Edinburgh talent

Edinburgh City Region is home to one of the UK's most productive and qualified workforces and is internationally renowned for the quality of its talent base.

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An inspiring workforce

Edinburgh's workforce is one of the most highly qualified in the UK, with 44.2% of the working age population achieving qualification to NVQ level 4 or above.

Labour supply

Edinburgh City Region benefits from a large metropolitan travel to work area which provides a pool of workers from across Central Scotland.

Emerging talent

There are more than 270,000 students in higher education institutions and further education colleges across the Central Belt, one of the UK's highest student concentrations.

Labour costs

Scotland's labour costs are significantly lower than in London and the south-east, while indirect social wage costs, such as employer national insurance, among the lowest in Europe.

Employment regulation

Scotland benefits from sharing the UK's regulatory regime for all employment matters – regarded as one of the most progressive in Europe.