Named UK job cuts in 2026

By announcement date. Latest recorded announcement: 9 October 2026.

Jobs proposed or under consultation
10,941
Jobs confirmed or reduced
3,619

Proposed or in consultationConfirmed or reduced

  1. Jan
    Proposed or under consultation: 558 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 1,329 jobs
  2. Feb
    Proposed or under consultation: 863 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 305 jobs
  3. Mar
    Proposed or under consultation: 826 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 681 jobs
  4. Apr
    Proposed or under consultation: 779 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 216 jobs
  5. May
    Proposed or under consultation: 536 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 294 jobs
  6. Jun
    Proposed or under consultation: 1,030 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 42 jobs
  7. Jul
    Proposed or under consultation: 966 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 348 jobs
  8. Aug
    Proposed or under consultation: 170 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 8 jobs
  9. Sep
    Proposed or under consultation: 2,003 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 343 jobs
  10. Oct
    Proposed or under consultation: 3,210 jobs
    Confirmed or reduced: 53 jobs

399 published records; 321 have no stated UK job number.

2,058 named jobs have a constituency allocation; 12,502 have no constituency allocation. These figures include proposals and confirmed cuts.

This dataset covers named reports we have recorded. It is incomplete and does not measure all UK job losses. Unknown numbers, unstated UK shares and reversed cuts add no jobs.

Records last updated: 11 October 2026. Figures can change as records are checked.