Kingsway's Workforce
Kingsway Business Park is located on Junction 21 of the M62 and draws on a labour pool of up to 8 million people within 60 minute drive time. Kingsway will have exceptional transport provision to, from and arround the business park including a Kingsway Metrolink station, shuttle buses interlinking with Rochdale bus and trains stations, car sharing schemes, cycleways and walkways. These extensive provisions will mean that employees will be able to access their jobs on Kingsway with ease.
The Rochdale area workforce offers employers looking to locate to Kingsway a wide range of skills to draw upon from those with traditional academic qualifications to those who are vocationally trained.
Perhaps more importantly there are four university institutions within Greater Manchester, which provide a total pool of over 100,000 students, of which 23% are studying at postgraduate level.
Salaries are extremely competitive when compared regionally and nationally. The average weekly pay for those working within the Rochdale borough is £386.90 (equivalent to a salary of £20,118) compared to £448.60 for the UK and £420.80 for the North West. The average hourly pay for full time workers in Rochdale is £9.03.
The following documents provide a detailed breakdown of the labour pool, skills provision and ease of staff access on for the Kingsway Business Park.
Kingsway's Workforce - Labour Pool
Kingsway's Workforce - Suitable Skills
Kingsway Workforce - Ease of Access for Staff