U.K. Data Center Colocation Market Analysis Report Includes Colocation Supply, Colocation Demand, & Colocation Revenue. Get Insights on Existing and Upcoming Facilities Across the U.K.

UK Data Center Colocation Market – Supply & Demand Analysis 2025-2030

UNITED KINGDOM DATA CENTER COLOCATION DEMAND AND SUPPLY HIGHLIGHTS

The U.K. data center colocation market size was valued at USD 4.12 billion in 2024 and is expected to reach USD 9.01 billion by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 13.94% during the forecast period. The U.K. data center colocation market is witnessing significant growth, driven by several growth factors, such as a rapid surge in digital transformation, adoption of cloud services and emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and big data. Government initiatives such as Project Gigabit, which aims to expand gigabit-capable broadband, accelerate digital adoption across key sectors like healthcare, finance and manufacturing in the U.K.

The U.K. is one of the well-established data center colocation markets in the European region that hosts approximately 239 existing colocation data center facilities as of December 2024, of which around 73 are in Greater London County and approximately 37 data centers are in Berkshire County. The country is also witnessing around 71 new upcoming data center facilities that are currently in planning, announced and development stages.

The implementation of the Data Protection Act in the U.K., aligned with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), influences data center investments in the UK significantly. This legislation ensures stringent data privacy and security measures, encouraging global colocation operators to establish their data center facilities within the U.K. to meet compliance requirements for the secure handling and storage of customers' personal data.

The average occupancy of data center facilities in the U.K. was slightly over 91% as of 2024, which is likely to rise to around 95% by 2030, depicting a vacancy rate of less than 5%.

The country consists of several prominent colocation operators, such as Equinix, Kao Data, Telehouse, CyrusOne, Digital Realty, NTT DATA, VIRTUS Data Centres, Vantage Data Centers, Yondr Group, Global Switch, Verne, Iron Mountain, Pure Data Centres Group, AtlasEdge, Custodian Data Centres, Datum Datacentres, Green Mountain, Colt Data Centre Services, and others.

As the demand for colocation services increases rapidly in the U.K., the country is witnessing the entry of several new entrants, such as Ada Infrastructure, Corscale Data Centers, Digital Reef, Deep Green, Elite UK REIT, Greystoke, Latos Data Centres, QTS Data Centers, SEGRO plc, Tritax Group, and others.

WHAT'S INCLUDED?

1. A transparent research methodology and insights on the colocation demand and supply aspect of the market.
2. Market size available in terms of utilized white floor area, IT power capacity and racks.
3. Market size available in terms of Core & Shell Vs Installed Vs Utilized IT Power Capacity along with the occupancy %.
4. The study of the existing U.K. data center market landscape, and insightful predictions about the U.K. data center market size during the forecast period.
5. An analysis on the current and future colocation demand in the UK by several industries.
6. The study on the sustainability status in the UK.
7. Analysis on current and future cloud operations in the U.K.
8. The snapshot of upcoming submarine cables and existing cloud-on-ramps services in the U.K.
9. Snapshot of existing and upcoming third-party data center facilities in the U.K.
10. Facilities Covered (Existing): 239
11. Facilities Identified (Upcoming): 71
12. Coverage: 35+ Cities
13. Existing vs. Upcoming (White Floor Area)
14. Existing vs. Upcoming (IT Load Capacity)
15. Data center colocation market in the U.K.
16. Colocation Market Revenue & Forecast (2024-2030)
17. Retail Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
18. Wholesale Colocation Revenue (2024-2030)
19. Retail Colocation Pricing along with Addons
20. Wholesale Colocation Pricing along with the pricing trends.
21. An analysis on the latest trends, potential opportunities, growth restraints, and prospects for the colocation data center industry in the U.K.
22. Competitive landscape including market share analysis by the colocation operators based on IT power capacity and revenue.
23. Vendor landscape of each existing and upcoming colocation operators based on existing/ upcoming count of data centers, white floor area, IT power capacity and data center location.

TARGET AUDIENCE

1. Data center Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
2. Data center Construction Contractors
3. Data center Infrastructure Providers
4. New Entrants
5. Consultants/Consultancies/Advisory Firms
6. Corporate and Government Agencies