Manchester has once again outperformed nearly every other UK city outside London in EY's closely watched Attractiveness Survey, reinforcing a narrative that has been building for the best part of a decade: the North West's largest city has become the default destination for capital seeking exposure to Britain's regional growth story. The survey, which tracks foreign direct investment (FDI) projects and the jobs they create across UK regions, places Manchester firmly among the top-performing locations nationally, trailing only London in terms of overall project volume while frequently outpacing the capital on a per-capita or value-for-money basis.