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Where Britain is hiring
255
Live innovation roles
Not enough daily observations yet to state a trend.
£41,872
Median advertised salary
Space systems
Largest live demand
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Where the work is.
Mapped by actual work location, never by the employer's registered office.
London
77 live opportunities
AI & machine learning · Data science · Software engineering · Life sciences
Explore opportunities →Cambridge
37 live opportunities
Quantum · Semiconductors · AI & machine learning · Life sciences
Explore opportunities →Bristol
22 live opportunities
Space systems · Manufacturing engineering · Clean energy · AI & machine learning
Explore opportunities →Derby
22 live opportunities
Clean energy · Space systems · Manufacturing engineering · Programme delivery
Explore opportunities →Manchester
20 live opportunities
Programme delivery · Laboratory & technical · Semiconductors · Life sciences
Explore opportunities →Oxford
16 live opportunities
Life sciences · Programme delivery · Advanced materials · Laboratory & technical
Explore opportunities →Sheffield
8 live opportunities
Manufacturing engineering · Programme delivery · Clean energy
Explore opportunities →Glasgow
8 live opportunities
Space systems · Software engineering · Laboratory & technical · Programme delivery
Explore opportunities →What Britain needs next
Space systems
73
Trend not yet evidenced
Derby · Bristol · Glasgow · London
AI & machine learning
72
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £50,000
London · Cambridge · Bristol · Culham
Manufacturing engineering
71
Trend not yet evidenced
Derby · Bristol · Sheffield · Oxford
Clean energy
70
Trend not yet evidenced
Derby · Bristol · Culham · Oxford
Software engineering
29
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Cambridge · Glasgow · Belfast
Life sciences
28
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £41,872
London · Oxford · Cambridge · Manchester
Programme delivery
26
Trend not yet evidenced · median advertised £34,819
Manchester · Oxford · Cambridge · Culham
Data science
24
Trend not yet evidenced
London · Culham · Cambridge · Manchester
Semiconductors
16
Trend not yet evidenced
Cambridge · Manchester · Bristol
Quantum
16
Trend not yet evidenced
Cambridge · London
Who's building
Rolls-Royce
Clean energy
58
opportunities
Isomorphic Labs
London · AI & machine learning
39
opportunities
University of Manchester
Oxford · Life sciences
33
opportunities
Synthesia
London · AI & machine learning
19
opportunities
Arm
Cambridge · Semiconductors
14
opportunities
Riverlane
Cambridge · Quantum
12
opportunities
Spire Global Glasgow
Glasgow · Space systems
10
opportunities
ITM Power
Sheffield · Manufacturing engineering
9
opportunities
Graphcore
Cambridge · AI & machine learning
8
opportunities
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August One / Atlantico II
Funding route · United Kingdom
Fieldwork announced investment through August One's Atlantico II Fund.
Capital route
Balderton Capital
Funding route · United Kingdom
Co-led Wayve Series D.
Capital route
British Business Bank
Funding route · United Kingdom
Wayve lists British Business Bank among new Series D investors.
Capital route
Department for Business and Trade investment services
Funding route · UK / international
Inward-investment support and UK establishment guidance through government investment network.
Capital route
East Midlands Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites appear in HMRC's current Investment Zone map collection.
Capital route
East of England Investment Fund
Funding route · East of England
SMEs in East of England; launch status must be checked live
Capital route
Eclipse
Funding route · United Kingdom
Co-led Wayve Series D.
Capital route
Elbow Beach
Funding route · United Kingdom
Led Fieldwork's £2.2m 2026 investment round and previously invested £1.5m in 2023.
Capital route
Farming Futures R&D Fund: Automation and Robotics Round 2
Funding route · United Kingdom
UKRI lists this opportunity as open with £20m total funding.
Capital route
Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
Freeport tax/customs sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Designated Freeports can provide tax reliefs and beneficial customs procedures in qualifying sites.
Capital route
Glasgow City Region Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
Invest West Midlands
Funding route · West Midlands
Free market-entry/location support, sector expertise, site selection and investor landing assistance.
Capital route
Investment Fund for Northern Ireland
Funding route · Northern Ireland
Eligible smaller businesses in Northern Ireland
Capital route
Investment Fund for Scotland
Funding route · Scotland
Eligible smaller businesses in Scotland
Capital route
Investment Fund for Wales
Funding route · Wales
Eligible smaller businesses in Wales
Capital route
Investment Zone business rates relief
Funding route · United Kingdom
Full business-rates relief can be available to eligible new businesses and some expanding businesses for five years from first receipt.
Capital route
Investment Zone employer NIC relief
Funding route · United Kingdom
For 2026/27, zero-rate secondary Class 1 NIC applies up to the £25,000 annual Investment Zone Upper Secondary Threshold for qualifying employees.
Capital route
Investment Zone SDLT relief
Funding route · United Kingdom
Qualifying land/building transactions in English Investment Zone special tax sites can receive SDLT relief; claims available to 30 Sep 2034 under current rules.
Capital route
Investment Zone special tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Potential reduced employer NIC for qualifying new employees, enhanced structures/buildings allowance, enhanced plant/machinery capital allowance, land transaction relief and business-rates relief.
Capital route
Liverpool City Region Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
Local Investment Zone authority
Funding route · Relevant Investment Zone
Confirm local programme, tax-site geography, business support, infrastructure and local delivery contacts.
Capital route
Midlands Engine Investment Fund II
Funding route · Midlands
Growing smaller businesses across the Midlands
Capital route
National Security Strategic Investment Fund
Funding route · UK
Dual-use and national-security relevant technologies
Capital route
North East Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
North East of Scotland Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II
Funding route · North of England
Smaller businesses with material operations, or planning material operations, in covered northern areas
Capital route
Office for Investment
Funding route · UK / international inward investment
Government-level support for strategically important international investment and major UK projects.
Capital route
Patient Capital Funds
Funding route · UK
Later-stage/high-potential UK businesses through funds/co-investment
Capital route
Regional Angels Programme
Funding route · UK regions
High-growth smaller businesses alongside angel investors
Capital route
SEED Innovations
Funding route · United Kingdom
Joined Fieldwork's 2026 Seed+ raise.
Capital route
SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Funding route · United Kingdom
Co-led Wayve Series D.
Capital route
South East Investment Fund
Funding route · South East England
SMEs in South East; launch status must be checked live
Capital route
South West Investment Fund
Funding route · South West England
Eligible smaller businesses across South West England
Capital route
UK Robotics Adoption Programme
Funding route · United Kingdom
UKRI describes a £52m programme running Apr 2026-Mar 2030, delivered with Innovate UK and DBT.
Capital route
West Midlands Investment Zone tax sites
Funding route · United Kingdom
Legally designated special tax sites in current HMRC collection.
Capital route
Capital allowances for plant & machinery
HMRC / UK Government · UK
Companies investing in qualifying plant and machinery
Support programme
EIS / SEIS
UK Government / HMRC · UK
Younger/higher-risk UK companies raising equity and qualifying investors
Support programme
Freeports
UK Government + local Freeports · Selected UK Freeports
Businesses locating qualifying activity in Freeport areas
Support programme
Industrial Strategy Growth Capital
British Business Bank / UK Government · UK
High-potential advanced-manufacturing startups and scale-ups
Support programme
Made Smarter Adoption
UK Government / regional delivery partners · England / regional delivery
SME manufacturers
Support programme
Patent Box
HMRC / UK Government · UK
Companies commercialising qualifying patented IP
Support programme
R&D tax relief / R&D Expenditure Credit
HMRC / UK Government · UK
UK companies conducting qualifying science/technology R&D
Support programme
Robotics Adoption Programme
UKRI / Innovate UK / UK Government · UK
Organisations considering or implementing robotics
Support programme
UK-Switzerland CR&D Round 3
Innovate UK / Innosuisse · UK + Switzerland
UK registered businesses collaborating with Swiss implementation partner
Support programme
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Suggest an opportunity →Labour market evidence
180,000
Specialist AI job postings
Up 61% from 112,000 in 2024
34.2%
Average wage premium for specialist AI skills
Up from 11% in 2024
~1.8 million
Priority occupations projected growth
24% growth across identified priority occupations
70.6%
Clean-energy priority workforce growth
Fastest percentage growth among listed priority sectors
44.0%
Life-sciences priority workforce growth
66,000 additional priority workers projected
58.1%
Defence priority workforce growth
53,000 additional priority workers projected
239,000
Digital & technologies additional priority workers
27.3% priority occupation growth
192,000
Programmers and software developers additional workers
One of the largest projected priority-occupation increases
54,000+
UK tech and IT postings
Software development and testing led with 14,850; transformation project services 13,867
£62,700
AI Expert median advertised salary
42% premium over wider IT roles
£55,000
AI Specialist median advertised salary
25% premium over wider IT roles
60%
AI Expert vacancy concentration
Clusters also identified in the East, North West, South West, Scotland and Yorkshire & Humber
8,683
Live apprenticeships visible
Government Find an Apprenticeship search
44
UKAEA live vacancies
Fusion, engineering, data, project and commercial roles