UK data centres will create only 25% of the 40,000 jobs forecast by the tech industry, according to a report by environmental thinktank Verdant.
The 40,000 figure was originally produced by trade body techUK, and while it is occasionally cited by the UK Government as a justification for ramping up AI investment, Verdant argues that the prediction was based on “an extrapolation from older aggregate figures” that neglects the shift to bigger gigafactories.
Instead, the thinktank has used public records, planning applications and press releases to arrive at what it argues is “a more realistic estimate” for permanent UK data centre jobs by 2035.
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