TCS announces new AI experience zone ahead of creation of 5,000 jobs
IT services, consulting, and business solutions firm Tata Consultancy Services has launched a new AI ‘experience zone’ and design studio in London. The firm says its continued investment will create 5,000 new jobs across the UK over the next three years.
Vinay Singhvi, head of UK and Ireland for Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), said, “The UK is TCS’ second-largest market globally, making it central to our investment strategy around the world. The AI experience zone will further help to foster innovation in collaboration with businesses throughout the UK, helping in maintaining an edge in artificial intelligence and new technologies. Additionally, we are continuing to expand our footprint across the UK, with investment into innovation, people, and skills in all four nations.”
According to a release from TCS, the experience zone facility is a reimagination of its flagship PacePort facility. Launched in 2024, the PacePort was dedicated to innovation hub in the heart of London, with the hub aiming to become a centre for cutting-edge technology, research and development in the UK, while leveraging TCS’s extensive expertise in technology.
The experience zone will now play a strategic role in fostering innovation and client collaboration across the UK and reflects its commitment towards the region. Meanwhile, the London studio is the second design hub established by TCS, following the opening of the New York Design Studio in September. It will leverage the wide innovation ecosystem that TCS has built in partnership with its partners, academia as well as startup enterprises across the UK.
In the last financial year it reported, TCS says it contributed £3.3 billion to the UK economy. This included supporting 42,700 jobs either directly or through its supply chain across 19 sites in the UK, with 15,300 employees working in technology positions such as engineering and data analytics. This is set to continue through projects such as the experience zone – with TCS projecting the creation of some 5,000 roles in the UK, following Jason Stockwood, Minister for Investment, visiting the firm’s Mumbai office, as part of Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s trade delegation to India.
Stockwood added, “I was delighted to visit the TCS campus in Mumbai to see their technological innovation first-hand. As we celebrate a landmark Prime Ministerial visit to India, we have reaffirmed the pledge between our two economies to maximise on the trade deal we signed in July. As a valued investor for the UK, Tata Group and its companies like TCS are central to this mission which ultimately will create jobs, put money in people’s pockets, and deliver economic growth across both countries.”
