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summary: "Barclays plans to cut around 5,000 roles, or roughly 5% of its 93,000 staff, by the end of 2026, with support functions and software developers accounting for about 60% of the job losses, citing productivity gains from artificial intelligence. About 1,000 positions were already removed in the first half of 2026, and the bank reported a 12% increase in third-quarter pre-tax profit to £2.3B along with a £500M share buyback."
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# Barclays to Cut 5,000 Roles Including Support and Software Developers

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**Published:** 2026-10-23T14:54:57.000Z
**Category:** Industry

## Summary

Barclays plans to cut around 5,000 roles, or roughly 5% of its 93,000 staff, by the end of 2026, with support functions and software developers accounting for about 60% of the job losses, citing productivity gains from artificial intelligence\. About 1,000 positions were already removed in the first half of 2026, and the bank reported a 12% increase in third\-quarter pre\-tax profit to £2\.3B along with a £500M share buyback\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/business/update-barclays-to-cut-5000-roles-including-support-and-software-develop-1cbe1db6>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/FT/status/2113216811181170833>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/disclosetv/status/2113177557965365254>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/zerohedge/status/2113614555276251298>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/Amanda_Goodall/status/2113198228812505131>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/LayoffAI/status/2113240830416678936>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/rohanpaul_ai/status/2113258189009654265>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/HighyieldHarry/status/2113322284316561831>)