New stats have been published on hybrid and remote working, and some of the results are surprising!

Join us as we delve into the latest insights:

What workers think of remote working

It’s no secret that the pandemic had a big effect on the shift towards working from home. The number of people remote working has increased more than five times since pre-pandemic levels of 4.7%, as now 25% of UK employees work from home some of the time.

Now, 91% of workers have a positive view of remote working, Buffer’s latest study reveals.

With ONS (Office for National Statistics) research finding the top reasons for remote working are:

• Improved staff wellbeing (79.9%)
• Reduced overheads (49.1%)
• Increased productivity (48.3%)
• Ability to recruit from a wider pool (34.7%)
• Reduced sickness levels: (27.3%)
• Ability to better match jobs with skills: (17.4%)

Most popular work from home days

The ONS study found the most popular day to work from home is Friday, with 65% of workers choosing to work from home on that day.

The breakdown is as follows:

• Monday: 58% of employees work from home
• Tuesday: 67%
• Wednesday: 64%
• Thursday: 63%
• Friday: 65%
• Saturday: 6%
• Sunday: 7%

Age affects remote and hybrid working

The ONS study showed that age affects those who work from home.

With the youngest age group, 16-24 years, having the biggest majority, 65%, who could not homework and only travelled to work. This dipped across the older age groups, where hybrid and homeworking was possible, with 24% of people 65 and over only working at home.

35-44 year olds were found to be the most likely to adopt hybrid working, with 35% of that age group now hybrid working. It is popular amongst 25-34 and 45-54 year olds too, as 30% of those ages also hybrid work.

Education level impacts remote and hybrid working

The ONS report highlighted 67% of people with a degree or equivalent work at home, or do hybrid working, compared to 32% of people with below degree level, who were far more likely to only commute to work (68%).

Salary affects remote and hybrid working

Just 14% of people who receive up to £10,000 a year work from home or do hybrid working. The ONS study showed the number of people working from home or hybrid working increased as the pay brackets increased, with 80% of those at £50,000 or more, remote or hybrid working.

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