I moved to Sheffield for University and then stayed for a couple years after for work. Have actually ended up in Leicester recently to live with my girlfriend. My job is quite forgiving in terms of location as I'm on the road quite often, or can work from home!
I'm not the person you were replying to, but I went to university in Manchester, worked there, then Oxford, Cambridge and then to the US. Currently in Seattle.
(I did do a stint in the IT department at North Lindsey College, which was... different.)