Creative & Cultural Sector Average annual salary
£38,600
What is the Creative and Cultural Sector? One of the broadest sectors, the creative and cultural industry is central to Greater Manchester’s national and global identity covering music, film, fashion, television and radio.
What do I need to start my career?
Workplace trends
Rising number of apprenticeships to move into the sector.
• Greater Manchester has a rich cultural heritage across music, museums, TV production and sport.
Retraining from other sectors often through schemes like Skills Bootcamps.
• Many sectors see a growing need for workers with digital art and design tool skills.
The sector often recruits graduates from creative, digital, and design degrees.
• Growing creative hub for TV/Radio in Salford around the BBC and related production companies.
Percentage of GM workforce working in this sector
3.4%
Roles that GM employers are currently recruiting for
(44,000 employed)
Approximate number of GM employers
5,255
• Marketing Manager
• Product Manager
• Events Organiser
• SEO Specialist
• Graphic Designer
• Fashion Designer
• PR Specialist
• Copywriter
• User Interface Designer • Producer
Who might you work for?
• Writer
Shortage and in demand roles
• BBC
• Libraries
• Crowd Imperium Games
• N Brown Group
• Digital Marketing Specialist
• ITV Studios
• HOME
• Software Developer
• Marketing
• Project management • Teamwork
• Social media
• Sales
Soft skills
Types of qualifications Colleges often offer entry level performing arts, digital design, and media courses (levels 1-2). A range of relevant apprenticeships from levels 2-7. Two different T-Level routes focusing on Digital Business and Digital Production. Degrees offered by many universities include Marketing, Design and Creative Media Production.
• Digital Production • Events Organiser
• Creativity
Want to know more? - R ead more about the industry here or find out about the different ways
you can get involved with the creative cultural sector. You can also explore creative courses at local universities.
2022
• Games development is a growing area in Greater Manchester with studios moving to the region.
What does the future hold for this sector? • Digital Production – use of digital techniques in radio/film/games production is increasing. • Data Analytics – increasing importance for valuable data across digital marketing and other creative roles. • eCommerce – rising online sales and events is increasing demand for web platforms.