Professional & Business Services
The backbone that helps every sector scale.
From engineering consultancies and scientific/technical services to finance, legal, HR and digital transformation, Staffordshire’s professional services community underwrites growth across manufacturing, logistics, life sciences and the public sector.
Key numbers
professional / scientific / technical companies (Stafford area)
£10/sq ft average office; £6/sq ft industrial
1,700 firms supported; £30m exports facilitated (2023)
A large, diverse local market
In the Stafford area alone, there are 1,101 professional, scientific & technical companies, alongside 949 wholesale/retail and 748 construction firms – evidence of a broad client base for advisors, accountants, legal practices, planners and specialist engineers.
Enterprise friendly cost base
Typical office costs of approx. £10/sq ft and industrial space around £6/sq ft beat major UK cities by wide margins, while median salaries and housing costs also track below national averages – allowing firms to build multi disciplinary teams sustainably.
Digital infrastructure your clients expect
With 80% gigabit FTTP coverage in Stoke on Trent and strong inter city rail, professional services teams can deliver hybrid advisory models – secure video, data rooms, AI assisted diligence – without the CAPEX headaches.
Public private programmes that create demand
The county ecosystem helped 1,700 businesses access over £1m funding and supported £30m in exports in 2023, while corridor and logistics investments (e.g. West Midlands Interchange, A50/A500) trigger advisory requirements from planning to compliance and ESG reporting.
The bottom line
Staffordshire gives professional & business services firms a large SME and corporate client base, modern connectivity and a cost structure that supports growth – right alongside nationally significant projects.