Up to 150 Aldi UK Head Office Tech Jobs Are at Risk in a New Restructure

Aldi's UK business is consulting with its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles, according to The Guardian, which reported the plan on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The roles sit at its Warwickshire HQ, and the proposal follows 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more redundancies among buying directors. Aldi's own statement gives no number, only that any changes are being introduced gradually and following a consultation period. Jobs in shops are not expected to be affected. For Metaintro readers who work in retail IT or are weighing a move into it, this guide covers what Aldi is proposing, what its head office IT roles pay, what UK law requires in a collective consultation, and where Aldi is still hiring.

What Is Aldi Proposing for Its UK Technology Team?

Aldi's UK division has commenced consultation with its technology team. Aldi's statement did not set out a timetable for the proposals.

The technology proposal follows other changes. Beyond the finance and buying cuts, Aldi reduced the number of regional managers slightly, affecting a handful of high-paying roles.

Consultation was set to begin on redundancies in payroll in the coming months, sources told The Guardian, and the company has also recently reduced the number of cleaning hours for the agency workers at its head office in Atherstone, Warwickshire.

One affected worker described the cuts as “shortsighted” and upper management as “woefully out of touch with the reality”.

At Aldi, our promise to customers is that we will always offer great quality products at unbeatable prices, an Aldi spokesperson said, according to the BusinessCloud report.

Why Is Aldi Cutting Head Office Roles Now?

The cuts are part of a global effort to trim costs at the budget grocer. The German-owned group is reducing the number of people in local country operations as it centralises more work, and it is also making cutbacks at its head offices in the US, Australia and China. Aldi Süd, which operates Aldi UK, was planning to eliminate hundreds of jobs at its headquarters in Mülheim, according to reports in January.

Aldi frames the move as adjusting the way parts of its UK business are structured, part of a continuous review of its operations to operate simply and efficiently and use its global scale.

UK sales at the chain rose 0.4% in the 12 weeks to 1 November, in Worldpanel by Numerator data cited by The Guardian, and its market share fell back by 0.1 percentage point year on year. At the same time it has invested £300m in lowering prices on 900 products in the UK this year (about $399 million), and it faces tougher competition from the traditional supermarkets, several of which now match it on price on key items.

Are the Technology Jobs Moving to India?

Aldi has not disclosed whether any of the technology work will move abroad, and the outsourcing made public so far covers other departments. Aldi is outsourcing finance, procurement and administration roles to India, among other countries, as part of a deal with Genpact, which is a New York-headquartered AI firm.

The retailer has also reportedly been outsourcing some administrative and finance roles to lower-cost companies in eastern Europe and India, having begun restructuring within its head offices last year.

What Do Aldi's Head Office IT Jobs Pay?

Aldi publishes salary bands for its National IT roles, which helps affected staff benchmark their next offer and helps outside applicants judge the work. Aldi's National IT (NIT) teams use a mix of Technicians, Specialists, Analysts, Project Managers and support staff to turn the business's needs into IT solutions.

These are the main bands on Aldi's current IT careers page, which does not say which of them are part of the consultation.

• National IT Senior Manager, £96,455 salary rising in increments to £120,400 in year 4 (about $128,193 to $160,017)
• National IT Manager, £63,535 rising in increments to £98,050 in year 8 (about $84,441 to $130,313)
• National IT Senior Analyst, £63,535 rising in increments to £82,410 in year 5 (about $84,441 to $109,526)
• National IT Team Leader and National IT Analyst, £55,125 rising in increments to £63,500 in year 5 (about $73,264 to $84,394)
• National IT Specialist, £37,685 rising in increments to £54,530 in year 5 (about $50,085 to $72,473)
• National IT Technician, £32,120 rising in increments to £35,900 in year 5 (about $42,689 to $47,713)
• National IT Apprentice, £309 p/w rising to £509 p/w in year 4 (about $411 to $676 a week)

Hours are listed too. The National IT Manager role is a 5-day, 45-hour week, while analyst and specialist roles list a 5-day, 40-hour week. Head office staff can get up to 2 days of remote working a week (role dependent), and the head office has over 2,000 people in total.

What Are Your Rights in a UK Redundancy Consultation?

The collective rules apply to an employer making 20 or more employees redundant within any 90-day period at a single establishment. The minimum consultation period before any dismissal is 30 days for 20 to 99 proposed redundancies and 45 days for 100 or more, and the employer must notify the Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) before a consultation starts.

Consultation happens through representatives, or with staff directly if there are none. That will be a trade union rep (if you’re represented by a trade union) or an elected employee rep (if you’re not represented by a trade union, or if your employer does not recognise your trade union), and any affected employee can stand for election as an employee rep or vote for others.

Collective consultations must cover ways to avoid redundancies, the reasons for redundancies, how to keep the number of dismissals to a minimum and how to limit the effects for employees involved, for example by offering retraining.

Employers must give representatives or staff written details of the reasons for redundancies, the numbers and categories of employees involved, the numbers in each category, how employees will be selected, how the redundancies will be carried out and how redundancy payments will be worked out. Selection must be fair, for example based on your level of experience or capability to do the job. You cannot be selected because of age, gender, or if you’re disabled or pregnant.

Consultation does not have to end in agreement, but it must be carried out with a view to reaching it, including ways of avoiding or reducing the redundancies, according to the GOV.UK guidance on redundancy consultations.

How Much Statutory Redundancy Pay Could Affected Staff Get?

You are normally entitled to statutory redundancy pay if you’re an employee and you’ve been working for your current employer for 2 years or more.

Statutory redundancy pay is worked out like this:

• Half a week’s pay for each full year you were under 22
• One week’s pay for each full year you were 22 or older, but under 41
• One and half week’s pay for each full year you were 41 or older

Service is capped at 20 years. For redundancies on or after 6 April 2026, your weekly pay is capped at £751 and the maximum statutory redundancy pay you can get is £22,530 (about $998 and about $29,943). Aldi has not disclosed whether it will pay more than the statutory amount. You have 6 months from the date your job ends to apply for statutory redundancy pay.

Two more rights matter if you are offered another job or start job hunting. You have the right to a 4-week trial period for any alternative employment you’re offered, and you may lose your right to statutory redundancy pay if you unreasonably turn down suitable alternative employment. If you have been continuously employed for 2 years by the date your notice period ends, you can take a reasonable amount of time off to look for another job or arrange training to help you find another job, and the most your employer has to pay for that time is 40% of one week’s pay.

How Does This Compare With Aldi's February 2025 Head Office Restructure?

In February 2025, up to 350 people were put at risk of redundancy at the Warwickshire headquarters, in finance, back office and buying roles.

At the time, an Aldi spokesperson said no final decisions would be made until the consultation process was complete and that, wherever possible, Aldi would seek to redeploy affected colleagues within the business. This time, Aldi's statement does not mention redeployment and promises full support available to everyone affected.

The same month, Aldi also planned to create 1,600 new in-store roles during 2025.

Is Aldi Still Hiring in Stores?

Yes. Under a January 2026 plan, Aldi is to invest £370 million this year to open new stores across Britain (about $492 million), targeting 40 new store openings this year. That spend is part of a £1.6 billion two-year investment programme (about $2.1 billion) towards a long-term ambition of operating 1,500 UK stores. Aldi has 1,092 shops in the UK.

Store pay is published, and the April 2026 increase was the second pay rise for Aldi teams this year, after earlier rises like those in Aldi Boosts Hourly Wages for UK Store Staff. From 1 April 2026, Store Assistants earn £13.50 an hour nationally and £14.88 inside the M25 (about $17.94 and about $19.78), and these rates rise to £14.47 and £15.20 respectively based on length of service (about $19.23 and about $20.20). The rise covers over 28,000 hourly-paid store colleagues, and Aldi employs more than 45,000 colleagues across the UK. Under Aldi's January 2026 pay announcement, Store Apprentice pay rises to £12.02 an hour outside the M25 and £13.22 inside it (about $15.98 and about $17.57).

Openings go up on Aldi's store careers page, which lists Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager, Deputy Store Manager, Store Assistant, Stock Assistant, Store Cleaner and a stores apprenticeship. Its coming stores list includes Basildon for November 2026, plus Bracknell, Epsom, Matlock, Stepney Green and others for 2026.

Those are store roles, not IT roles.

Which Other UK Grocers Have Cut Jobs?

Aldi is not the only grocer reducing central roles. In April, Morrisons planned to put up to 200 roles at its Bradford head office at risk as it uses data and AI to streamline processes and automate manual tasks.

Shortly before Morrisons cut head office roles this spring, Sainsbury’s eliminated 300 head office jobs as it restructured its technology team and Argos delivery network, and Tesco laid off a similar number of people as it changed the way it operated bakeries. This summer, Asda put up to 1,000 jobs at risk as it introduced more automation into its logistics operation.

What This Means for Aldi Tech Workers and Job Seekers, and What Should You Do Next?

The first thing to hold onto is that the figure is a ceiling in a proposal, not a final count, and Aldi's changes come following a consultation period. Consultation must cover ways to avoid redundancies and how to keep the number of dismissals to a minimum, so use it.

• Get the written details. Your reps must be given the numbers and categories of employees involved and how employees will be selected, so ask them to share both early.
• Elect a strong rep. You can stand for election as an employee rep, since the collective consultation should take place between your employer and a representative.
• Price your package. Work out your statutory minimum from the GOV.UK redundancy pay rules, then compare any Aldi offer against it.
• Benchmark your next salary. Use Aldi's own IT pay bands as a reference point when a recruiter asks what you earn now.
• Start the search during notice. Line up interviews while you are still paid, using the steps in How to Job Search With AI After a Layoff.

Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have also cut head office roles, so look beyond rival supermarkets to suppliers, logistics firms and retail software vendors.

Lacey Kaelani, Metaintro's CEO, puts it this way: A consultation is time you are still being paid. Use it to line up interviews, not to wait for the final letter.

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People Also Asked

Q: How many Aldi UK head office tech jobs are at risk?

A: Aldi is consulting its technology team on the loss of up to 150 roles, according to The Guardian, and Aldi has not confirmed a number itself.

Q: Are Aldi store jobs affected by the restructure?

A: No. Jobs in Aldi’s UK stores have not been affected by the decision, and Aldi is still opening stores and hiring through its store careers page.

Q: How long must a UK redundancy consultation last?

A: There is no maximum, but the minimum before dismissals is 30 days for 20 to 99 redundancies and 45 days for 100 or more, counted from the start of consultation.

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