Recruit expert talent for tech and smart cities businesses
Recruitment agencies, events and partnerships can help you tap into the huge network of UK tech and smart cities talent.
Recruitment agencies and events
There are a large number of specialist recruitment agencies in the UK tech and smart cities space, with the number of tech jobs advertised per month far outstripping those of other European tech centres.
Find out more on the websites of tech recruiters, including Method Resourcing, Hired, Talent International, Opus Recruitment, Welcome to the Jungle and Work in startups
There are several large tech events with an emphasis on recruitment - find information on the websites of Silicon Milk Roundabout and Tech Jobs Fair.
Talent locations
Tech talent tends to be clustered round public and private sector centres of excellence. Centres for tech recruitment include:
- London, with particular strengths for fintech
- Edinburgh for AI (artificial intelligence) and data science
- Leeds for AI and fintech
- Wales for AI
- Manchester for e-commerce and cyber
- Sheffield for edtech
- Cambridge for healthtech and AI
- Bristol for smart cities and IoT (Internet of Things)
- Belfast for cyber and fintech development projects
Expertise through knowledge transfer
The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme provides opportunities for businesses who have an idea, but do not have all the talent needed to develop it. The scheme can link your company with an academic or research organisation, providing you with the services of a graduate as an associate.
A KTP is part-funded by a grant, with a contribution also made by the company.
Find more information on the KTP website.
Next steps
Find recruitment consultants on the Investment Support Directory.