Working in Sheffield
Insight into the job market and employers in the Sheffield region.
Many students choose to stay in Sheffield after completing their studies. The resources on this page provide a starting point for students or graduates searching for jobs in the local area.
Major employers
The following employers have offices/ locations in the Sheffield area. To see other employers based in South Yorkshire you can explore the organisation profiles on Career Connect.
- ASM Global: Leisure
- Aviva: Insurance, wealth, and retirement services.
- B Braun Medical equipment.
- Capita: Business process outsourcing.
- Civil Service: Government administration.
- CMS: Law and legal services.
- DLA Piper: Law and legal services.
- Everyone Active: Leisure.
- Greencore Group: Food products.
- HSBC: Banking and financial services.
- Ikea: Furniture and homeware.
- Irwin Mitchell: Law and legal services.
- Kier Group: Construction and property services.
- Kings Camps: Holiday camps.
- McLaren: Automotive technology.
- Mondelez International: Food products.
- NHS Jobs Health services.
- Outokumpu: Steel manufacturing.
- Parexel: Biopharmaceutical and medical devices.
- Plusnet: Internet/media.
- RWS: Language translation.
- Sheffield City Council: Local government.
- Sheffield Forgemasters: Engineering.
- Sheffield Hallam University: Higher education.
- Sky: Internet/media.
- South Yorkshire Police: Public protection.
- Swann-Morton: Medical equipment.
- Tata Steel: Steel manufacturing.
- University of Sheffield: Higher education.
- University of Sheffield Students' Union: Higher education.
- Virgin Media: Internet/media.
- VOW: Office supplies.
- Westfield Health: Health and wellbeing services.
Recruitment agencies
The following recruitment agencies are based in Sheffield.
- Adecco (IT & telecoms; sales and retail; finance and insurance; admin support and secretarial)
- Blue Arrow (catering; driving; industrial; office)
- Michael Page (finance, marketing and PR; engineering, IT and technology; legal)
- Hays (accountancy and finance; business support; education; legal; IT and technology)
- Pertemps (social care / medical; engineering and technical; legal; education)
- Office Angels (office / admin support and secretarial)
- Randstad Employment Bureau Ltd (admin support and secretarial; sales and retail; marketing and PR)
- Reed Recruitment (education; admin support and secretarial; sales and retail; legal; engineering)
- Search Consultancy (hospitality, technical, construction)
Part-time work
Working while studying has a number of benefits - as well as boosting your finances, student jobs build your skillset and provide you with invaluable work experiences. If you are looking for part-time work in Sheffield, take a look at our advice on working part time during your degree, including guidance on local employers and where to look for roles.