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Data centre news, insights & career blogs
Hiring trends, market reports and career advice from across the UK, UAE, Saudi Arabia and the global hyperscale industry — all in one place.
Where the UK data-centre jobs are in 2026: London, Slough, Cardiff, Manchester & beyond
A deep-dive on the seven UK hubs hiring hardest — London, Slough and the Thames Valley, Cardiff/Newport, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Crawley/Woking — plus Google's Waltham Cross site and Microsoft's South Wales region.
12 June 2026 · United Kingdom
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Inside the Saudi data-centre boom: Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Neom
Vision 2030, SDAIA and the hyperscalers are reshaping the kingdom's digital infrastructure. We map the new capacity from Riyadh and the Eastern Province to Neom, Medina, Yanbu, Mecca, Buraidah and Al Ahsa.
5 Jun 2026 · Saudi Arabia
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UAE hiring outlook: Abu Dhabi and Dubai lead, Sharjah and Al Ain catching up
Khazna, e& UAE, Equinix and Microsoft are expanding teams across Abu Dhabi and Dubai, with new edge sites coming online in Sharjah and Al Ain.
28 May 2026 · UAE
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Data centre apprenticeships: the fastest route in across the UK, UAE and Saudi Arabia
Earn while you learn — Level 3 to Level 6 standards in the UK, TVET and SDAIA programmes in the Gulf, and the operators hiring apprentices right now.
20 May 2026 · Global
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Data apprenticeships in 2026: analyst, engineer and scientist pathways
Level 3 through Level 7 in the UK, TVTC and SDAIA Academy in Saudi Arabia, and e& Future Talent in the UAE — a complete map of data-career apprenticeships.
14 May 2026 · Global
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Why we require real salaries on every data centre job
'Competitive' tells candidates nothing. Here's why Global Data Centre Jobs enforces salary disclosure on every listing — and what it means for hiring.
2 May 2026 · Global