Microsoft Corporation announced a landmark investment of US$30 billion across the United Kingdom from 2025 through 2028. It is the largest financial commitment Microsoft has ever made in the UK.
The investment includes US$15 billion in capital expenditures dedicated to expanding the UK’s cloud and AI infrastructure. As part of this initiative, Microsoft will build the country’s largest supercomputer with more than 23,000 NVIDIA GPUs in partnership with Nscale.
The remaining funds will support Microsoft’s ongoing operations across the UK, including its workforce of 6,000 employees located in multiple sites and cities. These teams span advanced research, AI model development, product development, datacenter operations, sales, support, and new game creation.
Microsoft will also expand its datacenter footprint to meet growing AI demand from customers in every sector in the UK, including Barclays, the NHS, the London Stock Exchange Group, the Premier League, Vodafone, the UK Met Office, Unilever, and Wayve.
Vodafone has expanded Microsoft Copilot to 68,000 employees worldwide after seeing productivity gains of four hours per week during its pilot. Barclays is rolling out Copilot to 100,000 colleagues and integrating it into its own tools to unlock insights and efficiency. Developers at the London Stock Exchange Group are using GitHub Copilot and Windows 365 to dramatically accelerate secure, trusted application development.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: “Microsoft’s landmark investment is a powerful vote of confidence in UK’s leadership in AI and cutting-edge technology.
“This commitment will not only strengthen our digital infrastructure and support thousands of highly skilled jobs, but also ensure Britain remains at the forefront of global innovation as we deliver on our Plan for Change.
“We are proud to partner with world-leading companies like Microsoft to build a future powered by British ingenuity and ambition.”
Through this investment, Microsoft will further the economic ties between the United States and the UK and strengthen collaboration under the UK-US Technology Partnership. Microsoft has already trained more than one million people in AI skills across the UK, ensuring the workforce is equipped for the future. The company also contributes to the UK’s leadership in science, technology, and responsible innovation through Microsoft Research in Cambridge and Microsoft AI in London.
Microsoft acknowledges that the ability to make an investment of this scale depends in no small measure on the UK Government’s work to reform planning, grow electricity capacity, and foster a more stable and open regulatory environment.
Microsoft asserts that for AI to realize its full potential, businesses need clarity and predictability in how they deploy their investments, and people need confidence that these technologies are developed and deployed responsibly. The company believes trusted American technology built on principles of security, transparency, and responsibility can help empower UK institutions and businesses to lead with confidence investing in a partnership that will deliver opportunity, innovation, and impact in both nations.