{"id":24778,"date":"2026-09-09T06:37:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T06:37:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T04:37:14","slug":"uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/uk-datacentres-will-create-just-25-of-jobs-predicted-by-tech-sector-analysis-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"UK datacentres will create just 25% of jobs predicted by tech sector, analysis finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says<\/p>\n

Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.<\/p>\n

Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers \u2013 compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK.<\/p>\n

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\nFacilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says
\nDatacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research.
\nEnvironmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly employ 10,400 workers \u2013 compared with the more than 40,000 cited in projections by the industry lobby group TechUK. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facilities likely to employ 10,400 workers, compared with 40,000 in industry estimates, thinktank says Datacentres in the UK will create just a quarter of the jobs predicted by the tech sector, while consuming vast amounts of energy, according to new research. Environmental thinktank Verdant predicts that all the datacentres currently planned are likely to directly …<\/p>\n

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