What Work – Suffolk 2015 / 2016
TOURISM, CREATIVE
AND CULTURE
A career in tourism or hospitality can be very rewarding. If you like meeting people, are
enthusiastic and organised then it could be for you. There are plenty of entry level jobs from
which you can move quickly up the career ladder to a management position and better earning
potential! Where could you work? How about a beachfront cafe, international hotel chain,
cruise ship, conference centre, airline, water park, exclusive restaurant, travel agent or as a tour
guide... take your pick!
What is happening?
Skills & qualities
• One in 14 people in UK work in hospitality, leisure,
travel and tourism; nearly half work part time1.
• UK accommodation, food and beverage services
need almost 524,000 mor e staff by 20202.
• Just over 24,000 people are employed in
accommodation and food services in Suffolk 3.
• Shortage of chefs (11,000 needed over next seven
years) and managers.4
Useful subjects
• Holiday parks, hostels and restaurants are growing.
Fast food chains are expanding.
• Number of travel agencies reporting hard-to-fill
vacancies has tripled over last two years despite
drop in number of employers. Sought after skills
include job specific, customer handling, organisation,
planning and problem solving. New apprenticeships
will help bring new skilled staff to sector5.
• Almost one third of creative jobs in Suffolk are in
Ipswich. Many people work freelance (over 90% in
film) which means less job security.
• There is a shortage of production technicians,
illustrators, make-up artists and pattern cutters .
• Suffolk is a top destination for festivals such as
Latitude and
Aldeburgh – food
On the web
and drink, the
arts, music and
www.careerscope.uk.net
more! They attract www.skillset.org/careers
tourists and
http://hospitalityguild.co.uk
provide a variety
www.bigambition.co.uk
of temporary jobs.
www.creative-choices.co.uk
12
Local employers
• Newmarket
Racecourse
• New Wolsey
Theatre
• Snape Maltings
• Theatre Royal
Bury St Edmunds
• Hoseasons
• Center Parcs
• Warner Holidays
• National Trust
• Music Sales
Limited
• Pleasurewood
Hills
What could you earn?*
Bar manager
£19,100
Graphic designer
£25,500
Chef
£18,700
Travel agent
£18,800
Conference manager
£25,400
Waiting staff
£12,500
1, 3 ,4 & 5 People1st
2 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