Amazon announces plans to invest £40 billion in the UK over the next three years (2025-2027). This investment includes building four new fulfilment centres and new delivery stations nationwide, as well as upgrades and expansions to its existing network of over 100 operations buildings across the country. The investment will create thousands of new permanent, full-time jobs in the UK, with the vast majority outside of London and the South East. These include 2,000 jobs at the previously announced state-of-the-art fulfilment centre in Hull and 2,000 jobs at another in Northampton, plus additional positions at new sites in the East Midlands and at delivery stations across the country.

The nnouncement demonstrates Amazon’s commitment to supporting growth and productivity for the benefit of its customers, partners, and the wider economy, with the investment expected to drive innovation throughout the UK and contribute an estimated additional £38 billion to the UK’s GDP[1].

As a top 10 private sector employer, Amazon already employs over 75,000 people in the UK, providing roles of all kinds, at all levels, across every region of the country. Amazon pays full-time employees a minimum of £28,000 per year (£30,000 in London), and will create over 60 different roles at the new sites, including positions for robotics technicians, safety experts, and mechatronic engineers.

Alongside the planned creation of the new operations facilities, the £40 billion investment includes: opening two new buildings at Amazon’s corporate HQ in East London; ongoing investment to enhance Amazon’s transportation infrastructure in every region, enabling faster and more efficient service to customers nationwide and critical support to the thousands of small and medium-sized UK businesses who sell their products on Amazon’s stores across the world; support for Amazon’s workforce through competitive compensation, benefits, and pioneering training programmes; and ongoing commitment to the UK creative industry, including the redevelopment of the historic Bray Film Studios in Berkshire, continued investment in multimillion-pound skills and training programmes, and landmark original TV and film productions.

The investment also includes part of the £8 billion previously announced in September 2024 for building, operating, and maintaining data centres in the UK (from 2024-2028) to help meet the growing needs of organisations of all sizes, support the UK’s ambition to increase AI compute capacity, and help transform the UK’s digital economy.

Amazon CEO, Andy Jassy, said: “Amazon has been proud to serve our customers in the UK for the past 27 years. Thanks to their support, we’ve grown to be part of over 100 communities nationwide, from developing drone technology in Darlington to producing world-class entertainment at our studios in Bray. We now employ over 75,000 people and have become one of the UK’s largest private sector employers and taxpayers. When Amazon invests, it’s not only in London and the South East – we’re bringing innovation and job creation to communities throughout England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, strengthening the UK’s economy and delivering better experiences for customers wherever they live.”

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said:

“Amazon’s £40 billion investment adds another major win to Britain’s basket and is a massive vote of confidence in the UK as the best place to do business.

“It means thousands of new jobs—real opportunities for people in every corner of the country to build careers, learn new skills, and support their families.

“Whether it’s cutting-edge AI or same-day delivery, this deal shows that our Plan for Change is working—bringing in investment, driving growth, and putting more money in people’s pockets.”

Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, said:

“This investment is a powerful endorsement of Britain’s economic strengths.

“The world is changing, but this Government is working hand in hand with businesses to navigate that change to create jobs, wealth and opportunity in every corner of the country.”

Business and Trade Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds said:

“Our Modern Industrial Strategy will ensure the UK is the best country to invest and do business, and seeing massive international firms like Amazon bank on Britain shows we are on the right track. “This investment will create highly-skilled jobs and boost living standards across the country, and the £100 billion of investment we’ve secured in the past year shows our Plan for Change is already delivering for working people.” Amazon is offering 1,000 new full-time apprenticeship roles this year, and already employs more than 75,000 people in over 100 sites across the UK. This new investment will supercharge its impact on local economies. The data centre investment alone is expected to contribute £14 billion to the UK economy over 5 years (2024-2028) and support 14,000 full-time equivalent jobs each year – many of them in small and medium-sized businesses.

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