Our role as a high-value employer
The presence of universities and hospitals means that Oxford has a larger than average number of jobs in the service sector. Almost 50% of all employee jobs are in the public administration, education or health sectors. This proportion (46.6%) exceeds by far the proportion for the South East region (25.5%) and for Great Britain as a whole (26.9%).
Brookes is the eighth largest employer in Oxfordshire with more than 2,500 staff and we spend more than £85 million a year on salary costs. Of our permanent staff, more than 84% live in Oxfordshire. For every 100 full-time jobs created within universities, more than 100 full-time equivalent jobs are generated elsewhere in the economy. Universities pay their employees, who in turn spend their income on goods and services generating wealth and jobs throughout the economy. Since most of our staff live locally, our economic impact is local too. We offer highly competitive salaries, which increases the spending power of our staff and the impact we have on the local economy. The average salary of a member of academic staff at Oxford Brookes is £39,461; the average salary for Oxfordshire as a whole is £30,202.
We are a large employer but we’re a very diverse one too, with staff in many different sectors from accounts to maintenance, sports to catering, student welfare to information technology. This makes our impact on the jobs market even more positive and widespread, especially in times when some sectors of the economy are under particular pressure.
