Burnham’s devolution drive could ‘push 90,000 jobs out of London’Nearly 10,000 jobs are expected to leave the capital by 2031Roughly 90,000 of London’s white-collar jobs could be pushed into other parts of the country as Andy Burnham accelerates his devolution drive, a top recruitment firm has predicted. “When professionals move into an area, the benefits ripple through the local economy,” said Jonny Bohane, senior manager at Robert Walters’ market intelligence team. The 90,000 roles would represent only 2.5 per cent of London’s overall workforce and indicates a rebalancing of jobs rather than any significant shift in business activity away from London, Robert Walters said. By the end of 2027, Robert Walters predicts that up to 12,000 jobs will be moved out of the capital. Daniel Harris, managing director UK&I at Robert Walters, said: “Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham are the engine rooms of [regional] activity.