Nottingham or Bristol to live - moving away from London

[HomerDancing]

Hi

My partner and I will be moving away from London with the next two or so years. We have family in and around both Nottingham and Bristol. We like both cities.

Does anyone have any idea on where the job market is better ? I work in HR and my partner in construction. I'm keeping a look out on LinkedIn for suitable jobs for me just to get an idea of the market for both. I'm so used to London and there being so many adverts posted daily, whereas that's not the case for either cities.

I basically want an idea of the job market in both and any opinions of which is better for our careers.

We have a list of other pros and cons for both cities in other aspects.

Thanks

[HomerDancing]

And also salaries. From suitable job adverts I have looked at so far, the salaries seem to be pretty similar in Nottingham and Bristol.

[Cuppasoupmonster]

Bristol is much more expensive but worth the money. Nottingham is very blah, dull and grey.

[Mercurial123]

The East Midlands generally pays low salaries. University of Nottingham may be worth a look. House prices have been increasing a lot over the last few years though still cheaper than Bristol.

[Sciurus83]

I would 100% choose Bristol over Nottingham

[BeanyBops]

AFAIK Bristols employment rate has always tracked a bit higher than the average, but cost of living wise you'd be a lot more comfortable in Nottingham. If I didn't desperately want to be in Bristol I wouldn't think rent/housing prices especial, were worth it.

[HomerDancing]

Thanks all so far.

Bristol isn't much cheaper housing wise than London. Whereas, Nottingham is much cheaper.

From what I have seen the salaries in Bristol are much lower than London . But between both cities of notts and Bristol the salaries aren't much different.

We like both cities. So just purely looking at the job market aspect atm.

[HomerDancing]

We would also look at surrounding towns/cities for work too i.e Derby, Bath etc.

[DarkMatternix]

I work for a company based in Bristol but live in Nottingham (wfh obviously). I'm not really a city person but both cities are nice enough imo, although the homeless problem in Bristol seems far more evident.

Housing costs are just so much cheaper in Nottingham that it makes a huge difference to our standard of living.

[DarkMatternix]

Job market wise I would say that salaries are probably not all that different but might be slightly more opportunities in Bristol. But then depending on where you're based in Nottingham you potentially have Derby, Leicester, Sheffield, Chesterfield etc.

[muchprefersummer]

I would say job opportunities are better in Nottingham as there's loads of other cities nearby, far more than Bristol has. Both cities are near beautiful scenery, but cost of living is much better in Nottingham. Bristol is more expensive.

[HomerDancing]

Thanks all !

[Carriemac]

Nottingham/ Nottinghamshire is lovely , great villages around the city and the schools and heath are great

[Toddlerteaplease]

@Cuppasoupmonster

Bristol is much more expensive but worth the money. Nottingham is very blah, dull and grey.

I live in Nottingham and completely agree!

[HomerDancing]

Yes definitely lots of nice villages in Notts!

[pimlicoanna]

I'd definitely go for Bristol out of the two

[devildeepbluesea]

It’d be Bristol for me for quality of life, proximity to the coast, things to do and general buzz.

But if housing costs are important then Nottingham is the better option.

[Lcb123]

I love Bristol, no idea about jobs or houses but it’s such a fun city and near the sea/access to the south west and South Wales

[HomerDancing]

Thanks all

It's the job market I'm interested in.

[AloysiusBear]

Bristol is more expensive. I don't love Nottingham but if you are looking to escape high prices dont go to bristol.

[AloysiusBear]

The job market will depend hugely on what you do for a living. There is no one job market

[gogohmm]

Nottingham is quite a lot smaller, pay is generally lower in the midlands, but there are other cities close by increasing your options and the cost of living is lower.

I used to live near Nottingham now live near Bristol. Bristol is lovely but £££

[gogohmm]

The job market in Bristol is buoyant but depends what you do - you can walk into a job in hospitality today but other jobs will take more to get. I live 10 miles from Bristol, it's cheaper here

[ChangedNameAgain99]

Bristol over Nottingham for quality of life. Contact a HR recruiter in both locations and ask them about salaries and roles. They can give you an idea of the market.

[FurAndFeathers]

@AloysiusBear

The job market will depend hugely on what you do for a living. There is no one job market

I wonder if that’s why the OP clearly stated what she and her partner do when asking the question 🤔

[HomerDancing]

@FurAndFeathers thanks !!