The ongoing pandemic has heavily impacted the events industry over the past 12 months. But with venues now back up and running, London is named as the second-best city for event jobs.

Following a staggering 355% increase in Google searches for the term “event jobs near me” in the last six months¹, a new study from events specialists AYRE Event Solutions reveals the top ten event job hotspots in the UK² by analysing the percentage of total available job vacancies that are within the events industry.

The results reveal the top ten UK cities with the highest percentage3 of events related jobs are :

Bath – 13%

London – 12%

Manchester – 11%

Liverpool – 11%

Brighton – 11%

Chester – 11%

Edinburgh – 10%

York – 9%

Birmingham – 9%

Leeds – 9%

Taking the second spot is London, with 12% of the jobs in this location being event-related. Following a 316% increase in people searching for “event jobs London”, the capital is currently advertising 24,198 event-related jobs. That’s 12% of the overall 196,937 jobs currently available in the capital.

With the average London salary standing at over £43,000, event jobs in the capital are 10% lower than the average city salary. At the minute, there are 469 event executive roles available, 427 event manager jobs, 110 events planner roles and 5 wedding planner vacancies⁴.

The new research indicates that Bath, the largest city in the county of Somerset, is the place to be if you want a career in the events industry, with 13% of all jobs in that location being event-related. Some of the event-related jobs available in Bath include an event chef, an event executive and an events coordinator. The average salary of an event job in Bath is £30,127, which is 5% higher than the county average salary (£28,829).

Managing director of AYRE, Chris Ayre commented on the study: “The events industry has been one of the most affected by the ongoing government restrictions. From wedding planners to festival organisers, people have had to find other ways of making an income, for some, this meant changing industries completely. But with restrictions now lifted for most events and festivals, it’s exciting to see the industry picking up again, and the increase of event jobs being advertised.

“It’s interesting to see that London has not taken the top spot for the city with the highest proportion of events jobs available. Whilst the city is second on our list, it is home to some of the UK’s biggest event venues. These generate a high number of jobs along with one-off events such as the recent Euro finals and annual events including Wimbledon and music festivals across the capital.

“For those who graduated from university this year and are on the lookout for a new and thrilling industry to be a part of, events could be for you, and these top ten cities are a great starting point for your event job search. The events industry has always been a great industry to be part of, and I truly believe now is the perfect time to start a career in it”