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Software engineering: job cuts
16 announcements at 12 employers naming software engineering jobs, in the last 12 months: 67,668 jobs cut, counted once per announcement and only when the employer, a formal notice or two reports confirm the figure; 1 is a US layoff notice (WARN).
16AnnouncementsCuts, consultations, buyouts and reported plans
68kJobs cut, counted67,668, once per announcement
12Employers12 of them in the Index
1WARN noticesFormal US layoff notices
Month by month
The largest
- 31st Mar30,000jobs cut
- 22nd Jun21,000jobs cut
- 18th May7,000jobs cut
- 22nd Oct5,000jobs cut
- 2nd Feb2,200jobs cut
- 14th Oct1,000jobs cut
- 14th Apr1,000jobs cut
- 22nd Sep268jobs cut
- 21st Aug200jobs cut
- 14th Apr2,000jobs, not yet confirmed
Every announcement
Newest first. Employers in the Index and rounds of 250 jobs or more lead; smaller notices at other employers fold under each month, read under the same rule.
October 2026 46,000 jobs
- 22nd Oct5,000jobs cut
- 14th Oct1,000jobs cut
- 7th Oct70jobs, not yet confirmed
- 1st OctNo figure
September 2026 2268 jobs
- 22nd Sep268jobs cut
- 16th SepNo figure
June 2026 221,000 jobs
- 24th Jun800places offered
- 22nd Jun21,000jobs cut
May 2026 27,000 jobs
- 18th May7,000jobs cut
- 11th May361jobs, not yet confirmed
April 2026 21,000 jobs
- 14th Apr1,000jobs cut
- 14th Apr2,000jobs, not yet confirmed
November 2025 1
- 21st Nov1,800jobs, not yet confirmed
Labels are our opinion, reached by applying one published rule to the sources listed on each employer’s page. Summaries are machine-written from the best source; the source is what counts. How it works