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The Job Market in Wales Section 5:
The GO Wales Programme
03 Work Placements
Section1: Work Tasters
Sectors of Employment Graduate Development Fund
Aerospace and Defence GO Wales Jobs
Automotive Online Advice and Guidance
Bioscience GO Wales Fair
Construction
Contact and Shared Services
Creative Industries 63
Energy and Sustainability Section 6:
Financial Services Support Services for
Public Sector Graduates in Wales
Social Care
Technology
Tourism
Not for Profit Organisations
Self Employment
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Section2:
Graduate Salaries in Wales
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Section 3:
Recruitment Methods
Careers on the Internet
Job Adverts in Regional and National Press
Speculative Applications
Networking
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Section 4:
The Job Market For…
Jobseekers with a Disability
Welsh Speakers and Learners
International Graduates
Mature Graduates
Working in Wales has been compiled to provide students and graduates with an overview of the Job Market in Wales and to indicate good practice
in the process of decision-making and job applications for this market. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this
booklet is accurate, it should be noted that contact details, especially web addresses and telephone numbers frequently change.
Some material reproduced with the kind permission of Cardiff University.
This version written & devised by Annie Jones, GO Wales, Cardiff University.
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The Job Market in Wales
Many people want to build a career in Wales
following a period of study here. This booklet has
been compiled to give readers a broad overview of
the Welsh economy in 2008 and to provide
information on some of our key employment
sectors. It also signposts readers to the most likely
sources of graduate jobs – throughout a range of
web and paper based media – and includes the
very latest information on graduate salaries and
the GO Wales programme. Overview
> Wales is an integral region of the United
Kingdom and the European Union. The Welsh
economy is built on a free enterprise approach
and the free trade system.
> Wales has a population of some 2.9 million
people, with the greatest concentration found
in the South East and the North East. The
largest city in Wales is the Capital, Cardiff,
alongside other major city centres such as
Swansea, Newport and Wrexham. This is
where the majority of opportunities tend to
arise.
> The Welsh economy is diverse, incorporating
cutting edge technologies in electronics and
IT, manufacturing, engineering,
telecommunications, media, leisure, tourism
and agriculture. Its heritage of innovation and
creativity means that many leading companies
now thrive in Wales. As a result, Wales has
one of the most developed business
infrastructures in Europe.
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The Job Market in Wales
Overview continued
> Into the 21st Century, Wales has transformed > Aerospace and biotechnology companies
into a technologically advanced economy with are also expanding, in addition to the 170
new industries focussed on high-tech Healthcare companies that have already
electronics, aerospace, engineering and invested in Wales – employing over 13,000
telecommunications. As well as boasting some staff in the process.
of the highest manufacturing productivity rates > Wales also mirrors the prolific, world-wide
in the U.K, Wales also employs the most growth in the media industry – with some of
cutting edge means of doing e-business – the best regional and national media in the
in an environment where start up costs are UK. These include the areas of print and
among the lowest in the U.K. As a result, broadcast, film and television and music and
4 of the worlds 6 largest electronics entertainment. There is also a thriving
manufacturers have established professional service industry which includes
themselves here. news agencies, public and media relations
> According to the Small Business Services consultancies and production companies.
organisation, 99% of businesses in Wales are Wales is already leading the way with the
Small to Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) launch of S4C digital, and one of the most
employing less than 250 people – and the advanced and widespread digital cable
majority of these are classified as micro- networks in the UK.
organisations i.e. businesses with less than > Helping to fuel this growth in Welsh media
10 employees. Despite their high number are Welsh Universities, which have an
however, SMEs are not the major employer. international reputation for providing some of
> The Public Sector is by far the largest the best degrees in all aspects of the media.
employer across all the Welsh regions. > Agriculture and food processing is also a key
> Over the past 20 years, over 1,500 companies industrial sector in Wales. Approximately 80%
have invested some £13 billion in Wales, of land remains devoted to agriculture with
which has led to a significant presence of some 30,000 active holdings – the majority of
larger commercial and manufacturing which are dependant on livestock production.
companies. Under the guidance of the National Assembly,
> Wales has shifted away from the heavy the Agri-food partnership has been
extractive and manufacturing industries established to help improve efficiency and
which shaped its past, and has embraced profitability in this industry, for which the
technology as its future. The traditional view annual Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells is its
of Wales as a land of coal mines and steel showcase. Within the food processing sector,
works is now very much outdated. seven of the UK’s top ten companies have
operations in Wales – including Unilever
> One growth employment sector in South Wales and Kellogg’s.
is now the communications and associated
> Tourism and Leisure are also key industries -
service industries. These include global
brands such as BT, Vodaphone, T-Mobile and with Wales’ popularity as a holiday destination
NTL, all of which have a presence in Wales. mirroring the rapid development of the UK
tourist industry in general. This sector employs
> High-tech and opto-electronics companies
an estimated 100,000 people and contributes
producing semi-conductor wafer boards and £2 billion to the Welsh economy each year.
fibre optic technology are also prospering in
Wales – employing over 30% of the UK's
workforce in this sector. walesworldnation
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SECTION 1:
Sectors of Employment
Aerospace and defence
Aerospace and defence are global industries led > In North Wales BAE Systems have a growing
by a small number of large companies, who in presence at RAF Valley, and west Wales offers
turn are supported by numerous small and ParcAberporth – a new European environment
medium-sized enterprises. The UK has the for unmanned systems technology
second largest aerospace industry in the world development (ParcAberporth is the only civil-
and covers a number of world-class leading licensed airfield in the UK approved for
manufacturers and suppliers. Aerospace and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flying).
defence cover a range of products and services
including aeronautical, marine and land-based
vehicles, materials, personnel, medical devices, Contacts
electronics, communication services and
environmental technologies. The UK is the Airbus
second largest defence equipment manufacturer www.airbus.com
in the world, and employs some of the most Babcock International Group
highly-skilled workers in the UK. www.babcock.co.uk
Wales is a centre of excellence for aerospace. British Airways Maintenance
In particular, MRO related activities www.interserveplc.co.uk
(maintenance repair & operations) employ Contour Premium Seating Ltd
well in excess of 20,000 people throughout www.contour.aero
150 companies. State-of-the-art facilities now
DARA (Defence Aviation Repair Agency)
manufacture, supply, maintain, repair and
www.daranet.co.uk
overhaul civil and military aircraft from around
the world. GE Engine Aircraft Engine Services
www.geae.com
> In North Wales a strong cluster of global General Dynamics UK Ltd
aerospace companies has developed around www.generaldynamics.uk.com
Airbus UK's wing manufacturing facility.
NORDAM Europe Ltd
Companies such as Raytheon Aircraft Services
www.nordam.com
Ltd (RASL) and Raytheon Systems Ltd (RSL)
are supported by a strong cluster of specialist Hawker Beechcraft
aerospace engineering companies that include www.hawkerbeechcraft.com
Qioptiq and Cytec. Qioptiq
> South Wales is an established location for www.qioptiq.com
global MRO companies. British Airways has
three facilities in south Wales: BA IBW
Maintenance Cardiff (BAMC), BA Interiors
Engineering, and BA Avionic Engineering.
South Wales is also home to GE Aviation,
NORDAM Europe and Lufthansa.
> St. Athan in south Wales will also be the home
for the UK MOD's new tri-service training
centre. The Metrix Consortium are the
preferred bidders for the UK Defence Training
Review – a 25 year, £10 billion contract.
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Automotive
The Wales' automotive industry has a well Contacts
established and diverse supply chain cluster
that offers the complete range of technological Calsonic Kansei Europe Plc
support, covering the total product life-cycle www.ckeurope.com
from concept, design and test, through to Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Ltd
manufacture. In addition, Wales is the second www.arvinmeritor.com
most successful UK region in securing
automotive foreign direct investment (after the Sogefi Filtration Ltd
west Midlands). Automotive investment is crucial www.sogefifiltration.com
to Wales as the sector employs around 25,000 TRB Ltd
people and plays an essential role in the national www.trb-ltd.co.uk
economy, generating over £3 billion annually.
Kautex Textron CVS Ltd
www.textron.com
Key strengths and opportunities lie in:
Northern Automotive Ltd
> Advanced Powertrain and Alternative Fuel
www.norcorp.com
Technology
Mitsui Components Europe Ltd
> Niche Vehicles, Design and Development
www.mitsuicomponents.co.uk
> Performance Engineering & Materials
DT (Automotives) Ltd
> Power Electronics & Telematics www.demontweeks.co.uk
Ford Motor Company Ltd
Collaboration www.ford.co.uk
Wales is benefiting from its excellent engineering
Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd
education and investing heavily in future
www.toyota.co.uk
technology with finance, human resources and
cutting edge research: Robert Bosch
www.bosch.co.uk
Technium TRW Steering Systems Ltd
A technology-led incubation network that www.trw.com
provides knowledge, support and physical
facilities to help young technology businesses in
IBW
Wales realise their potential for long-term growth.
CETICS
The Centres of Excellence have a track record of
working with industry on projects ranging from
short-term problem solving, to long term strategic
relationships.
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Bioscience
Wales is home to one of the UK's most well Contacts
established bioscience clusters. With its
longstanding reputation for scientific and GE Healthcare
academic excellence, over 250 companies www.gehealthcare.com
have chosen Wales as their base with the sector Convatec Ltd
already employing over 15,000 people. www.convatec.co.uk
Many of the medical device and diagnostic firms British Biocell International
are clustered along the M4 corridor and in and www.bbigold.com
around Wrexham and Deeside. There are always Wockhardt
a number of factors that contribute to the www.wockhardt.com
development of a med-tech cluster – the
Huntleigh Diagnostics Ltd
proximity of a stimulating academic and research
www.huntleigh-diagnostics.co.uk
environment and the availability of a skilled
labour force are essential. In many cases, a Norgine
commitment at the public level, manifested by www.norgine.com
targeted support and a sound infrastructure, Molecular Light Technology Research Ltd
is necessary. www.mltresearch.com
Merck Chemicals Ltd
While all of these elements are present in Wales
www.emdbiosciences.com
a spirit of convergence, as much as anything
else, has contributed to the emergence of a Protheric
successful bioscience cluster. The cluster in www.protherics.com
Wales comprises links between organisations Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd
of all sizes, from small local companies to the www.pennpharm.co.uk
multinational bioscience companies who rely
Simbec Researc
on them for support. Therefore sector breadth
www.simbec.co.uk
and capability is broad: blue chip players,
GE Healthcare, Huntleigh Diagnostics and Bayer,
rub shoulders with niche companies like Q-Chip IBW
and Zoobiotic.
The Welsh bioscience cluster has trading and
academic partnerships with organisations
throughout Europe and beyond – where demand
for Welsh bioscience expertise and products is
set to grow substantially over the next decade.
The continued success of the sector has been
built upon the links between renowned academic
institutes such as Cardiff University and other
indigenous companies. In addition, Wales also
boasts a strong and stable skills base, purpose
built infrastructure and a firm commitment to the
sector by the Welsh Assembly Government.
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Construction
Wales' construction industry has been enjoying a Contacts
boom over recent years. Multi-million pound
redevelopments of city centres and waterfronts in Macob Holdings Ltd
Cardiff, Swansea and Newport have generated www.macob.uk.com
large-scale employment. Projects include David McLean
unprecedented development of houses and www.davidmclean.co.uk
apartments, major shopping complexes and
iconic structures such as the Millennium Watkin Jones Group
Stadium and Millennium Centre. www.watkinjones.com
Costain
Today construction accounts for 93,000 jobs www.costain.com
across a broad range of trades and professions –
Westbury/Persimmon
approximately 8% of the entire Welsh workforce.
http://corporate.persimmonhomes.com
These are employed by around 10,000
businesses, 90% of which are small enterprises Redrow Plc
employing fewer than 10 people. Businesses www.redrow.com
range from large civil engineering operations to Kingspan Ltd
small specialist enterprises. Many of the big www.kingspan.com
name contractors have permanent bases in
Rowecord Holdings Ltd
Wales – including Costain, Westbury and
www.rowecord.com
Redrow.
The sector also includes what may be Wales'
oldest established company – Watkin Jones of
Bangor. The family-owned firm formed in 1791,
now employs 271 people across North Wales.
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Contact and Shared Services
There are around 160 contact and shared Contacts
service centre businesses in Wales employing a
total of more than 27,000 people. These Ntl/Virgin Media
operations cover financial services, government, www.virginmedia.com
utilities, telecommunications, retail, travel and IT. HBOS
www.hbosplc.com
Among the blue chip players who have invested
and reinvested in Welsh contact centres are ntl, ING Direct
HBOS, Zurich and ING, and more recently www.ingdirect.co.uk
Unilever, Tesco, Logica CMG and The Big Food Liberata
Group. The largest sector – finance and IT – www.liberata.com
generally offers a wide range of activities
Logica CMG
including accounts payable, accounts receivable,
www.logicacmg.com
cash management, payroll and IT services.
Laura Ashley
Overall growth of the sector has continued in www.lauraashley.com
recent years – by 13% between 2002 and 2004. Centrica/British Gas
Factors influencing this growth include: www.centrica.com
> High staff retention and attrition rates well Lloyds TSB
below the UK average www.lloydstsb.com
> Highly positive feedback from employers Zurich
on levels of motivation and commitment www.zurich.co.uk
> Availability of suitable ready-to-occupy
properties at affordable rates and sites for IBW
development generally
> Strong local network of professional business
services
> Two highly active employer forums which
provide research, benchmarking, skills and
recruitment support and networking
opportunities
www.welshcontactcentreforum.co.uk
> Increased collaboration with the academic
sector on skills and research
> Strong on-going public sector support
> One of the most advanced digital telecoms
infrastructures in Europe
> A highly advanced digital telecommunications
network
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Creative Industries
Animation Film
The animation industry UK-wide consists of a The film industry employs some 27,000 people
workforce that stretches across many sectors across the UK, mainly in small production
in the audio visual industry. Animated content companies and mainly based in London – where
features widely on television, in feature films, 95% of all UK film productions are located. In
commercials, websites and computer or video Wales, the industry is dominated by a few small
games. production companies located in Cardiff, the
majority of whom also produce TV and radio
Fast Facts content.
> The 2006 Skillset Census identified 354
people working in animation in Wales Fast Facts
(as both freelancers and employees). > The 2004 Skillset Film Production Workforce
> According to the census, approximately 31% Survey estimates a total of 10,000 people
of the animation workforce is freelance and a having worked on UK productions in 2002 of
similar proportion is female. which 7% (or 720 people) had worked in
Wales.
> The census identified 36% Welsh speakers
working in animation on census day,
> Recent film productions from Wales include
underlining the role of the Welsh medium Tomb Raider II, King Arthur, The Libertine,
broadcast media in supporting the sector. Half Light, Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy,
Heidi, Daddy's Girl & Big Nothing.
> The sector is centred on Cardiff and to a
lesser extent North Wales. However, its
> The industry has also produced talented film
growing links with multimedia may lead to practitioners including Director Marc Evans
greater geographical dispersion across the whose credits include Snowcake, Trauma,
country. My Little Eye, House of America and Beautiful
Mistake, and actors such as Ioan Gruffydd
> Welsh animation includes titles such as Sali and Matthew Rhys – who have starred in 102
Mali and Animated Tales of the World, and Dalmatians, ITV’s adaptation of The Forsyte
brand new productions such as Hana's Saga, Black Hawk Down, King Arthur,
Helpline, produced entirely in Wales by Calon Fantastic Four, Amazing Grace, Very Annie
TV. Mary, Brothers and Sisters and The Edge of
> Animated films from Wales have also won two Love collectively.
Oscar nominations (Famous Fred and The
Canterbury Tales) and a collection of Emmy The new Film Agency for Wales was established
awards. in July 2006 with a remit to ensure that the
economic, cultural and educational aspects of
film are effectively represented in Wales, the UK
and the world. They have just announced the
first International Film and Music Festival for
Wales, to be held during November 2008 at a
range of venues across Cardiff, South Wales. The
festival will be opened by Rhodri Glyn Thomas,
the Minister for Heritage, supported by Danny
Boyle and James Dean Bradfield. See
www.filmagencywales.com for more information.
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Television
Television is economically vital to the media Contacts
industry in Wales, underpinning much of the
activity in related sectors such as facilities and BBC Wales
film. Terrestrial television (BBC, ITV and S4C) www.bbc.co.uk/wales
and independent production companies are S4C
the most significant employers. www.s4c.co.uk
Fast Facts ITV Wales
> Television has an occupationally diverse and www.itvlocal.com/wales
highly skilled workforce split between staff and Tinopolis
freelance employment – with a relatively high www.tinopolis.com
proportion of Welsh speakers (especially in the
Calon TV
independent sector – at 36%).
www.calon.tv
> According to a Skillset workforce survey,
Boomerang
Wales accounts for 5% of the total UK
www.boomerang.tv
television workforce.
Motion Blur Ltd
> TV companies in Wales regularly produce
www.motionblur.tv
content for network transmission whilst we
also have many small independents which Green Bay
typically produce only one or two commissions www.green-bay.tv
a year, mostly in a single genre. Barcud Derwen
> According to the 2006 Skillset census, the www.barcudderwen.com
television industry accounts for more than Aspect Television
3,500 jobs in Wales, fairly evenly split www.aspect-tv.com
between broadcasters and independent
Dinamo
producers. In the independent sector, over
www.dinamo.co.uk
half of the workforce is freelance.
Griffilms Ltd
www.griffilms.com
skillset
Atticus Design and Media
www.atticusmedia.co.uk
Young Creatives Network
www.ycnonline.com
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Energy and Sustainability
Wales is presently at the forefront of sustainable Contacts
energy generation in the UK, with the Welsh
Assembly Government keen to increase Chevron UK
investment in both hydro and wind power. Welsh www.chevron.com
Water is currently Wales’ premier performing Elf Oil UK
utility company with several other energy service www.total.co.uk
providers performing competitively within the
sector also. The main utility companies listed British Gas
below offer graduate opportunities as do the www.britishgas.co.uk
larger energy/petrochemical operations. National Grid
www.nationalgrid.com
> In West Wales, Pembrokeshire has a strong
Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
cluster of petrochemical industries based
www.dwrcymru.co.uk
around the refineries at Pembroke Dock and
Milford Haven, and the liquefied natural gas Wales & West Utilities
storage facility at Waterston. www.wwutilities.co.uk
> In the renewable energy sector, the UK's most First Hydro Co
powerful wind farm has been opened near www.fhc.co.uk
Aberystwyth, capable of generating 42,000 Western Power Distribution (South Wales) Plc
homes with electricity. Developed by Falck www.westernpower.co.uk
Renewables, there is great support from the
United Utilities Operational services Ltd
Welsh Assembly Government to develop more
www.unitedutilities.com
of these facilities in Mid, West and South
Wales. Environment Agency Wales
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
> South Wales has the main cluster of energy
providers and utility services including Welsh
Water, Wales and West Utilities and British IBW
Gas. These are some of the largest single
employers in Cardiff and Newport – with
Wales and West Utilities having a current
staff of 1200.
> North Wales is home to both sustainable,
hydro electric generation and multi utility
providers. Machynlleth in Powys is also home
to the Centre for Alternative Technology which
is one of Europe's primary sustainability
centres – providing education, training and
consultancy on renewable energy,
environmental building, energy efficiency and
eco transport.
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Financial Services
Wales has a buoyant and growing financial Contacts
services sector. It is home to more than 1,800
companies employing a total of around 28,000 Black Horse Finance
people, and contributes 5% to Welsh GDP. www.blackhorse.co.uk
ABI 2002 Lloyds TSB Insurance Services Ltd
www.lloydstsb.com
Banks and building societies dominate the sector
in Wales – employing 62% of the workforce – Firstplus Financial Group Ltd
although insurance and pension companies www.firstplus.co.uk
represent an important sub-sector, accounting Composite Legal Expenses
for 21% of employment. The remainder work in www.composite-legal.com
operation and supervision enterprises. These
HSBC
include insurance brokers, independent financial
www.hsbc.co.uk
advisors, fund managers, asset managers,
stockbrokers, actuaries, loss adjustors; risk Legal & General
managers, exchanges, wealth managers. www.legalandgeneralgroup.com
Admiral Insurance
Since the early 1990s many UK and global www.admiralgroup.co.uk
financial services companies have relocated and
The Principality Building Society
expanded in Wales. Among them are HBOS,
www.principality.co.uk
Lloyds TSB, HSBC, Zurich, GMAC, GE and Legal
& General. In addition home-grown companies Julian Hodge Bank
such as Admiral Insurance, The Principality www.julianhodgebank.com
Building Society, Julian Hodge Bank and Thomas Carroll
Thomas Carroll have expanded dramatically over www.thomas-carroll.co.uk
recent years – Admiral began trading in Cardiff
Evans & Reid Investment Co Ltd
with 57 staff in 1993, today it has a million
www.evansandreid.co.uk
customers, turnover of £548m and 1,700
employees at sites in both Cardiff and Swansea.
IBW
The breadth of services and functions is also
increasing. Legal & General opened a small
contact centre in Cardiff in 1996, today the firm
has its UK service operations centre here, along
with its retail investment business, direct
business and medical underwriting centre. With
2,000 employees, Cardiff is the company's
largest operation in the UK.
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Public Sector
The public sector employs by far the largest NHS Wales
number of people in Wales – 23.7% of the www.wales.nhs.uk
working population. Nationally, levels of public As the largest employer in Wales with 81,000
sector employment have consistently increased employees and 133 hospitals and clinics, the
across a range of areas including: health service can offer a range of over 200
> Health career opportunities.
> Social Care
> Education Welsh Assembly Government
> Law Enforcement www.wales.gov.uk
> Local/Regional Govt The Welsh Assembly Government is responsible
> Higher Education for most day-to-day issues of people in Wales,
> Prison Service including the economy, health, education, and
> Fire Service local government.
> Library Service
> Museums National Library of Wales
> Environment Agency www.llgc.org.uk
> Housing
The National Library of Wales offers a diverse
Public sector jobs in Wales have a local, regional range of employment opportunities and seeks
and national dimension. Generally employment to appoint enthusiastic staff to work within the
opportunities require a range of generic skill sets Library’s services.
– from finance and accountancy, law, project
management, marketing, HR, IT, Sports Council Wales
communications and administration to industry www.sports-council-wales.org.uk
specific qualifications and other specialisms. The Sports Council for Wales is the national
organisation responsible for developing and
There are some Public Sector graduate training promoting sport and active lifestyles. It is the
schemes which operate successfully in Wales main adviser on sporting matters to the Welsh
e.g. Civil Service Fast Stream, National Graduate Assembly Government and is responsible for
Development Programme (for Local Government distributing funds from the National Lottery.
administration) and the NHS Management
Training Scheme Wales (in either finance or
general management). However, the majority of
graduates will enter these areas of employment
by applying for advertised posts.
It is worth noting that fast track schemes may
have extremely early closing dates, and it is
advisable to check 12 months in advance for
those in your area. Direct entry jobs can be
advertised at any time of the year, and it is worth
noting that the speculative approach is less
applicable here as the Public Sector always
advertises its opportunities. Note that pay may
be lower in the Public Sector than in some larger
companies, but terms and conditions of service
are generally very good, and training
opportunities are usually excellent.
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Public Sector continued
HM Prison Service Higher Education
www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk Higher Education Institutions employ large
The Prison Service offers a variety of rewarding numbers of people. As diverse organisations,
careers. As well as prison officers, there are they offer career opportunities across a broad
employment opportunities in training, healthcare, range of areas from academics and
chaplaincy, psychology, operational support, administrators, to lab technicians, legal officers
agricultural, catering, building & allied trades and and catering managers. It is an environment that
administration – as well as intensive development welcomes part-time and contract employees, and
and managerial schemes. as student numbers continue to increase, there
is sustained opportunity for promotion and career
Police & Law development.
All police forces in Wales welcome applications
from all sections of the community - either as Aberystwyth University
uniformed Police Officers, PCSO'S, Special www.aber.ac.uk
Constables or Police Staff. Bangor University
www.south-wales.police.uk www.bangor.ac.uk
www.north-wales.police.uk Cardiff University
www.cf.ac.uk
www.dyfed-powys.police.uk
North East Wales Institute of Higher Education
www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk www.newi.ac.uk
Swansea Metropolitan University
Fire Service www.sihe.ac.uk
Operational Firefighters are highly trained to
respond to a wide range of emergency calls, Trinity College, Carmarthen
including fires, road traffic collisions, special www.trinity-cm.ac.uk
rescues, chemical spills and floods. Firefighters University of Glamorgan
also spend time educating the public about fire www.glam.ac.uk
safety via educational talks in schools and by University of Wales College, Newport
visiting individuals at home. Employment www.newport.ac.uk
opportunities are found either as a Wholetime or
Retained Firefighter, working in the Control room, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
or as a member of support staff. www.uwic.ac.uk
www.southwales-fire.gov.uk Swansea University
www.swan.ac.uk
www.nwales-fireservice.org.uk
University of Wales, Lampeter
www.mawwfire.gov.uk www.lamp.ac.uk
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Museums
www.museumwales.ac.uk
You don’t just have to be passionate about art
and objects to work in a museum or art gallery.
The focus for museums and galleries is on
placing their collections at the heart of the public
realm, and finding new ways to ensure that
communities fully engage with collections.
Gaining employment in museums and art
galleries in Wales is highly competitive though,
and for some positions a postgraduate
qualification is required. Many positions also
require extensive work experience and advertised
posts are often short-term or fixed-term
contracts. There are 7 national museums in
Wales:
National Museum Cardiff
St Fagans: National History Museum
Big Pit: National Coal Museum
National Wool Museum
National Roman Legion Museum
National Slate Museum
National Waterfront Museum
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Social Care
The social care sector in Wales is made up of > The majority of employment in social care is
public, private and voluntary employers who located in South East Wales, Although
provide a wide range of complex and diverse between 1990 and 2000 employment in the
services. These are designed to enable some of sector in North Wales grew by 30%.
the most vulnerable people in our society to live > Trends across the sub-sectors cannot be
as independently and safely as possible. There predicted at this stage as some are in decline
are well over 100,000 people at any one time with others expected to grow – e.g. the
receiving support from social services authorities delivery of intermediate care and rehabilitation
in their own home, in day settings and in services. However, overall the social care
residential and nursing homes. The quality and sector is expected to expand at a faster rate
responsiveness of the services that are provided than the Welsh economy as a whole.
are directly linked to the quality, sufficiency and
stability of the workforce. FSW
There are currently approximately 70,000 people
employed in social care in Wales with over 50% Contacts
employed by private employers. 80% of those
working in the sector are women and 62% over Ategi
the age of 35. www.ategi.org.uk
Adss BAVO
www.bavo.org.uk
Fast facts Care and Repair Cymru
> The social care workforce of 70,000 (full-time www.careandrepair.org.uk
and part-time) represents 4% of the total
Hafal
workforce in Wales, employing a similar
www.hafal.org
number to the business and finance sector.
Mind Cymru
> The social care sector is complex. It is made
www.mind.org.uk
up of three subsectors – the public, private
and voluntary, delivering services in a range of
home, community and residential settings to a
diverse range of clients.
> The balance of public to independent
provision varies across service areas and
localities. This mix is primarily driven by the
commissioning and service strategies of local
authorities that are developed within national
policy frameworks.
> The main vocational skill areas include social
work and care skills, with over a quarter of
employees in the sector working as care
assistants.
> The majority of services delivered are publicly
funded, but the independent sector has grown
significantly in the last 20 years and over half
of the total workforce is estimated to now work
in the private sector.
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Technology
Over the last three decades, the Welsh Contacts
technology sector has established an impressive
track record for innovation. Its 30,000-strong Alcatel-Lucent
skilled workforce accounts for some 5.5% of www.alactel-lucent.com
Gross Value Added to the Welsh economy. The Mitel Networks Ltd
industry's combined turnover now exceeds £3.2 www.mitel.com
billion, with a healthy mix of well-established
businesses and young, fast-growing enterprises. International Rectifier Newport Ltd
www.irf.com
The industry's balance has shifted markedly in IQE Plc
recently years from high volume manufacturing, www.iqep.com
to lower-volume, higher-value niche production.
Thomson Broadband UK Ltd
Wales is now home to a stable base of smaller,
www.speedtouch.co.uk
more specialist companies who tend to locate
their HQ, research and development (or a Woodhead
substantial part of their operation) here. It is www.woodheadconnectivity.com
estimated that the technology industry in Wales Orion Electric (UK) Ltd
consists of around 300 medium to large-sized www.orion-electric.co.jp/en
companies and up to 3,000 small, niche-market
Harman/Becker Automotive Systems
companies.
www.harmanbecker.com
The overall technology sector in Wales breaks Biotrace International Plc
down into four key sub-sectors. These are: www.biotrace.co.uk
> High volume electronics manufacturing Biomet (UK) Ltd – Orthopaedic Solutions
www.biometeurope.com
> Niche electronics manufacturing
> Software and IT Services IBW
> Semiconductors
Whilst smaller, niche companies are establishing
themselves throughout Wales, the technology
and telecommunications sector remains pre-
dominantly along the M4 corridor and south
east/valleys area. Global companies locating
HQ's in this area prefer the fast access to the
major legal and financial markets in London, as
well as access to a highly-skilled and technical
workforce.
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Tourism
Tourism in Wales is an important strand of the Fast Facts
economy – producing revenues of around £3bn > Tourists spend over £8 million a day on trips
a year. Overall, Wales attracts more than 11 in Wales – this amounts to around £3 billion
million visitors per annum, 10 million of whom a year.
come from within the UK itself. > In direct terms, tourism contributes 3.7% of
whole-economy value added in Wales.
In 2004-5, £6.7m of Welsh Assembly
Government funding was channeled into 111 > Approximately 100,000 people in Wales are
projects under its investment support scheme, employed in tourism – approx 9% of the
generating £40m in total investment (£21.2m of workforce.
which was from the private sector) – creating or > The UK accounts for 93% of tourism trips to
safeguarding 435 full-time-equivalent jobs. Wales.
> 70% of UK tourists to Wales come for a
The major thrust of advertising and promotional
holiday, 20% to visit friends or relatives and
activity during this period was via the Big Country
7% for a business trip.
campaign, which, from a total budget of some
£6m, generated additional income of more than > Over one million trips are taken to Wales
£100m Wales wide. annually by overseas tourists. The most
popular origins of overseas visitors are
Republic of Ireland, USA, and Germany.
> 50% of trips by UK tourists to Wales go to
the countryside or small towns/villages.
> The most popular activities undertaken by
tourists in Wales are walking, swimming,
visiting historic attractions such as castles
and visiting museums and galleries.
> The most popular attraction in Wales is the
Museum of Welsh Life which attracts over
600,000 visitors annually.
> In serviced accommodation in Wales, there
are over 80,000 bed spaces available.
Visit Wales
www.visitwales.com
For case studies and further information on each
of these key sectors, refer to the Working in
Wales section of the GO Wales web site
(www.gowales.co.uk)
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Not for Profit Organisations
The not for profit sector is also referred to as the Applications to the
charity, voluntary, third or community sector. It Not for Profit Sector
offers a diverse selection of jobs in the paid and Types of employment vary between finance,
unpaid sector. There are approximately 30,000 accountancy, personnel, fundraising and public
voluntary and community organisations in Wales relations – and very few offer graduate training
employing an estimated 22,000 people. This schemes in Wales. Organisations tend to
figure represents 1.7% of the number of people advertise in the national and local press,
employed in Wales in total. through charity or specialist press, and through
recruitment agencies. It is also possible to apply
Within Not-For-Profit, there is an extensive mix of speculatively using a covering letter and CV. If
different organisations across the following applying in this way, always seek out the name
sectors (note that this is not an exhaustive list). of the relevant person and enclose a stamped
addressed envelope (as it tends to ensure a
> Sports and recreation bodies speedier reply and demonstrates you are
> Community organisations
sensitive to the charity’s limited resources).
> Health and social care Competition for jobs in this sector is stronger
> Children, family work and youth work than it’s ever been, so experience and knowledge
of both the sector and the charity you are
> Arts, culture or heritage organisations
applying for is essential. It is important that the
> Environmental organisations following points are also considered:
> Organisations involved with people with > Where possible, carry out voluntary work in
physical or learning disabilities an organisation you are interested in.
> Think carefully about the type of organisation
you would like to work for and whether you
are suited to it.
> Make sure you are wholly sympathetic with
the aims and objectives of the organisation
you plan to apply to work for.
> Network with as many people as you can in
the not for profit sector.
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Self Employment
If you are considering self employment or Graduating to Enterprise (G2E)
establishing your own business there is plenty Open to students (undergrad and postgrad) and
of support available from your local HE Careers recent graduates in Wales, the G2E small
Service. In addition, each HEI in Wales has an business advice programme is flexible enough to
Entrepreneurship Champion who can also offer provide individually tailored assistance to help
guidance and support specifically to students participants explore the idea of starting a
and graduates interested in starting their own business venture.
business in Wales. These channels of support
can also provide information on the following A range of services are available to you on this
programmes available to students and graduates. programme, including advice from experienced
business people, training, support and help with
BOS accessing funding.
If you have the beginning of a business idea
or if you just want to know whether starting a G2E offers:
business is for you, the BOS project can help. > One-to-one mentoring and business
This programme aims to inspire young people development support, both pre and post start
and prepare them for self employment. up
> Access to professional expertise and
BOS offers:
consultancy
> Creative sessions designed to support self-
> Training workshops to help you gain business
employment and give an understanding of
skills
what it takes to set up in business.
> An annual Business Start-up week – providing
> Concept development support to help define
extensive training in many business areas
ideas
> One-to-one mentoring support to build G2E is open to students and graduates (up to 3
confidence years after graduation) who wish to develop new
> Access to professional expertise ideas. This service is completely free. Find out
more from www.g2e.co.uk
The BOS project is open to those aged 18-30
who are based in Wales and is completely free.
Find out more from
www.becauseyoucan.com/students
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Flying Start Knowledge Exploitation Fund
Supported by the National Council for Graduate Scholarships
Entrepreneurship (NCGE), Flying Start Rallies are The Knowledge Exploitation Fund’s (KEF)
one day events that direct people with Entrepreneurship Scholarship Programme may
entrepreneurial potential onto the path of forming also be able to help support you while you set up
their own company. If you’re thinking about your business. The programme has been
starting your own company after you graduate, developed to support start-up ideas from recent
consider attending one of these events to get graduates (of Further and Higher Education
help and advice. Institutions) who wish to launch their business
specifically in Wales. The application process
Flying Start Rallies are open to students and involves completing a full business plan
recent graduates interested in starting a including a 3 year cash flow projection.
business. It doesn’t matter whether you have a Applications are then submitted by the University
business idea yet or not – the event is designed on the Scholars behalf.
to encourage you to take your ideas and
aspirations to the next step. Rally attendees can If awarded, a KEF Scholarship offers:
also apply to join the Flying Start Programme, a > A wage subsidy of £144 per week for up to
prestigious intensive training programme run by 36 weeks (up to £5,184) to enable applicants
Cambridge University which aims to give to devote their time to their business
businesses a head start.
> Cost of business-related travel up to £500
Flying Start offers: > Some support with childcare costs
> An opportunity to explore the possibility of
starting a business in a supportive There are some restrictions to the type of
environment business that can be supported under KEF.
Please contact the Entrepreneurship Champion
> Networking with like-minded students and at your local HEI for more details under ‘campus
graduates contact’ at www.becauseyoucan.com/students.
> A chance to find out about alternative support
> Intensive training for those accepted onto the Welsh Assembly Flexible Support for
Flying Start Programme Business Service
The Welsh Assembly Government's Flexible
> An online peer support network to exchange Support for Business Programme
ideas and make contacts (www.business-support-wales.gov.uk) is also
designed to help and support those who wish
Flying Start Rallies are open to students and to start, maintain or grow a business in Wales.
graduates (up to 5 years after graduation) who The programme is based on three key support
are interested in starting their own business. The elements:
Flying Start Programme is open to applications
from rally attendees who are committed to
launching their business within 12 months.
Find out more from www.flyingstart-ncge.com
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Self Employment continued
Access
Fast, simple and straight forward access to
information, advice and support for all existing
and prospective businesses – via a gateway that
includes a single website, a national phone
number, and face to face contact through a
network of local centres.
Relationship Management
Dedicated relationship managers to support the
development of strategically important
businesses – by building a package of tailored
support to unlock growth potential.
Funding and Specialist Support
A Single Investment Fund – the only source for a
package of financial and specialist support from
the Assembly Government, to meet businesses’
individual needs.
The Business Information Gateway
for Wales
The BIG website (www.bigwales.com) brings
together useful contacts for those considering
starting their own business in Wales – and for
those already up and running. It has referral
points for business plans, locating finance, legal
basics for new businesses, and suggestions on
how to find out whether starting your own
business is right for you.
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Graduate Salaries in Wales
Research for this chapter has been conducted
by Felicity Barr of Cardiff University, as part of All Wales Average Salaries
the GO Wales Work Taster Programme, March £
2008. Administration 15,485.74
Since its launch in November 2005, the GO Science, engineering and the environment 21,929.79
Wales Jobs vacancy service has been advertising Public sector 20,315.19
quality graduate vacancies on behalf of a wide Health professions 22,151.85
range of Welsh employers. In an average month
over 350 new positions are posted, providing us Teaching, education, training 20,822.96
with a valuable resource for calculating the very Legal 18,950.53
latest graduate salaries across Wales. Financial 19,665.81
This chapter gives an overview of the vacancy Advertising, promotion, marketing 19,924.51
traffic through GO Wales Jobs for the period of Employment and recruitment 18,404.20
January 2007 to December 2007, based on a Transport/travel 20,339.79
total of 1896 records.
Information technology 20,103.73
Art and design 17,988.30
Libraries, museums, heritage 19,554.65
Publishing, media and performing arts 19,472.73
Leisure, sport, recreation 20,036.50
Enforcement and protective services 20,938.00
Construction and property 20,336.89
Production and quality 21,632.39
Social and welfare care 21,340.86
Retail, wholesale, sales, buying 18,766.78
Hotel, catering, conferences, pubs 19,738.50
Business Services 19,329.35
Charity 21,355.57
Average Salary Total 19,834.11
Taking into account all employment sectors, our study
showed that the average graduate salary in Wales during
2007 was £20,168. Nationally the highest average salary
was found in Health Professions at £22,152, and the
lowest in Administration at £15,485.
How each employment category fared against the national
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South West Wales Average Salaries
This section of the study was based on 413 records
£
Administration 17,960.44
Science, engineering and the environment 24,319.92
Public sector 20,734.05
Health professions 25,839.08
Teaching, education, training 22,386.87
Legal 18,242.75
Financial 21,366.06
Advertising, promotion, marketing 20,255.71
Employment and recruitment 15,500.00
Transport/travel 20,930.19
Information technology 21,311.90
Art and design 23,941.50
Libraries, museums, heritage 24,708.00
Publishing, media and performing arts 25,250.00
Leisure, sport, recreation 23,941.50
Enforcement and protective services 20,796.75
Construction and property 21,466.89
Production and quality 23,900.00
Social and welfare care 21,332.91
Retail, wholesale, sales, buying 22,157.89
Business services 22,971.29
Charity 20,401.44
Average Salary Total 21,805.23
Taking into account all employment sectors, our study
showed that the average graduate salary in South West
Wales during 2007 was higher than the national average at
£21,805. Regionally, the highest average salary was again
found in Health Professions at £25,839, and the lowest in
Employment and Recruitment at £15,500.
How each employment category fared against the regional
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South East Wales Average Salaries
This section of the study was based on 1351 records
£
Administration 15,298.96
Science, engineering and the environment 20,556.65
Public sector 20,097.92
Health professions 22,571.00
Teaching, education, training 20,553.48
Legal 19,336.59
Financial 19,248.51
Advertising, promotion, marketing 19,778.94
Employment and recruitment 18,851.00
Transport/travel 20,318.00
Information technology 19,722.50
Art and design 16,666.67
Libraries, museums, heritage 13,826.79
Publishing, media and performing arts 19,161.22
Leisure, sport, recreation 19,771.69
Enforcement and protective services 21,322.85
Construction and property 20,106.49
Production and quality 18,730.50
Social and welfare care 21,864.07
Retail, wholesale, sales, buying 16,127.41
Hotel, catering, conferences, pubs 19,738.50
Business services 17,194.15
Charity 21,429.43
Average Salary Total 19,229.27
Taking into account all employment sectors, our study
showed that the average graduate salary in South East
Wales during 2007 was slightly lower than the national
average at £19,229. Regionally, the highest average salary
was again throughout the Health Professions at £22,571,
and the lowest in the Libraries, Museums and Heritage
sector at £13,826.
How each employment category fared against the regional
average is detailed in the following table.
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Mid Wales Average Salaries
This section of the study was based on 50 records
£
Administration 15,798.00
Science, engineering and the environment 20,080.94
Public sector management 21,479.87
Teaching, education, training 28,314.25
Finance 22,801.50
Advertising, promotion, marketing 23,823.00
Information technology 18,951.00
Libraries, museums, heritage 21,808.00
Publishing, media and performing arts 26,031.50
Construction and property 20,524.00
Social and welfare care 21,594.00
Retail, wholesale, sales, buying 22,566.00
Business services 20,894.67
Average Salary Total 21,897.44
Taking into account all employment sectors, our study
showed that the average graduate salary in Mid Wales
during 2007 was higher than the national average at
£21,897.44. Regionally the highest average salary was in
Teaching, Education and Training at £28,314, and the
lowest in Administration at £15,798.
How each employment category fared against the regional
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North Wales Average Salaries
This section of the study was based on 82 records
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Administration 15,256.13
Science, engineering and the environment 16,379.00
Public sector 19,029.90
Health professions 14,018.50
Teaching, education, training 17,384.36
Financial 19,167.38
Advertising, promotion, marketing 18,004.83
Transport/travel 18,000.00
Information technology 20,016.91
Art and design 16,000.00
Libraries, museums, heritage 17,259.25
Publishing, media and performing arts 16,000.00
Leisure, sport, recreation 18,250.00
Enforcement and protective services 16,500.00
Production and quality 19,000.00
Social and welfare care 17,309.25
Retail, wholesale, sales, buying 18,000.00
Business services 18,062.50
Charity 19,786.33
Average Salary Total 17,548.65
Taking into account all employment sectors, our study
showed that the average graduate salary in North Wales
during 2007 was slightly lower than the national average at
£17,548. Regionally, the highest average salary was found
in the Information Technology sector at £20,016, and the
lowest in Administration at £15,256.
How each employment category fared against the regional
average is detailed in the table overleaf.