In February 2026 the city investment platform MySunderland published a revamped digital sector showcase to highlight job opportunities and business spaces in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The campaign focuses on the city’s growing technology industry, highlighting the £10 million Sunderland Software Centre and major local employers such as tombola and SaleCycle. The project aims to show residents and investors that the city is a leading place for digital businesses to grow.
The MySunderland website lists several successful firms in the city, including Sunderland Software City, Leighton and tombola. These businesses benefit from city-wide connectivity improvements — including recent 5G and full-fibre rollouts — which have been deployed at major sites such as the Stadium of Light (and reported extensions toward industrial locations including the Nissan plant). These upgrades are intended to help local businesses operate more efficiently and to attract new companies to the area.
At the heart of this growth is the Sunderland Software Centre on Tavistock Place, which offers modern office space for digital firms. The software sector in Sunderland supports more than 200 companies citywide, and the Sunderland Software Centre is one of the key business hubs serving that ecosystem. Sunderland City Council owns and manages the centre as part of its wider Smart City and economic development plans.
The University of Sunderland is also playing a major role: it has announced a £250 million campus investment programme to be delivered over the coming decade to help equip students with the skills local employers need. For residents, these developments are intended to create clearer pathways into high-quality jobs in a sector that is becoming a core part of the local economy.
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