Manchester Office Spotlight – UK Commercial Autumn 2025

Manchester's office market demonstrates resilience driven by Professional Services, Tech, and Education sectors, with the TMT sector accounting for 50% of graduate retention and dominating take-up, while the Education sector transacted 70,000 sq ft year-to-date in 2025. Savills forecasts the top achieved rent of £45 per sq ft could rise to £52 per sq ft by end of 2026 (16% growth), with 75% of office space expected over the next three years coming from refurbished stock as new-build activity remains constrained at 318,000 sq ft currently under construction.