Good jobs exist everywhere in the UK - but the highest-paying roles remain heavily concentrated in London and the South East, and a small number of cities. Structural change has reinforced these patterns, raising difficult questions about how policy can help to spread opportunity more widely.

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30 September 2026

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Economics Observatory

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https://www.economicsobservatory.com/why-are-good-jobs-concentrated-in-certain-places

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