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  • 23-07-2008 11:50am
    #1
    thedirtydevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭


    Hi just wondering has anyone ever worked in Manchester. Thinking of moving there in the next 2/3 months for work. Was onto few recruitment companies there and they seem positive enough bout me getting work there as an civil engineer. Just wanna know any reports on living there etc. Iv been over twice at football matches and only saw small bit of the city. Anyone have anything to add on accommodation etc there. Salary wont be great. Bout 30k sterling but better than nothing.


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  • #2
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭chris85


    thedirtydevil wrote: »
    Hi just wondering has anyone ever worked in Manchester. Thinking of moving there in the next 2/3 months for work. Was onto few recruitment companies there and they seem positive enough bout me getting work there as an civil engineer. Just wanna know any reports on living there etc. Iv been over twice at football matches and only saw small bit of the city. Anyone have anything to add on accommodation etc there. Salary wont be great. Bout 30k sterling but better than nothing.

    30k sterling is pretty good although for a civil engineer if you have a few years experience then its not great.

    Im heading over to london next year and starting on £24k a year as a graduate mechanical engineer with no experience with a construction company.

    There seems to be lots of work on in construction over in England all over due to the Olympics in 2012. Many construction companies are doing very well and thus civil engineers would be on high demand.


  • #3
    thedirtydevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 105 ✭✭thedirtydevil


    there is slowdown in the uk but a country that size like the USA can sustain a slowdown and work will always be available but not readily. London will always be busy. I decided against london due to the cost of living. Also with the sterling so weak its practically impossible to live comfortably in london even on 30k sterling. I've about 2 years experience but thats office based but im gonna do site work in UK as its about 5k more in terms of wages.


  • #4
    Serafijn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 375 ✭✭Serafijn


    I went to Manchester Uni and lived there after for a good few years. I really liked living there and go back fairly often to visit friends and go out.

    It's a pretty big city but it isn't as hectic as Dublin - especially the traffic! Public transport is ok, they have a metro system that's much more extensive than the Luas and the buses are *slightly* more reliable than Dublin Bus.

    It's a lot cheaper to live than Dublin or even London, but at the moment with the exchange rate your euros will go far. Rents are pretty cheap (I was paying £375 for a large one bed flat a couple of years ago) so you should be able to get somewhere nice.

    Like every city there are good areas and bad areas, but as a general rule South Manchester is nicer than North. If you want any help with figuring out where to live etc give me a shout!


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