# Barclays will cut about 5,000 jobs this year, including fewer developers, citing AI productivity

About 60 percent of the cuts fall on support functions, 1,000 roles are already gone, and the bank expects more than £1.1 billion in savings from its efficiency program.

- Conviction: 40 / 100 (forming)
- Horizon: Emerging (watchlist)
- Tracking since: 2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Last updated: 2026-10-24T06:43:21.582Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/trends/event-barclays-will-cut-about-5-000-jobs-this-year-including-fewer
- Publisher: Polylog
- Affected regions: Europe

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