The Wellington Workforce

Wellington offers businesses a hard-working and loyal workforce at competitive rates.

Value for money

Average wages in Wellington are almost 30% below the national average and almost 23% below the South West average (source: Nomis, 2003 data).

The new workforce

Wellington has almost 8,000 inhabitants of working age but in terms of employment the town draws workers, and their associated skills and experience, from a wide catchment area including surrounding villages and the towns of Taunton and Exeter. The working age population is growing with a 12% increase between 1991 and 2001 and a predicted growth in the district of 20% between 2001 and 2026.

Wellington achieves well above the national and Somerset averages for GCSE results and three quarters of 16 - 17 year olds go on to full-time education.

This means that there are new, well qualified people entering the local labour market.

Skills development

The Wellington workforce has access to training opportunities through the Adult Learning and Leisure Centre in the town, through the Somerset Skills Alliance and the Somerset College of Arts and Technology, based in nearby Taunton. These training opportunities are specifically tailored to meet employers' skills needs.