AI is rapidly becoming part of daily life, and demand for data centres is rising too. As of 2025, the US remained the clear global leader in data centres, with more than twice the EU total. At the same time, the European Commission aims to strengthen Europe’s sovereignty and competitiveness in the AI and cloud ecosystem.
Data from global hiring platform Indeed show that data centre job postings are rising in Europe. As of August 2026, they were above pre-pandemic levels across 10 European economies, while postings for other tech roles and overall job postings were lagging behind data centre postings.