Manchester is the UK ’s top regional city for office take - up , with a 54 % increase on a 10-year average in 2018 , according to commercial property services company JLL . It said the tech sector had been the biggest source of demand . JLL UK Head of Offices Research David Smith said Manchester was in a league of its own in terms of UK employment with record job creation . The city is expected to expand its office workforce by 10,000 by 2021 . Meanwhile , North - West Lead Minister David Lathwood said Brexit uncertainty had not hit Manchester as hard as elsewhere in the UK .
Manchester is the UK’s top regional city for office take-ups, with a 54% increase on a 10-year average in 2018, according to commercial property services company JLL. It said the tech sector had been the biggest source of demand. JLL UK Head of Offices Research Elaine Rossall said Manchester was in a league of its own in terms of UK property with record job creation. The city is expected to expand its office workforce by 10,000 by 2021. Meanwhile, North-West Lead Director David Lathwood said Brexit uncertainty had not hit Manchester as hard as elsewhere in the UK.