Huge AI Investments Comes To UK By The Big Companies

18th September 2025

The UK has seen a surge of major AI investments recently, with global tech giants pouring billions into infrastructure, talent, and innovation. Here's a breakdown of the most significant moves.

Microsoft – £22 Billion Investment
Purpose: Build the UK’s largest AI supercomputer and expand data centre capacity.

Partners: Nscale (UK-based), Nvidia, CoreWeave.

Hardware: Over 23,000 Nvidia GPUs, including the cutting-edge Grace-Blackwell Ultra series2.

Impact: Thousands of jobs, enhanced AI infrastructure, and a boost to UK–US tech collaboration.

Google – £5 Billion Investment
Focus: New data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire.

Includes: Support for DeepMind’s research in science and healthcare.

Jobs: Estimated 8,250 jobs annually across engineering, AI adoption, and support services.

Sustainability: Designed for energy efficiency with carbon-free energy goals by 2026.

Nvidia – Up to £11 Billion Commitment
Deployment: 120,000 GPUs to UK data centres, Europe’s largest AI hardware rollout.

Goal: Make the UK a global leader in AI infrastructure.

OpenAI – Stargate UK Project
Collaboration: With Nscale and Nvidia.

Infrastructure: Up to 31,000 GPUs by 2026 to train next-gen AI models under UK data rules4.

AI Growth Zone – North East England
Location: Blyth and Cobalt Park.

Investment: £30 billion from Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and others.

Jobs: Over 5,000 high-quality roles.

Vision: Transform the region into a hub for AI innovation and skills development.

Salesforce & BlackRock
Salesforce: £1.4 billion pledged for UK AI expansion.

BlackRock: £500 million for upgrading UK data centre infrastructure.

These investments signal a massive vote of confidence in the UK’s AI potential, with the government positioning the country as a global magnet for innovation. Want to dive deeper into how this might reshape the UK economy or job market?