Some of the world’s biggest tech companies are working in secret across Gloucestershire in undisclosed locations, it has been revealed.
A huge ecosystem of businesses has been discovered near to the UK’s spy agency GCHQ in Cheltenham as plans move forward for a vast cyber security development in the town.
According to Cheltenham Borough Council, the town now has 11 times the concentration of cyber security businesses than the UK norm and the greatest concentration outside London. In the last five years alone, Cheltenham had seen a 45% increase in jobs in cyber security compared to a 20% average rise across the rest of the country.
