
June 17, 2025
The Real Cost of Downtime for UK Businesses
Business downtime is more than just an inconvenience; its effects ripple through every level of an organisation. In the UK, studies have found that the average cost of IT-related downtime for businesses can be as high as £4,300 per minute, depending on the industry and company size (according to an IBM study referenced by TechRadar). For small and midsize organisations in the Midlands and Stoke-on-Trent, even a brief outage can lead to lost sales, reputational damage, and disrupted customer trust.