What Work – Suffolk 2015 / 2016
ADVANCED
ENGINEERING
AND MANUFACTURING
Technology is the main reason for old jobs disappearing. With nine out of 10 new jobs
today needing some level of IT skills it’s hard to escape it. There are so many exciting
and rewarding careers within science, engineering and technology – fashion, gaming,
digital media, music, motor sport, aerospace...Why not become expert and help the
UK become the best innovators in the world.
What is happening?
Skills & qualities
• Suffolk is home to over 1,000 engineering and
manufacturing businesses who between them employ
over 35,000 people1.
• Despite a decline in advanced manufacturing across
the UK in recent years, employment is Suffolk has
remained stable with many companies returning to
the UK from overseas. This means steady demand for
people with the right skills.
Useful subjects
• Cluster of advanced manufacturing companies
in Haverhill, Lowestoft, Ipswich, Newmarket and
Sudbury.
• Automotive (vehicles) electronics, consumer
electronics (for example digital cameras, tablets, smart
phones) and food production machinery are growing
areas and need skilled young people to research and
design new products and parts.
• Demand for engineers skilled in design, electronics,
vehicles, green tech and aerospace – yes
these are all hi-tech jobs!
• Big investment from the government
in these areas means thousands of
apprenticeship and graduate openings.
• According to Engineering UK there could be
2.74m job openings between 2010 and 2020
across a range of engineering jobs.
On the web
www.futuremorph.org
www.bigambition.co.uk
www.semta.org.uk
www.science-girl-thing.eu
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Local employers
• M&H Plastics
• Bosch
• Delphi
• Philips Avent
• Ransomes
Jacobsen
• Muntons
• Vitec
• Brafe
• Herga
What could you earn?*
Lab technician
£21,900
Biological scientist
£38,100
Mechanical engineer
£40,600
Design engineer
£38,500
Web designer
£29,200
Motor mechanic
£24,200
Telecoms engineer
£31,400
Software developer
£40,000
1 Business Register and Employment Survey 2013 * Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014.
Average full-time (median) salary rounded to the nearest £100. Doesn’t include self employed.