Working in Oxfordshire
Read on to find out more about working in Oxfordshire.
Take a look at these statistics:
- Oxfordshire is home to almost 640,000 people, of which around 331,000 are of working age.
- Approximately 88,000 of these are young people, aged under 25.
- Many choose to stay in education but others decide to start working.
Oxfordshire – your home county
Oxfordshire is a centre for academia, publishing, technical industries and research. Yet it is the most rural county in the south east of England and has the lowest levels of population, with Oxford city home to 24% of the county’s population.
Our county is a good place for employment opportunities, and the people living and working here are amongst the most highly qualified in the UK. Sectors that are particularly important to the Oxfordshire economy include:
- international publishing
- high-tech business and biotechnology
- car manufacturing
- motorsport
- real estate, renting and business activities
- wholesale and retail trade
- manufacturing
- public-sector organisations (e.g. healthcare, social work, and social enterprises)
- agriculture
- education
- creative media
- nanotechnology
- tourism and recreation
- defence
- medical research
Small and medium-sized companies are very important too. More than 75% of organisations employ fewer than ten people, and 58% employ five or less.
Interested in a particular job area?
Connexions Oxfordshire has produced a series of Information Sheets about different areas of work in Oxfordshire. These can help you find out more about the local job market and decide on your future career:
- Business, Administration, and Finance (.pdf format, 520Kb)
- Construction and the Built Environment (.pdf format, 500Kb)
- Creative and Media (.pdf format, 480Kb)
- Engineering (.pdf format, 470Kb)
- Hair and Beauty (.pdf format, 480Kb)
- Hospitality and Catering (.pdf format, 520Kb)
- Information Technology (.pdf format, 450Kb)
- Land-based and Environmental (.pdf format, 510Kb)
- Manufacturing and Product Design (.pdf format, 520Kb)
- Public Services (.pdf format, 470Kb)
- Retail Business (.pdf format, 470Kb)
- Society, Health and Development (.pdf format, 400Kb)
- Sports and Active Leisure (.pdf format, 500Kb)
- Travel and Tourism (.pdf format, 490Kb)
Find out more…
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