Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs in AI-led efficiency drive
4 sources·Updated October 22, 2026

Barclays job cuts
Covered by 4 sources
- BBC Business·11h agoBarclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI
The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.
Read at BBC Business → - Guardian Tech·11h agoBarclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profits Business live – latest updates Barclays is cutting 5,000 jobs as part of wider cost-cutting plans that its bosses say are being driven by advances in AI. The job cuts…
Read at Guardian Tech → - Sky News Home·13h agoBarclays cutting 5,000 jobs in AI-led efficiency drive
Barclays has revealed it is cutting 5,000 jobs - 5% of its workforce - as part of efforts to save costs and drive efficiency through investment in artificial intelligence (AI).
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