A new interactive online tool created using data from 50 cities can determine whether relocating for a job would leave workers better or worse off
Are you thinking of relocating in 2017 but unsure whether it would be financially viable or how competitive the job market is once you get there? A new interactive online tool has been developed to inform people if moving would be a positive or a negative decision for them.
The interactive online tool analysed 14,236 pieces of data from 50 large cities across Britain and used this information to determine if relocating would make workers better or worse off.
Architecture, building surveyor, chartered surveyor, facilities management, project management, quantity surveyor and site manager were among the jobs analysed in the process.
Interactive online tool
The Best UK City widget was created by www.Web-Blinds.com. The interactive online tool asks users to choose an occupation from a drop-down menu and answer questions about the location they currently live in and the one they want to move to. The tool then shows a series of comparisons between the two areas, including the cost of moving, setting up home and the number of jobs available.
For example: building surveyor jobs in London scored 39/40 overall, with a 3/49 in terms of salary (average annual income £41,254), 49/49 in terms of the cost of property and fees/furnishing (average cost of £616,944), and 12/49 in terms of job opportunities (38.1 jobs per 10,000 people)
Spokesperson for www.Web-Blinds.com Kirsty O’Sullivan said: “People move to the big city for many reasons – but an improved pay packet is often high among them.
“That said, people could end up worse off if they move to a city with high accommodation costs. After all, what’s the point in moving for an extra £100 a month if your mortgage jumps up by even more?”
