Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2025, by type
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Updated Aug 24, 2025
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EmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista (2025). Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2025, by type [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/415888/number-of-employees-flexible-working-contracts-uk-by-type/Dataset updatedAug 24, 2025Time period coveredApr 1, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025Area coveredUnited KingdomDescriptionIn 2025, around 4.4 million employees in the United Kingdom had employment contracts that allowed for flexible working hours, making it the most common flexible working practice in that year. The second-most prevalent type of flexible arrangement was an annualized hours contract, whereby an employee works a specified number of hours over a year, instead of working the same hours every week or month. There were approximately 121,000 employees on contracts that involved job-sharing, making it the least common type of flexible working contract.
Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2024, by type
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Updated Aug 23, 2024ShareFacebookTwitterEmailClick to copy linkLink copiedCiteStatista Research Department (2024). Number of flexible working contract employees UK 2024, by type [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/topics/3912/flexible-work-in-the-uk/Dataset updatedAug 23, 2024AuthorsStatista Research DepartmentArea coveredUnited KingdomDescriptionIn 2024, around 4.23 million employees in the United Kingdom had employment contracts that allowed for flexible working hours, making it the most common flexible working practice in that year. The second-most prevalent type of flexible arrangement was an annualized hours contract, whereby an employee works a specified number of hours over a year, instead of working the same hours every week or month. There were approximately 88,000 employees on contracts that involved job-sharing, making it the least common type of flexible working contract.
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FacebookTwitterEmailIn 2025, around 4.4 million employees in the United Kingdom had employment contracts that allowed for flexible working hours, making it the most common flexible working practice in that year. The second-most prevalent type of flexible arrangement was an annualized hours contract, whereby an employee works a specified number of hours over a year, instead of working the same hours every week or month. There were approximately 121,000 employees on contracts that involved job-sharing, making it the least common type of flexible working contract.