1、European Data Centres:Labour&Talent European Commercial June 2023SPOTLIGHTSavills Research3European Data Centres:Labour&TalentKey takeawaysStrong growth in data consumption will result in an increased demand for data centre specialists with data centre operators already struggling to find qualified
2、talent.FLAP-D markets are forecasted to grow the strongest due to a relatively high amount of talent available.Italy,Spain,and the Nordic countries are expected to experience the biggest labour shortages to facilitate the forecasted growth in the sector.Labour shortages are most likely to result in
3、strong rental growth driven by strong demand and limited supply.Landlords are most likely faced with increased labour costs for new data centre developments due to a lack of qualified talent and labour to construct new data centres.Humans remain vital in data centre operations and developmentsSalary
4、/bonus increases to retain existing employees,53%Salary/bonus increases to attract new employees,34%Staff training/education costs increases,11%Employee benefits increases(healthcare,insurance,etc.),2%Chart 1:Primary drivers of increased labour costs per employee over the past 12 monthsSource:Uptime
5、 Institute*LinkedIn data reflects a search for specified job titles related specifically to the data centre industry.The used job titles include:Data Centre Engineer,Data Centre Architect,Data Centre Operations Specialist,Direct Data Centre Operations,Data Centre Technician,Data Centre Supervisor,Da
6、ta Centre Manager,Data Centre Administrator,Data Centre Operations Manager,Data Centre Operator,Data Centre Analyst.Data centres immediately create the typical image of facilities and buildings filled with noisy servers processing data that require large amounts of energy and water,located on remote