It is investing to expand its European operations, including its warehouses, known as fulfilment centres.
The company currently employs 40,000 people in Europe and last year created 10,000 jobs.
It says it has invested more than €15bn (£11.5bn) on European infrastructure and operations since 2010, with £4.6bn in the UK.
Amazon said the new jobs would be added across its business operations in the UK.
These
include posts at its new London head office, which is under
construction, and at three research and development centres, in
Cambridge, Edinburgh and London, as well as at a customer service centre
in Edinburgh.
It will also be hiring people for its 10 warehouses
and its new fashion photography studio in London. The new Amazon Web
Services data centre, due to launch next year, will also need new staff
as will local delivery centres.
"Britain
has a world-class tech sector with a reputation for innovation and
excellence," said Amazon UK's managing director, Christopher North.
"These
new jobs we are creating up and down the country are testament to the
quality of the workforce in the UK and our confidence in its economy,
which we are proud to support through our continued investments," he
said.
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