Are you thinking about changing careers — but not sure where to start, whether you have the right experience, or how to make yourself credible in a new field?
Career Change UK 2026 is the practical, no-nonsense guide that walks you through every stage of a successful career change in today’s UK job market. Written by career coach Brian Berry, founder of Leap Forward Careers and host of the Careers Clinic Livestream, this is the book built from hundreds of real conversations with UK professionals who made the change — and the ones who nearly did but didn’t know how.
Who this book is for
This guide is for UK professionals who are seriously considering a career change and want a clear, step-by-step plan to make it happen. Specifically, it is written for people who:
– Have years of experience in one field but feel ready for something different
– Are worried their skills won’t transfer to a new industry
– Don’t know how to write a CV or LinkedIn profile that works across sectors
– Are facing redundancy and want to use the opportunity to make a different move
– Have been applying for roles in a new field and not getting responses
– Want to change careers without going back to university or starting from the bottom
This is not a book about finding yourself. It is a book about getting hired — in a field you actually want to work in.
What is inside
The book opens with a Pre-Chapter that addresses the identity questions most career changers face — including a practical readiness assessment and an honest look at salary expectations during a transition.
The ten chapters that follow cover:
Chapter 1 —
The current UK job market, how hiring has changed, and what career changers specifically need to know about competing in 2026.
Chapter 2 — Understanding Your Transferable Skills
The Achievement Excavation Exercise — a structured method for identifying the skills you already have and describing them in the language of your target field.
Chapter 3 — Finding Career Paths That Fit
How to assess career options against your skills, values, and the actual demand in the UK market. Practical frameworks for shortlisting where to go next.
Chapter 4 — The Career Change CV
A hybrid CV format designed specifically for career changers. Includes a profile statement guide, ATS optimisation, and a full template.
Chapter 5 — Writing a Career Change Cover Letter
The Past-Present-Future framework for cover letters that bridge your background to your target role — without sounding apologetic or overexplaining.
Chapter 6 — Using LinkedIn to Accelerate Your Career Change
A complete LinkedIn rewrite guide for career changers. Headline, summary, experience framing, and outreach scripts for connecting with people in your target field.
Chapter 7 — Interviewing as a Career Changer
The Confident Pivot Formula for handling questions about your background. Includes the STAR+R method with worked examples and a question bank by scenario.
Chapter 8 — Salary Negotiation When You’re New to a Field
How to research and anchor your salary expectations in a new industry. Includes the MAS (Market, Anchoring, Script) worksheet and counter-offer scripts.
Chapter 9 — The 30-Day Career Change Action Plan
A structured, week-by-week breakdown of the exact steps to take over thirty days to move your career change from thinking to doing.
Chapter 10 — Templates, Scripts and Worksheets
Every framework from the book consolidated in one place for easy reference throughout your search.
Format and delivery
Career Change UK 2026 is delivered as a PDF immediately after purchase. No Kindle device or account required. Read on any device — phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
About Brian Berry
Brian Berry is the founder of Leap Forward Careers and the creator of @careeradviceuk on TikTok. He has helped thousands of UK professionals with their careers through daily advice, the Careers Clinic Livestream, and one-to-one coaching and CV support. Career Change UK 2026 is the book that brings everything from those sessions together in one place.
Also available on Amazon Kindle at £6.99— if you prefer reading on a Kindle device, you can find the book at Amazon.co.uk.
Questions? Contact hello@leapstartcareers.com