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Research report · updated 25 August 2026

UK regional capital and economic context

Growth-company headquarters by ONS region, alongside sourced population, workforce and JSA claimant context.

432companies mapped from reported headquarters
12ONS regions with current JSA claimant context
10regions with England and Wales Census context
34unmapped or unspecified headquarters

Regional context

Capital records beside public economic evidence

Company counts use an explicit city-to-region mapping of the directory’s reported headquarters. Workforce and qualification shares use 2021 Census counts for England and Wales; current Jobseeker’s Allowance claimant counts cover all 12 listed regions. These sources describe regional context, not company performance.

RegionCompaniesPopulationHigher occupationsLevel 4+JSA claimantsSources
London3328,799,72855.7%46.7%14,248Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
East366,335,07446.6%31.6%8,310Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
South East299,278,06550.4%35.8%12,663Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
South West105,701,18644.7%33.1%5,705Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
North West97,417,39743.3%31.2%8,499Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
Scotland7Not availableNot availableNot available5,426Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗
Yorkshire and The Humber45,480,77441.6%29.5%6,336Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
North East22,647,01340.3%28.6%2,814Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
East Midlands14,880,05441.4%29.1%5,932Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
Northern Ireland1Not availableNot availableNot available1,557Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗
Wales13,107,49440.5%31.5%3,214Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗
West Midlands05,950,75741.7%29.4%7,234Jun 2026JSA claimants ↗Population ↗Occupations ↗Qualifications ↗

Headquarters clusters

Cities with three or more records

  1. London320
  2. Cambridge25
  3. Oxford14
  4. Manchester8
  5. Bristol6
  6. Brighton4
  7. Norwich3
  8. Sheffield3