# UK Data Center Storage Market > UK Data Center Storage Market: USD 1.95 billion in 2026, USD 3.78 billion by 2035, 9.27% CAGR from 2025, as AI Growth Zones lift UK IT load. Publisher: DC Market Insights Author: Amit Jain, DC Market Insights Published: 2026-06-13 Last updated: 2026-10-19 Next review: Apr 2027 Page: https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/united-kingdom-data-center-storage-market ## Key takeaways - Object Stores Feed AI Training in Northern Campuses - AI Data Pipelines: 1,890 MW of AI Load by 2030 **Frequently Asked Questions** **What is the size of the UK Data Center Storage Market in 2026?** USD 1.95 billion in 2026, up 25.35% from USD 1.56 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 3.78 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 9.27% from 2025, as installed UK IT load rises from 2,000 MW to 6,500 MW. **How fast is the UK Data Center Storage Market growing?** 9.27% a year from 2025 to 2035, after 10.10% a year from 2020 to 2025. Growth follows energised megawatts: DC Market Insights models 4,200 MW of UK IT load in 2030, short of the 6 GW the UK Compute Roadmap asks for. **How much do UK data centres spend on storage per MW?** About USD 820,000 a year per MW of conventional IT load and USD 480,000 per MW of AI load in 2025, rising to USD 920,000 and USD 540,000 in 2026 as flash prices reset (DC Market Insights estimates). **Which storage type leads the UK Data Center Storage Market?** All-flash arrays, with USD 670.11 million or 43.0% of 2025 value, growing 11.37% a year to USD 1.97 billion by 2035. Object storage is the fastest architecture at 13.09% a year. **Which UK region spends the most on data center storage?** Greater London, with USD 638.95 million or 41.0% of 2025 value. The North of England grows fastest at 16.66% a year to USD 945.75 million by 2035 as the Blyth and Cambois campus opens in 2028. **Who are the leading UK data center storage vendors?** Dell Technologies leads with about 19% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights assessment), and the top five array vendors (Dell, NetApp, HPE, Pure Storage and IBM) hold about 48%. Hyperscalers buy most of the rest as drives from Seagate, Western Digital, Sandisk, Micron and Samsung. **How do AI Growth Zones affect UK data center storage demand?** Seven named UK projects with about 1.4 GW of disclosed capacity would need roughly USD 750 million a year of storage once fully live (DC Market Insights tracker). Blyth and Cambois alone, at up to 1.1 GW, would add about a third of 2025 UK storage spend. **Why did UK data center storage spend jump in 2026?** Spend rises USD 395.04 million in 2026, and about USD 187 million of that comes from higher flash prices: Sandisk said about two-thirds of its June 2026 quarter sequential growth came from pricing. The rest comes from 300 MW of new load. **Which rules apply to data center storage in the UK?** Data centres became Critical National Infrastructure on 12 September 2024, and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill covers third-party sites from 1 MW of rated IT load. UK GDPR storage limitation, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and ISO/IEC 27040:2024 also shape purchases. **Why do UK Data Center Storage Market estimates differ?** USD 1.95 billion in 2026 is the DC Market Insights figure for storage hardware, software and support bought for UK sites. Estimates that add cloud storage service revenue, server boot drives, tape or stand-alone backup software come out more than two times higher. ## Dataset | Series | Value | Unit | | --- | --- | --- | | Market size 2025 | 1,560 | USD million | | Revenue CAGR | 9.27 | % | | Market size 2035 | 3,780 | USD million | ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the size of the UK Data Center Storage Market in 2026? USD 1.95 billion in 2026, up 25.35% from USD 1.56 billion in 2025, according to DC Market Insights estimates. The market is projected to reach USD 3.78 billion by 2035, a CAGR of 9.27% from 2025, as installed UK IT load rises from 2,000 MW to 6,500 MW. ### How fast is the UK Data Center Storage Market growing? 9.27% a year from 2025 to 2035, after 10.10% a year from 2020 to 2025. Growth follows energised megawatts: DC Market Insights models 4,200 MW of UK IT load in 2030, short of the 6 GW the UK Compute Roadmap asks for. ### How much do UK data centres spend on storage per MW? About USD 820,000 a year per MW of conventional IT load and USD 480,000 per MW of AI load in 2025, rising to USD 920,000 and USD 540,000 in 2026 as flash prices reset (DC Market Insights estimates). ### Which storage type leads the UK Data Center Storage Market? All-flash arrays, with USD 670.11 million or 43.0% of 2025 value, growing 11.37% a year to USD 1.97 billion by 2035. Object storage is the fastest architecture at 13.09% a year. ### Which UK region spends the most on data center storage? Greater London, with USD 638.95 million or 41.0% of 2025 value. The North of England grows fastest at 16.66% a year to USD 945.75 million by 2035 as the Blyth and Cambois campus opens in 2028. ### Who are the leading UK data center storage vendors? Dell Technologies leads with about 19% of 2025 value (DC Market Insights assessment), and the top five array vendors (Dell, NetApp, HPE, Pure Storage and IBM) hold about 48%. Hyperscalers buy most of the rest as drives from Seagate, Western Digital, Sandisk, Micron and Samsung. ### How do AI Growth Zones affect UK data center storage demand? Seven named UK projects with about 1.4 GW of disclosed capacity would need roughly USD 750 million a year of storage once fully live (DC Market Insights tracker). Blyth and Cambois alone, at up to 1.1 GW, would add about a third of 2025 UK storage spend. ### Why did UK data center storage spend jump in 2026? Spend rises USD 395.04 million in 2026, and about USD 187 million of that comes from higher flash prices: Sandisk said about two-thirds of its June 2026 quarter sequential growth came from pricing. The rest comes from 300 MW of new load. ### Which rules apply to data center storage in the UK? Data centres became Critical National Infrastructure on 12 September 2024, and the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill covers third-party sites from 1 MW of rated IT load. UK GDPR storage limitation, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and ISO/IEC 27040:2024 also shape purchases. ### Why do UK Data Center Storage Market estimates differ? USD 1.95 billion in 2026 is the DC Market Insights figure for storage hardware, software and support bought for UK sites. Estimates that add cloud storage service revenue, server boot drives, tape or stand-alone backup software come out more than two times higher. ## How to cite Data Center Market Research & Consulting | DC Market Insights, "UK Data Center Storage Market", updated 2026-10-19, https://www.dcmarketinsights.com/report/united-kingdom-data-center-storage-market