Leeds Job Vacancies

The Yorkshire Bank covers more than just Yorkshire -and indeed the UK. It's now an international bank but hasn't neglected its Yorkshire roots. Leeds is just one major employment centre for this bank, offering you a route into the world of finance. There are more than 30 national and international banks offering career paths for graduates and for those with a determination to succeed in the complex world of banking. Many other finance and insurance institutions (such as PricewaterhoueCoopers) are also based in Leeds offering slightly different careers within the world of finance.

Sulzer Pumps is just one of the larger of 700 engineering firms based in or around Leeds. Nearly 40,000 people are employed in manufacturing in Leeds making it the second largest employer for manufacturing outside London. Such firms offer not just jobs for engineers. Graduates are often sought for their business administration or marketing skills. Watch out as well for apprenticeships in this industry which can favour vocational qualifications as much as academic ones.

Millions of pounds of investment in recent years in such projects as the city museum and grand theatre has helped give the city a tourism boost - and helped create 19,000 fulltime jobs. It's an industry with a wide range of careers and jobs from tour guides to helping the city market itself on the world stage.

Just as Leeds has established itself as a finance centre for the UK, so too has Leeds carved out a reputation as a centre for those seeking a career in the legal profession. It's not surprising: Banking and finance make up much of the legal profession's caseload with property law being another major sector. Be prepared for graduate-level training, long hours - but good pay at the end of it!

A surprisingly high 18 per cent of jobs in Leeds are accounted for by the print and publishing sector. The Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Evening Post are the traditional employers of those looking for a profession either as a writer, sales person, graphic design artist or in the more traditional print jobs. But a range of magazine, book and high-end printers in the area offer a range of jobs for the technically minded or creatively gifted.