Key Sectors
The future for the Creative, Digital and Technology sector in Doncaster is bright.
Read moreFor more information contact Gemma Taylor-White
Doncaster is home to an exciting range of Creative, Digital and Tech businesses, all proudly choosing the City of Doncaster as a place to thrive and do business.
Joining established world-class innovators are exciting new start-ups and entrepreneurs, committed to tackling industry-challenges through the development of tech and digital solutions.
Doncaster is going through an unprecedented period of transformation, with strong growth across a number of key sectors. The city offers an abundance of good quality, well-connected employment sites and a high quality business support ecosystem.
The City of Doncaster is fast becoming recognised for its industry expertise around Artificial Intelligence, with the work of our businesses providing a solid foundation for taking the next step towards our ambition to be a Centre of Excellence for AI.
To enable this, we are building a new flagship Digital Tech Hub, due for completion November 2026. This will be a catalyst for driving wider inward investment and growth in this key sector and securing industry leading businesses.
Doncaster business Automated Analytics has already committed to being a founding member of the Digital Tech Hub, bringing expert knowledge, innovation and a desire to enhance the City’s reputation on a global stage.
The establishment of this new specialist building will drive sector growth by acting as a magnet for leading digital and tech companies looking for opportunities to scale and grow their businesses and locate here in Doncaster.
Doncaster’s multi-modal transport connectivity offers excellent access cost benefits of being based in South Yorkshire to major conurbations, coastal ports and other parts of the UK and beyond, linking east to west and north to south.
An average of 67 trains travel every day to and from London, the Azuma trains make the journey in just 87 minutes.
Doncaster is home to two rail freight terminals, Railport and iPort Rail. Both offer state-of-the-art intermodal rail services and these facilities provide direct rail connections to all major UK ports and are. designed to handle a wide variety of cargo.
York | 20 mins |
Sheffield | 22 mins |
Leeds | 30 mins |
Manchester | 80 mins |
Newcastle | 83 mins |
London Kings Cross | 87 mins |
Birmingham | 88 mins |
Edinburgh | 178 mins |
At the heart of the UK’s motorway network with superb connections to the A1, M18 and M180, with links to the M1 and M62; over 6 million people live within a 45-minute drive of Doncaster.
The City of Doncaster Council has signed a 125-year lease that will help to ensure the future of the airport site with an ambition to return planes to the skies from the city.
Seven airports including East Midlands Airport and Manchester Airport are within two hours’ drive of Doncaster.
"Doncaster is a dynamic hub for the digital and tech industry, the ideal location for our MSP business. Specialising in IT, CCTV, and phone support, we thrive in this innovative and vibrant business environment. With excellent transport connections and great business community, Doncaster offers unparalleled accessibility and growth opportunities. We are proud to be based in Doncaster, contributing to its thriving technological landscape."
Rebecca Thompson
General Manager, Dolphin ICT
Creativity is a journey, not a destination. Here in the City of Doncaster we encourage, celebrate and embrace uniqueness.
The UK film and TV industry continues to be attracted to the City of Doncaster; with major productions using our unique range of filming sites and locations as the backdrop for their projects.
With its distinctive and interesting locations, Doncaster has hosted and continues to encourage a range of film and TV franchises, contributing to our creative economy within the city.
Business Doncaster has founded a new Creative, Digital and Tech forum which enables local businesses to play a leading role in shaping the city’s economic plans.
In Doncaster, you will see a dynamic and developing pipeline of future skills within the creative, digital and tech industries. This is demonstrated by the joined-up educational and apprenticeship offer through schools, colleges and university programmes across the City.
Doncaster is home to a thriving digital and tech ecosystem featuring a diverse range of businesses.
From cutting-edge artificial intelligence and robotics firms to SaaS providers, managed IT services, and cyber-security specialists, the area is growing with a vibrant mix of innovative businesses, all of whom contribute to Doncaster’s dynamic and growing digital and tech landscape.
For more information contact Gemma Taylor-White
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