Foundations For The Future: How Data Centres Can Supercharge UK Economic Growth

The data centre sector plays a crucial role in the UK, underpinning the digital economy. Data centres are poised for unprecedented growth, with the potential to contribute an additional £44 billion to the UK economy by 2035.

The report, written in collaboration with techUK, demonstrates the significant contribution that data centres make to the UK economy, and what more can be done to sustain this infrastructure and support their growth. Importantly, the report also shines a light on the impact data centres make in the nations and regions, with case studies in West London and Slough, Greater Manchester and Cardiff and Newport.

The primary economic value of data centres is their role in enabling digital transformation across all sectors of the economy, allowing businesses to benefit from digital products and services that allow them to operate and be more efficient and productive. Although the wider economic impact induced and enabled by data centres is beyond the scope of the report, the fact that almost every job in the UK is reliant on a data centre should not go unnoticed.