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A GUIDE TO
Working in Wales




             www.gowales.co.uk
Contents




01                                                            55
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


23
Section2:
Graduate Salaries in Wales


35
Section 3:
Recruitment Methods
Careers on the Internet
Job Adverts in Regional and National Press
Speculative Applications
Networking


45
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
SECTION 1:
Sectors of Employment
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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.
SECTION 2:
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in Wales
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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.

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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.

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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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Graduate Salaries in Wales




 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.

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 North Wales Average Salaries
 This section of the study was based on 82 records
                                                         £
 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.
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  • 1. A GUIDE TO Working in Wales www.gowales.co.uk
  • 2. Contents 01 55 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 23 Section2: Graduate Salaries in Wales 35 Section 3: Recruitment Methods Careers on the Internet Job Adverts in Regional and National Press Speculative Applications Networking 45 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.
  • 3. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 01 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.
  • 4. 02 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK 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
  • 6. 04 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK 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.
  • 7. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 05 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.
  • 8. 06 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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.
  • 9. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 07 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.
  • 10. 08 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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
  • 11. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 09 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.
  • 12. 10 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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
  • 13. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 11 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.
  • 14. 12 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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.
  • 15. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 13 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.
  • 16. 14 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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
  • 17. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 15 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
  • 18. 16 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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.
  • 19. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 17 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.
  • 20. 18 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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)
  • 21. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 19 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.
  • 22. 20 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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
  • 23. WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 21 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
  • 24. 22 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 1: Sectors of Employment 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.
  • 26. 24 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 2: 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 average is detailed in the table overleaf.
  • 27. Sc ien ce ,e ng in ee rin Ad 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 Pay (£) g m an in d ist th ra e tio en vir n on Pu m en Te bl t ac He ic hi al se ng th ct ,e pr or du of es ca sio tio ns n, tra Ad in ve in rti g sin g, Le pr ga Em om Fi l pl ot na oy io nc m n, ia en m l ta ar nd ke tin re g cr ui Tr tm In an en fo sp t rm or at t/t io ra n ve Pu Li te ch l bl br no ish ar Ar in ie ta lo s, gy g, m nd m us de ed eu Average Pay per Category Per Annum ia m sig n an s, En d he fo Le pe rit rc isu rfo ag em re rm e en ,s in ta po g nd rt, ar re ts pr cr Co ot ea ns ec tio tru tiv e n ct se io Pr n rv ic an es od uc d pr tio op Re So n er ci an ty ta al d il, an qu Ho te wh d al l, ol we ity ca es lfa te al re e, rin sa ca g, le re co s, nf bu er yin en g Bu ce s, sin pu es bs s Se rv ic es Ch ar ity WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 25
  • 28. 26 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 2: Graduate Salaries in Wales 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 average is detailed in the following table.
  • 29. Sc ien ce ,e ng in ee rin Ad 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 Pay (£) g m an in d ist th ra e tio en vir n on m Pu en Te bl t ac He ic hi al se ng th ct ,e pr or du of es ca sio tio ns n, tra in Ad in ve g rti sin Le g, ga Em pr om Fi l pl ot na oy io nc m n, ia en m l ta ar nd ke tin re cr g ui Tr tm In an en fo sp t rm or at t/t io ra n ve Li te l Pu br ch bl ar no ish ie Ar lo in s, ta gy g, m nd m us eu de ed sig ia m n an s, En d he rit fo Le pe ag rc isu rfo e em re rm ,s in en ta po g rt, ar nd ts pr re ot cr Co ec ea ns tio tru tiv e n ct se io rv n ic Pr an es od d uc pr tio op So n er ty Re ci an Average Pay per Category Per Annum (South West Wales) ta al d il, an qu wh d al ity ol we es lfa al re e, ca sa re le Bu s, sin bu yin es s g Se rv ic es Ch ar ity WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 27
  • 30. 28 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 2: Graduate Salaries in Wales 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.
  • 31. Sc ien ce ,e ng in ee rin Ad 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 Pay (£) g m an in d ist th ra e tio en n vir on Pu m en Te bl t ac He ic hi al se ng th ct ,e pr or du of es ca sio tio ns n, tra Ad in ve in rti g sin g, Le pr ga Em om Fi l pl ot na oy io nc m n, ia en m l ta ar nd ke tin re g cr ui Tr tm In an en fo sp t rm or at t/t io ra n ve Pu Li te ch l bl br no ish ar Ar in ie ta lo s, gy g, m nd m us de ed eu ia m sig n an s, En d he fo Le pe rit rc isu rfo ag em re rm e en ,s in ta po g nd rt, ar re ts pr cr Co ot ea ns ec tio tru tiv e n ct se io Pr n rv ic an es od uc d pr tio op Re So n er ci an ty ta al d il, an qu Ho wh d al Average Pay per Category Per Annum (South East Wales) te ol we ity l, es lfa ca al re te e, rin sa ca g, le re co s, nf bu er yin en g Bu ce s, sin pu es bs s Se rv ic es Ch ar ity WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 29
  • 32. 30 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 2: Graduate Salaries in Wales 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 average is detailed in the table overleaf.
  • 33. Sc ien ce ,e Ad 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 Pay (£) ng m in in ee ist rin ra g tio an n d th e en vir on m en t Te Pu ac bl hi ic ng se ,e ct du or ca tio n, tra in in g Ad ve rti sin Fi g, na pr nc om e ot io n, m ar In ke fo tin rm g at io Li n br te ar ch ie no Pu s, lo bl m gy ish us in eu g, m m s, ed he ia rit ag an d e pe rfo rm Co in ns g tru ar Average Pay per Category Per Annum (Mid Wales) ct ts io n an d pr So op ci er al ty an Re d ta we il, lfa wh re ol ca es re al e, sa le s, bu yin Bu g sin es s Se rv ic es WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ 31
  • 34. 32 _ A GUIDE TO WORKING IN WALES _ WWW.GOWALES.CO.UK SECTION 2: Graduate Salaries in Wales North Wales Average Salaries This section of the study was based on 82 records £ 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.