential candidates and the IT employment figures year on year.
There’s also a large amount of affordable flexible office space. Goldman Sachs tested the waters in Birmingham before making the decision in 2022 to permanently house their new engineering division in the city centre, meaning a large number of highly-skilled jobs.
At Applause IT, our team of specialist consultants have years of experience finding the perfect candidate. Situated in Birmingham City Centre, we’re more than familiar with the city’s tech scene and opportunities. We work on both IT contract jobs and permanent roles, so there’s no one better to help with your IT recruitment in Birmingham. Get in touch today to find out how we can best assist your hiring process.
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