5% of Ireland job postings mention data centres - Indeed

5% of job postings on the Indeed platform now reference data centres, a significant increase from previous years. This figure represents roughly double the percentage seen between 2019 and 2025, making it the highest among ten European countries analyzed by the platform. Employers are offering higher salaries for data centre roles compared to similar positions in other locations, with the largest pay premiums typically given to workers involved in installation and maintenance tasks at data centre sites.

Pawel Adrjan, Senior Director of Economic Research for EMEA and APAC at Indeed, attributes the growth in data centre hiring to a relatively strong performance in tech-related job markets. Ireland has shown particular strength in this area, with nearly 5% of job listings mentioning data centres, nearly twice the previous rate. The lifting of a moratorium on new data centre connections in December last year, coupled with a government report highlighting economic benefits, has likely contributed to this trend.

Since 2010, data centres have added €22 billion to the Irish economy, created 17,000 jobs, and generated €2.8 billion in tax revenue. However, environmental groups have expressed concerns about the increasing energy consumption of data centres, which has risen to 23% of total metered electricity usage by 2025, a substantial increase from previous years.

Projections suggest that data centre energy consumption could reach nearly a third of the national electricity demand by 2030.