Announcing our New Technology Hub in Birmingham
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We have announced plans for a new technology hub in Birmingham city centre, creating 500 new jobs and placing it closer to our growing West Midlands client base. We already have a significant presence in the area and this move is in response to increased demand for our services.
The decision to build out our presence in Birmingham is a testament to the wealth of technology talent in the region and its growing reputation as a key technology cluster, with the added benefit of offering a highly diverse profile. We have formed close bonds with the city’s world-class universities and further and higher education institutions to help grow the pipeline of local talent in the future. The new roles will be in technology areas and include multi-disciplinary software engineers, product design and delivery specialists and service managers ranging from entry-level to managerial positions. They will be remotely based in the wider region but centred around the new hub in Birmingham city centre which is due to open officially next year.
It’s exciting to have this news follow our achievement of the award for the 2023 Microsoft Global Partner of the Year for Modernising Applications, specifically for our work with Birmingham-headquartered National Highways, to improve safety and efficiency across motorways and major A roads in England, as well as being among the top five in the UK’s Best Places to Work in Tech.
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands said:
“This investment reinforces our region’s status as a destination of choice for ambitious companies across a wide range of sectors.
My thanks to Version 1 for their vote of confidence in us. They will help the West Midlands to realise its potential to be a ‘science and technology superpower’ – equipping local people with the skills they need to succeed and generating the high-quality jobs of the future in the months and years ahead.”
Tom O’Connor, Chief Executive Officer at Version 1 said:
“We are very happy with our decision to increase our presence in Birmingham with the creation of another 500 jobs. Our work with organisations in the West Midlands area has grown considerably in recent years, so this local expansion will allow us to embed our presence and continue to service the evolving needs of both our current and future customers.
The technology talent in this region is impressive and has been a key factor in our decision, along with the support provided by the West Midlands Growth Company, who provided dedicated account management and made valuable introductions to the WMCA to support our expansion. Our team here is exceptional and makes a significant contribution to the wider Version 1 business as we continue to grow throughout the world.”
Enda Diggins, Managing Director, UK Digital, Data and Cloud at Version 1 said:
“We have established Version 1 as the leading digital transformation partner for some of this region’s major public and private sector organisations. As our business has grown, we have built a substantial base and this next phase of growth highlights our commitment to our clients and to the tech community in the West Midlands.
We have been at the heart of some truly innovative digital transformation projects, and we’re excited to embark on the next phase of growth with the support of our local educational institutions. Their partnership and ability to flex is ensuring we have a strong pipeline of the best talent to call on in the years ahead.”
We will start recruitment in 2024 when the new technology hub location will open. Included in this will be positions within the Early Careers Academies running in the second quarter, where graduates and interns are provided with intense training before being onboarded into the business.
The news was released with The West Midlands Growth Company at Birmingham Tech Week 2023, the UK’s largest regional technology conference, as part of a wider announcement heralding a total of 1000 new jobs that are being created in Birmingham from top employers.
