Manchester is at ‘number 11 of best towns to work in for 2016’.

Manchester was in eleventh place

Manchester is the eleventh best place in the country to work, according to a new study.

It came behind others towns such as; Nottingham, Coventry, Cambridge & Bradford to name a few, in a list based on how easy it is to get a job, affordability of housing, and employee satisfaction.

The league table was compiled by jobs site Glassdoor. Derby was down in 20th place, and neither London nor Birmingham featured in the top 20.

The report says that the median base salary in Manchester is £28,000, while the 'hot jobs' in the city are project manager, sales manager, and business development manager.

Dr Andrew Chamberlain, Glassdoor's chief economist, said: "Towns and cities such as Nottingham, Leeds and Reading offer decent salaries and job prospects combined with a lower cost of living, which means your money will go further, you can save, and still have a good quality of life.

"These results are a reminder that although there are more jobs in London and employees are generally pretty satisfied, it is a competitive place to work and an expensive place to live."

The full list of Glassdoor's 20 best towns and cities to work in for 2016 is:

1. Cambridge - Population: 145,818; Median base salary: £35,000; Average home value: £436,932; Hot jobs: software engineer, chef, sales rep.

2. Milton Keynes - Population: 171,750; Median base salary: £36,000; Average home value: £292,692; Hot jobs: store manager, management consultant, business development manager.

3. Nottingham - Population: 289,301; Median base salary: £27,814; Average home value: £181,974; Hot jobs: sales manager, business analyst, software engineer.

4. Leeds - Population: 474,632; Median base salary: £30,000; Average home value: £195,370; Hot jobs: recruitment consultant, chef, project manager.

5. Peterborough - Population: 161,707; Median base salary: £34,755; Average home value: £210,571; Hot jobs: product manager, store manager, bartender.

6. Coventry - Population: 325,949; Median base salary: £35,000; Average home value: £184,397; Hot jobs: maintenance engineer, sales manager, customer service adviser.

7. Reading - Population: 218,705; Median base salary: £43,000; Average home value: £430,503; Hot jobs: sales associate, sales rep, technical support engineer.

8. Bradford - Population: 349,561; Median base salary: £28,350; Average home value: £124,760; Hot Jobs: customer services adviser, operations manager, technician.

9. Northampton - Population: 215,173; Median base salary: £35,000; Average home value: £226,661; Hot jobs: finance manager, recruitment consultant, bus driver.

10. Swindon - Population: 182,441; Median base salary: £35,525; Average home value: £235,507; Hot jobs: sales rep, store manager, civil engineer.

11. Manchester - Population: 510,746; Median base salary: £28,000; Average home value: £166,951; Hot jobs: project manager, sales manager, business development manager.

12. Aberdeen - Population: 195,021; Median base salary: £43,000; Average home value: £222,323; Hot jobs: tax manager, site engineer, SAP consultant.

13. Warrington - Population: 165,456; Median base salary: £30,000; Average home value: £201,077; Hot jobs: buyer, project manager, HR manager.

14. Bristol - Population: 535,907; Median base salary: £32,000; Average home value: £297,657; Hot jobs: software engineer, project manager, product manager.

15. Glasgow - Population: 590,507; Median base salary: £26,500; Average home value: £168,797; Hot jobs: research assistant, sales representative, security officer.

16. Edinburgh - Population: 459,366; Median base salary: £30,000; Average home value: £259,860; Hot jobs: business analyst, sales rep, recruitment consultant.

17. Oxford - Population: 159,994; Median base salary: £32,000; Average home value: £502,452; Hot jobs: personal banking adviser, project manager, research scientist.

18. Liverpool - Population: 552,267; Median base salary: £26,000; Average home value: £159,121; Hot jobs: recruitment consultant, audiologist, sales administrator.

19. Birmingham - Population: 1,085,810; Median base salary: £30,000; Average home value: £177,941; Hot jobs: finance manager, sales manager, business analyst.

20. Derby - Population: 255,394; Median base salary: £33,727; Average home value: £190,236; Hot jobs: tax manager, registered nurse, accountant.