Innovation & Skills

Surrey is home to 8 of BCG's 50 most innovative companies

Known around the world as a hub for creativity and innovation, Surrey is home to both established global brands and a new generation of enterprises influencing the future.

The region is home to world class universities that provide R&D support to innovative businesses, as well as a number of renowned international schools. Surrey has exceptional talent and a well qualified, highly skilled workforce.

Surrey Skills Plan

Our vision is for a dynamic, demand led skills system which hones Surrey’s leading edge, recognises the needs of all businesses and maximises inclusion, whilst powering economic growth across the UK. The Skills Plan for Surrey sets out the challenges and opportunities facing the Surrey economy in terms of recruitment and skills.

Read the Surrey Skills Plan

A Highly Skilled Workforce

The region has a unique blend of highly skilled people, world-class research and innovative businesses. Over half of all jobs in Surrey are in the top occupational categories covering managers, senior and professional occupations.

The national CoSTAR lab

Royal Holloway, University of London, is the lead partner for the CoSTAR (convergent screen technologies and performance in real-time) National Lab for R&D in Creative Technology, a £51.1m investment by the UK Government in Applied Research to ensure the UK’s screen and performance industries have the research infrastructure and research and innovation skills to compete globally.

World Class Universities

businesses at Surrey Research Park

global university business incubator

Innovate UK Grant Winners

National Centres in Surrey

Surrey's Innovation & Technology Research Centres

5G/6G Innovation Centre University of Surrey

McLaren Technology Centre

Story Futures Royal Holloway

Surrey Space Centre

APHA

Surrey is the home to the SETsquared Partnership

Surrey is the home to the SETsquared Partnership of the global number one university business incubator and enterprise partnership and Surrey Research Park, a major centre of excellence in technology, science, health and engineering for all sizes of business from start-ups to multinationals. Currently home to over 270 businesses the park delivers value with their outstanding enterprise ecosystem from their incubation hub, R&D funding initiatives and recruitment and training support.

Surrey's Renowned Universities

University of Surrey

Royal Holloway University London

University of the Creative Arts

Surrey's Schools & Colleges are among the best in the country

Surrey's schools are some of the best performing in the country. We have a proven track-record of innovation and research, supported by significant public and private sector investment in research and development, and our four universities.

Surrey Is Proudly Home To

Alexander Dennis

BAE Systems

Exxon Mobil

GFK

McLaren

Media Molecule

Nuvias

Philips

Toyota

Ubisoft

How Can We Help?

More than 100,000 businesses already call Surrey home. Find out how we can help you today.

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