Overview

• Indeed reports 85% of UK hybrid postings now mandate at least two days on site, with 56% specifying two days, 25% three days, 4% four days, and only 15% allowing a single office day.
• Expected attendance differs by sector, led by accounting at 2.4 days a week, with HR and IT infrastructure at 2.3, and architecture and social science at 1.6.
• Software developers average 2.3 office days a week, an increase of 0.6 days since 2023.
• Regional patterns show the highest in-office expectations in north-east England at 2.7 days a week, compared with 2.3 in Wales and south-west England and 2.2 in London and Scotland.
• Indeed’s economist says employers are using their stronger hand to rebuild collaboration and office culture, as some big firms such as Amazon require five days on site and others add small perks like casual dress codes mentioned in 3.3% of postings.