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L&D redundancies double in 2025
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The annual Work and Salary Report is out: Sharp rise in redundancies; Finding a job is taking longer. Interview with report author, Nick Jones from recruiter Blue Eskimo.
The annual Work and Salary Report is out this week and points to difficult times for many working in learning and development, with tighter budgets, slower hiring and growing uncertainty around job security.
In 2025 redundancies have risen again, fewer people are choosing to move roles and yet, almost half of L&D professionals say they’re considering a job change in the next year.
Nick Jones from the recruiter Blue Eskimo joins Learning News with the latest L&D Work and Salary Report.
Headlines
- Redundacies up from 11% in 2024 to 22% in 2025
- Those securing a new job in under one month down from 48% to 11%
- Those who say treatment from their employer worsened up from 20% to 34%
- Those paid less than before increased for third consecutive year
- Career progression opportunities in decline for third consecutive year
- 48% say they are likely to change jobs in the next year, up from 40%
- Only 14% expect L&D budgets to increase, down from 28% last year, and 50% foresee cuts.
Download the report
Blue Eskimo L&D Work and Salary Report
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