Facebook is targeting UK growth post-Brexit, after the tech giant announced on Tuesday it would be adding 1,000 new jobs in London. Most of the jobs will be focused on high-skilled roles such as product development, software design and data science. 

Some of the jobs will also be part of Facebook's community integrity project, a team designed to detect and remove harmful content on its platforms. This comes after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to introduce tougher sentences for those convicted of terrorism, following the London Bridge attacks in November. 

The announcement was made by the company's COO, Sheryl Sandberg. It means the total number of UK staff at Facebook will total roughly 4,000. Sandberg was due to fly to Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum summit later on Tuesday. 

According to the London Evening Standard, Sandberg said at an event for small- and medium-sized UK businesses: "The UK is a world leader in both innovation and creativity. That's why I'm excited that we plan to hire an additional 1,000 people in London this year alone. London is home to Facebook's biggest engineering hub outside the US and we're committed to investing here for the long term."

She added: "Many of these high-skilled jobs will help us address the challenges of an open internet and develop artificial intelligence to find and remove harmful content more quickly. They will also help us build the tools that help small businesses grow, compete with larger companies and create new jobs." 

Facebook on Monday also released a report detailing the social media firm's impact on the European economy. Some of the highlights included the company helping to generate roughly €208 billion ($231 billion) in sales last year across the continent, as well as 3.1 million jobs. Facebook also said its apps such as WhatsApp and Instagram added €58 billion ($64 billion) in sales within the EU.