By Paige Warman
A new survey has revealed that Swindon is one of the best places to work in the country - beating stiff competition from Oxford, Bristol and Manchester.
Carried out by recruitment business Glassdoor, the survey places Swindon at number 10 in its top 20 list of best places to work in 2016. Swindon was awarded an impressive Glassdoor Job Score of 3.6 with a median salary of £35,525 with strong job offerings for sales reps, store managers and civil engineers. This compares with Bristol who secured the number 14 spot with a Glassdoor score of 3.5, and Oxford at number 17 with a score of 3.4. Both Oxford and Bristol had a median salary of £32,000. Manchester came in at number 11. But Reading came in seventh, three places above Swindon, with a score of 3.7 and a median salary of £43,000. The top spot was taken by Cambridge with a score of 4.1. London did not even get into the top 20. Glassdoor's scoring system is determined by three factors: hiring opportunity, cost of living and overall job satisfaction. The report also included each city and town’s median pay for employees, current average home value, population and number of current job openings. See the full list below.
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The Glassdor listing:
- Cambridge – Glassdoor Job Score: 4.1
- Population: 145,818
- Median base salary: £35,000
- Average home value: £436,932
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.5
- Hot Jobs: Software Engineer, Chef, Sales Rep
- Milton Keynes – Glassdoor Job Score: 4.0
- Population: 171,750
- Median base salary: £36,000
- Average home value: £292,692
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Store Manager, Management Consultant, Business Development Manager
- Nottingham – Glassdoor Job Score: 4.0
- Population: 289,301
- Median base salary: £27,814
- Average home value: £181,974
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.3
- Hot Jobs: Sales Manager, Business Analyst, Software Engineer
- Leeds – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.8
- Population: 474,632
- Media base salary: £30,000
- Average home value: £195,370
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Recruitment Consultant, Chef, Project Manager
- Peterborough – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Population: 161,707
- Median base salary: £34,755
- Average home value: £210,571
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Product Manager, Store Manager, Bartender,
- Coventry – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Population: 325,949
- Median base salary: £35,000
- Average home value: £184,397
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.3
- Hot Jobs: Maintenance Engineer, Sales Manager, Customer Service Advisor
- Reading – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.7
- Population: 218,705
- Median base salary: £43,000
- Average home value: £430,503
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.4
- Hot Jobs: Sales Associate, Sales Representative, Technical Support Engineer
- Bradford – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Population: 349,561
- Median base salary: £28,350
- Average home value: £124,766
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.0
- Hot Jobs: Customer Services Advisor, Operations Manager, Technician
- Northampton – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Population: 215,173
- Median base salary: £35,000
- Average home value: £226,661
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.5
- Hot Jobs: Finance Manager, Recruitment Consultant, Bus Driver
- Swindon – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Population: 182,441
- Median base salary: £35,525
- Average home value: £235,507
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Sales Rep, Store Manager, Civil Engineer
- Manchester – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.6
- Population: 510,746
- Median base salary: £28,000
- Average home value: £166,951
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.3
- Hot Jobs: Project Manager, Sales Manager, Business Development Manager
- Aberdeen – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Population: 195,021
- Median base salary: £43,000
- Average home value: £222,323
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Tax Manager, Site Engineer, SAP Consultant
- Warrington – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Population: 165,456
- Median base salary: £30,000
- Average home value: £201,077
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.0
- Hot Jobs: Buyer, Project Manager, HR Manager
- Bristol – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Population: 535,907
- Median base salary: £32,000
- Average home value: £297,657
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.5
- Hot Jobs: Software Engineer, Project Manager, Product Manager
- Glasgow – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Population: 590,507
- Median base salary: £26,500
- Average home value: £168,797
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.1
- Hot Jobs: Research Assistant, Sales Representative, Security Officer
- Edinburgh – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.5
- Population: 459,366
- Median base salary: £30,000
- Average home value: £259,866
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Business Analyst, Sales Rep, Recruitment Consultant
- Oxford – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4
- Population: 159,994
- Median base salary: £32,000
- Average home value: £502,452
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.4
- Hot Jobs: Personal Banking Advisor, Project Manager, Research Scientist
- Liverpool – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4
- Population: 552,267
- Median base salary: £26,000
- Average home value: £159,121
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.2
- Hot Jobs: Recruitment Consultant, Audiologist, Sales Administrator
- Birmingham – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4
- Population: 1,085,810
- Median base salary: £30,000
- Average home value: £177,941
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.0
- Hot Jobs: Finance Manager, Sales Manager, Business Analyst
- Derby – Glassdoor Job Score: 3.4
- Population: 255,394
- Median base salary: £33,727
- Average home value: £190,236
- Job satisfaction rating: 3.0
- Hot Jobs: Tax Manager, Registered Nurse, Accountant
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