DataX Connect: New Survey Finds Growing Pay and Gender Disparity as Talent Priorities Shift within the Data Centre Sector

DataX Connect's 2026 Data Centre Salary Survey found that nearly 40% of data-centre professionals in Europe and the US intend to change jobs within the next year, signaling elevated talent-retention risk for operators. The sector draws heavily from adjacent industries: 41.7% of European respondents previously worked in energy, semiconductors or pharmaceuticals. The findings point to ongoing competition for specialized infrastructure talent but are unlikely to materially affect broad markets.