Business and professional services

Our strong reputation in banking, finance, insurance and contact centres has seen this sector grow to generate around 25% of our region’s wealth.

Over 130,000 people in Newcastle and Gateshead are employed across 17,500 business and professional service companies.

Newcastle Business School at Northumbria University is accredited by EPAS for 18 undergraduate programmes which is more than any business school in the UK.

Newcastle and Gateshead has sector expertise in Tax and Audit, Financial Services, Digital Transformation, and Contact Centres. Newcastle is one of the UK’s most popular destinations for contact centres.

Things you need to know:

• All of the ‘Big Four’ professional service companies have operations in Newcastle, including EY’s Centre for Excellence in Managed Services and Data Analytics and Deloitte’s Centre for Excellence in Auditing.
• PwC and KPMG have strong ties with Newcastle University, collaborating in delivering degree programmes and providing student work placements.
• Barclays, Womble Bond Dickenson, BT, EE, HMRC, Tesco Bank and Virgin Money all have bases here too.