In the three months to January 2025, there were around 124,000 redundancies made in the United Kingdom, compared with 114,000 in the three months to December. During this time period, the highest number of redundancies occurred in the three months to November 2020, when there were approximately 398,000 redundancies.

A June 2021 report investigated the extent of redundancies in the museum industry of the United Kingdom after a year of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The study identified that as of April 2021 roughly 4,100 jobs were deemed as surplus since the beginning of the pandemic. Specifically, there were 1,850 proposed redundancies in addition to 2,250 confirmed redundancies as of the period considered.

According to a survey conducted during the Coronavirus outbreak, 52 percent of marketers in the United Kingdom (UK) said their organization had already applied for the Job Retention scheme in September 2020. 10 percent said they definitely would make permanent staff redundant.

A June 2021 study investigated the types of jobs lost within the museum industry of the United Kingdom following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. At least 25 museums reported redundancies in jobs related to learning and engagement, whereas 24 museums confirmed redundancies in the front of house and visitor operations department. In contrast, the least affected departments were digital & IT and finance, with only three museums declaring redundancies for these types of jobs.