The UK-registered arm of tech giant Google cut almost 400 jobs between December 2023 and 2024, as revealed in the firm’s latest accounts.
In the group’s financial statements for the year ended December 2024, it was revealed that average headcount at Google UK fell from 7,422 to 7,029, a decrease of 393, first reported by City A.M.
According to Google UK’s accounts, the entity saw its turnover for the period increase by £82m compared with the previous year, reaching £2.89bn.
The publishing of the accounts followed the opening of a new UK-based data centre in Hertfordshire, part of a £5bn investment plan from the company.
Google suggested that its new UK investments would create more than 8,000 jobs annually at UK businesses.
Google’s president and chief investment officer Ruth Porat said at the time: “Google is deepening our roots in the UK and helping support Great Britain’s potential with AI to add £400bn to the economy by 2030 while also enhancing critical social services.
“Google’s investment in technical infrastructure, expanded energy capacity and job-ready AI skills will help ensure everyone in Broxbourne and across the whole of the UK stays at the cutting-edge of global tech opportunities.”
As part of the company’s increased work in the UK, its cloud services arm was selected by the British government to work with public sector organisations to improve their technology and skills.