KPMG Trims UK Tech Advisory Staff Amid AI Market Shift
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The consulting giant is cutting roles in AI, Cyber, and SAP teams as it reshapes its advisory arm to meet evolving market dynamics.
KPMG UK is reducing its workforce within the Tech and Data areas of its Advisory division, targeting approximately 4 percent of the division's staff, according to reporting from The Register. The layoffs affect employees in the SAP, Testing, Cyber, and AI teams, with departures scheduled for next month.
Internal documents detailed by The Register show a redundancy package based on years of service, capped at 20 years. The package offers varying weekly pay rates based on age: 0.5 weeks for service under age 22, one week for service between ages 22 and 40, and 1.5 weeks for service after age 41. While the firm removed the £751 statutory weekly pay cap, one affected employee described the terms as "insulting and disgraceful," suggesting the reorganization is driven by a desire to protect profits for equity partners. The Register reports that KPMG UK partners earned an average of £880,000 in the year ending September 2025.
A KPMG spokesperson stated the firm is adapting its focus and setup to ensure the "right skills" are in place to serve clients amid evolving market dynamics and low attrition. This move follows a broader trend of restructuring among the Big Four; The Register notes that PwC UK planned to merge two of its three advisory businesses in April 2026 to address AI-driven industry disruptions.
These cuts follow a larger reduction of 600 roles across the UK organization six months ago, which included roughly 120 Advisory positions. Duncan Aitchison, an analyst at TechMarketView, told The Register that subdued market demand has pressured the consulting business, estimating a 9 percent revenue decline for the practice between fiscal 2024 and 2025.