United Kingdom Data Center Networking Market Size (2024 - 2029)

United Kingdom Data Center Networking Market Analysis

The United Kingdom Data Center Networking Market size is estimated at USD 1.25 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 1.82 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 7.83% during the forecast period (2024-2029).

The United Kingdom Data Center Networking Market reached a value of USD 1.16 billion in the previous year, and it is further projected to register a CAGR of 7.83% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for cloud computing among SMEs, government regulations for local data security, and growing investment by domestic players are some of the major factors driving the demand for data centers in the country.

Under Construction IT Load Capacity: The upcoming IT load capacity of the United Kingdom data center market is expected to reach more than 3000 MW by 2029.

Under Construction Raised Floor Space: The country's construction of raised floor area is expected to increase above 17 million sq. ft by 2029.

Planned Racks: The country's total number of racks to be installed is expected to reach above 8,89,000 units by 2029. London is expected to house the maximum number of racks by 2029.

Planned Submarine Cables: There are close to 58 submarine cable systems connecting the United Kingdom, and many are under construction.

An increasing need for data storage has resulted in an upsurge in the number of data centers nationwide. Additionally, energy represents around 40% of the operational costs of a data center; it is also becoming increasingly important for data centers to focus on energy efficiency. To improve energy efficiency as a cost-saving measure, key players focus on developing a green standard for data centers in the United Kingdom, which results in increasing the demand for Infrastructure management. Hence, such factors are expected to drive market growth during the forecast period.

United Kingdom Data Center Networking Industry Segmentation

Data center networking refers to the set of technologies, protocols, and hardware used to connect physical and network-based devices and manage the network infrastructure, storage, and processing of applications and data. Data center networking is very critical for 100% uptime of data centers. In the current web-connected world, business workloads are executed on single computers, hence leading to the need for data center networking. Networks provide servers, clients, applications, and middleware with a standard plan to stage the execution of workloads and also to manage access to the data produced.

The United Kingdom Data Center Networking Market is segmented by component type (product [ethernet switches, router, storage area network (SAN), application delivery controller (ADC)], services [installation and integration, training and consulting, support and maintenance]), by end user (IT & telecommunication, BFSI, government, and media and entertainment). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value (USD) for all the above segments.