Edinburgh has the strongest economy of any city in the United Kingdom outside London and the highest percentage of professionals in the UK with 43% of the population holding a degree-level or professional qualification. According to the Centre for International Competitiveness, it is the most competitive large city in the United Kingdom. It also has the highest gross value added per employee of any city in the UK outside London, measuring £57,594 in 2010. It was named European Best Large City of the Future for Foreign Direct Investment and Best Large City for Foreign Direct Investment Strategy in the Financial Times magazine in 2012.
edinburgh has the strongest economy of any city in the united kingdom outside london and the highest percentage of professionals in the uk with 43% of the population holding a degree-level or professional qualification according to the centre for international competitiveness it is the most competitive large city in the united kingdom it also has the highest gross value added per employee of any city in the uk outside london measuring £57594 in 2010 it was named european best large city of the future for foreign direct investment and best large city for foreign direct investment strategy in the financial times magazine in 2012