The centre will be based in St Peter’s Square and will officially open this month with a start-up team of six technologists which includes individuals with cognitive differences such as autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia and ADHD.

They will join existing EY UK client teams of nearly 2,000 professionals across the north of England working in areas such as consulting, intelligent automation, data analytics, cybersecurity, assurance, and tax.

Applications for positions at the centre will be reopening later this year as the centre grows, with the Manchester hub aiming to provide up to 100 jobs over the next three years for neurodivergent individuals.