Octopus has announced plans to hire up to 4,000 new members of staff during 2024. The firm said it is planning to onboard between 3,000 and 4,000 new recruits before the end of the year as it expands its services division. A large number of the roles are needed to tackle the rollout of heat pumps, with Octopus revealing that it already has over 100,000 customers waiting to get such a device.