The cuts are mainly due to Shell’s takeover of oil and gas exploration firm BG Group and prolonged low oil prices, it said.
Shell has announced more than 10,000 job losses over the past two years.
In February, the firm posted its steepest fall in full-year earnings for 13 years.
“Despite the improvements that we have made to our business, current market conditions remain challenging,” said Shell UK and Ireland vice president Paul Goodfellow.
“Our integration with BG provides an opportunity to accelerate our performance in this ‘lower for longer’ environment.