Techradar and Tom’s Guide jobs at risk as Future plc plans “significant restructure” at tech titles

Staff at Techradar and Tom’s Guide are threatened with redundancy as publisher Future plc announces plans to make 45 editorial redundancies at its technology titles.

The publisher added that 15 new roles are being created at the same time, making a net job reduction of 30.

Press Gazette reports that product reviews brand Tom’s Guide and news and reviews site Techradar are being hit particularly hard, with staff in both the UK and US affected.

An email from the publisher, seen by Press Gazette, stated that a “significant restructure” of the editorial operation was being proposed and that the 15 new roles “better reflect our strategy going forward.”

The email added: “We are living through unprecedented times in digital publishing, and the fundamental changes underway in both how our content is distributed and how it is consumed have left us with no option but to embark on a process today to reduce the number of roles in the team.”

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A spokesperson for Future, which just last week acquried acquired leading UK women’s fashion digital publisher SheerLuxe Ltd and BLUSH Talent MGMT in a £39.9 million deal, told the Gazette: “We have made the difficult decision to reduce headcount in certain areas of the business to enable greater focus on future growth areas. These decisions are not taken lightly, and our priority is to support affected colleagues.”

In December Future reported revenue for the year to 30 September was down 6% (or a less alarming 3% organically, when combined with adverse foreign exchange and closures made in the year) to £739.2m. Profit before tax was down 11% to £91.9m.

The B2C division that includes Tom’s Guide and Techradar saw sessions down 10% to 317m, in contrast to growth in the women’s and wealth verticals. UK digital advertising revenue saw the biggest decline in the division, down 14% (or 8% organically).

Both Tom’s Guide and Techradar saw monthly audience decline – Tom’s Guide by 36% in the 18 months to December (to 1.97 million), while Techradar’s December 2025 audience of 3.74 million was 5% lower than in July 2024.