Large local employers offering apprenticeship and career opportunities in the area include:
- Aldi
- Alstom
- Aston Martin Lagonda
- BMW
- Brose
- Caterpillar
- Cemex
- Codemasters
- Coventry Building Society
- DCS Europe Ltd
- Delphi
- E.on U Ltd
- Euro Car Parts
- IBM
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Listers Group
- Mira
- National Grid
- Repairtech
- Ricardo
- Rolls-Royce
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Severn Trent Water
- Telent
- MTC
- TNT
- Triton
- Triumph Motorcycles
- Valpak