Deloitte: 1,050 jobs cut
UK workforce down 2%. Cuts primarily in consulting. Shifting work to lower-cost countries while deploying AI for routine tasks. There is strong evidence linking these cuts to AI adoption, with company leadership referencing automation and efficiency gains in public statements. Of the 1,050 total positions affected, our methodology estimates that approximately 788 roles (75%) are attributable to AI-driven changes. This is part of a broader pattern in Accounting/Consulting where companies are restructuring operations around AI capabilities while reducing headcount in functions susceptible to automation.
Conservative
473
Core Estimate
788
Upper Bound
1,050
Sources
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