Manchester is known as the city of tech pioneers as it was home to Baby, the world's first stored program computer, and Rosetta software adopted by Apple and IBM. With over 100,000 people employed in its tech sector, Manchester aims to be one of the top 20 digital cities globally by 2020. As a major UK economy with a thriving tech scene, Manchester offers supportive resources like incubators and accelerators to help its over 6,000 tech businesses grow.

1. MANCHESTER:
THE TECH PIONEER

2. Manchester
City of Tech
Pioneers
Home to Baby the world’s
first stored program
computer
Rosetta – Transitive’s game-
changing software adopted
by Apple and IBM
Graphene – potential to
revolutionise tech industry
Manchester’s ambition is to
become one of the world’s
top 20 digital cities by 2020
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3. MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK 3
A City of Opportunity
• One of Europe’s largest city economies - £50bn
• Major sectors include:
• Financial Services
• Life Sciences and Healthcare
• TMT
• Public Sector
• TMT Alone is worth£5.4bn
• £3.5 bn invested inTMT infrastructure
• Fully connected city & international hub

4. MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK 3
A City of Expertise
• A workforce of 7.2 million within 50
miles
• Over 100,000 people employed in
Manchester’s tech sector
• Home to over 6,000 tech related
businesses
• 105,000 students studying in one of
our four world-class universities
• Access to niche skills such as MySQL
and agile
• University of Manchester Computer
Science - the UK’s tech pioneer
Key strengths:
• Big Data
• E-commerce
• Med-Tech
• Digital health

5. MediaCityUK, Europe’s
largest purpose built tech
and media hub

6. AThriving City grow
imagin
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7. A Supportive City
Manchester offers the Perfect
environment for growth.
Tech Clusters includeTechHub,
Northern Quarter, MediaCityUK,
South Manchester Corridor, The
Corridor
Incubators includeThe Landing,
Sharp Project, Innospace, msp
Accelerator programmes
Networks to support your growth
MIDAS, Manchester – Tech City UK

8. A Futureproof
City
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Increasing the skills of the
next generation
• EON Reality coding school
• CloudAcademy
• UTCs
• Code clubs in primary
schools
Manchester identified as a –
“supercity” due to the £60
million investment in its
digital infrastructure
Tech sector continues to
grow

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THANKYOU
www.investinmanchester.com
Tim Newns, Chief Executive
MIDAS - Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency
+44 (0)161 875 2239