In 2020, approximately 1.35 million people working in professional occupations mainly worked from home in the United Kingdom, the most of any occupation category. By contrast, just 137 thousand of those working in sales and service occupations mainly worked from home, the fewest among the provided occupation categories.
Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation
(in 1,000s)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 17, 2021). Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Those in Employment Who Work Mainly from Home in The United Kingdom in 2020, by Occupation (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 04, 2025)
Number of those in employment who work mainly from home in the United Kingdom in 2020, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1066184/home-workers-by-category-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
