UK usual weekly hours of work 2024

As of the second quarter of 2024, approximately 59.1 percent of people in employment in the United Kingdom had a weekly working week of between 31 and 45 hours, compared with 14.7 percent who worked more than 45 hours.

Usual weekly hours of work for people in employment the United Kingdom from 1st quarter 1995 to 2nd quarter 2024, by hours worked

Characteristic	Less than 6 hours	6 up to 15 hours	16 up to 30 hours	31 up to 45 hours	Over 45 hours
Q2 2024	1.4%	6.1%	18.8%	59.1%	14.7%
Q1 2024	1.2%	6%	18.7%	59.3%	14.7%
Q4 2023	1.2%	6.1%	18.8%	59.4%	14.5%
Q3 2023	1.2%	6.2%	18.5%	59.6%	14.5%
Q2 2023	1.3%	6.4%	18.6%	59%	14.7%
Q1 2023	1.4%	6.2%	18.5%	58.9%	14.9%
Q4 2022	1.3%	6.1%	18.8%	58.7%	15.2%
Q3 2022	1.2%	6.1%	18.4%	58.5%	15.8%
Q2 2022	1.3%	6.2%	18.5%	58.1%	15.9%
Q1 2022	1.2%	6.3%	18.7%	58.1%	15.8%
Q4 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.8%	57.8%	16.4%
Q3 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.7%	57.7%	16.5%
Q2 2021	1.2%	5.9%	18.6%	57.8%	16.4%
Q1 2021	1.2%	5.8%	18.9%	57.7%	16.4%
Q4 2020	1.2%	5.9%	19.1%	57.4%	16.4%
Q3 2020	1.1%	5.9%	19.1%	57.4%	16.5%
Q2 2020	1.3%	6.1%	19.3%	56%	17.3%
Q1 2020	1.6%	6.5%	19.3%	55%	17.6%
Q4 2019	1.4%	6.3%	19.2%	54.7%	18.3%
Q3 2019	1.4%	6.2%	19.7%	54.1%	18.6%
Q2 2019	1.5%	6.5%	19.9%	53.8%	18.3%
Q1 2019	1.4%	6.3%	20.1%	53.7%	18.4%
Q4 2018	1.4%	6.4%	19.8%	54.2%	18.2%
Q3 2018	1.3%	6.2%	19.9%	54.4%	18.2%
Q2 2018	1.4%	6.5%	20%	54%	18.2%
Q1 2018	1.4%	6.6%	20%	53.8%	18.2%
Q4 2017	1.4%	6.5%	20%	53.3%	18.9%
Q3 2017	1.3%	6.3%	20.4%	53.2%	18.8%
Q2 2017	1.4%	6.6%	19.9%	53%	19.1%
Q1 2017	1.5%	6.7%	19.9%	52.9%	18.9%
Q4 2016	1.4%	6.6%	20.1%	52.6%	19.3%
Q3 2016	1.4%	6.5%	20.2%	52.4%	19.5%
Q2 2016	1.5%	6.7%	20%	51.8%	19.9%
Q1 2016	1.5%	6.6%	20.3%	52.2%	19.4%
Q4 2015	1.5%	6.5%	20.1%	51.9%	20%
Q3 2015	1.6%	6.3%	20.1%	52.3%	19.8%
Q2 2015	1.6%	6.3%	20.1%	52.1%	19.8%
Q1 2015	1.6%	6.5%	20.1%	52.2%	19.6%
Q4 2014	1.4%	6.8%	19.7%	52.2%	19.9%
Q3 2014	1.4%	6.6%	19.8%	52.2%	20%
Q2 2014	1.6%	6.9%	20%	51.6%	20%
Q1 2014	1.6%	6.9%	20%	51.8%	19.7%
Q4 2013	1.6%	6.7%	20%	52%	19.7%
Q3 2013	1.5%	6.6%	20.3%	51.8%	19.8%
Q2 2013	1.5%	7%	20.2%	51.5%	19.6%
Q1 2013	1.6%	7.1%	20.2%	51.9%	19.1%
Q4 2012	1.6%	7.1%	20.2%	51.9%	19.2%
Q3 2012	1.6%	6.8%	20.3%	51.8%	19.5%
Q2 2012	1.6%	7.1%	20.3%	51.5%	19.4%
Q1 2012	1.6%	7.2%	20.3%	51.8%	19.1%
Q4 2011	1.6%	6.9%	20.3%	51.9%	19.4%
Q3 2011	1.5%	6.6%	19.9%	52.7%	19.3%
Q2 2011	1.7%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19%
Q1 2011	1.7%	6.7%	20.1%	52.3%	19.1%
Q4 2010	1.6%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19.1%
Q3 2010	1.5%	6.9%	19.9%	52.5%	19.2%
Q2 2010	1.5%	7.1%	19.7%	52.6%	19.2%
Q1 2010	1.6%	7.2%	19.3%	52.9%	19%
Q4 2009	1.5%	7%	19.1%	53.1%	19.3%
Q3 2009	1.4%	6.8%	19.2%	53.5%	19.2%
Q2 2009	1.6%	7%	19%	53.3%	19.1%
Q1 2009	1.5%	7%	18.7%	53.8%	19%
Q4 2008	1.5%	6.7%	18.5%	53.5%	19.8%
Q3 2008	1.3%	6.5%	18.1%	53.8%	20.2%
Q2 2008	1.5%	6.8%	17.9%	53.3%	20.5%
Q1 2008	1.5%	7%	17.9%	53.2%	20.4%
Q4 2007	1.4%	7%	17.7%	53.2%	20.7%
Q3 2007	1.3%	6.6%	17.8%	53.5%	20.7%
Q2 2007	1.4%	7%	17.7%	53%	20.8%
Q1 2007	1.6%	7%	17.9%	53.5%	20%
Q4 2006	1.5%	7.2%	17.7%	53.1%	20.5%
Q3 2006	1.4%	6.7%	17.9%	53.8%	20.2%
Q2 2006	1.4%	7.2%	17.6%	53.1%	20.6%
Q1 2006	1.6%	7.1%	17.6%	53.6%	20.2%
Q4 2005	1.4%	6.9%	17.7%	53.3%	20.7%
Q3 2005	1.3%	6.7%	17.7%	53.2%	21.1%
Q2 2005	1.5%	7.2%	17.7%	52.6%	21%
Q1 2005	1.5%	7.2%	17.5%	52.9%	20.9%
Q4 2004	1.4%	7.1%	17.6%	52.4%	21.4%
Q3 2004	1.4%	6.9%	17.8%	52.4%	21.6%
Q2 2004	1.5%	7.4%	17.6%	52%	21.4%
Q1 2004	1.5%	7.6%	17.6%	51.8%	21.4%
Q4 2003	1.5%	7.4%	17.4%	51.8%	21.8%
Q3 2003	1.5%	7.2%	17.2%	51.9%	22.2%
Q2 2003	1.5%	7.6%	17.3%	51.3%	22.3%
Q1 2003	1.6%	7.7%	17.2%	51.4%	22.1%
Q4 2002	1.5%	7.3%	17.1%	51.1%	23%
Q3 2002	1.4%	7.2%	17%	51.2%	23.2%
Q2 2002	1.5%	7.5%	17%	51%	23.1%
Q1 2002	1.6%	7.5%	16.7%	51.3%	22.9%
Q4 2001	1.5%	7.4%	16.6%	50.9%	23.5%
Q3 2001	1.4%	6.9%	16.7%	51%	24%
Q2 2001	1.5%	7.5%	16.5%	50.6%	23.9%
Q1 2001	1.7%	7.7%	16.3%	50.5%	23.7%
Q4 2000	1.6%	7.5%	16.5%	50.3%	24.1%
Q3 2000	1.6%	7.4%	16.3%	50.5%	24.1%
Q2 2000	1.7%	8%	16.1%	50%	24.2%
Q1 2000	1.9%	8%	16%	50.4%	23.6%
Q4 1999	1.8%	7.7%	16%	50.1%	24.4%
Q3 1999	1.7%	7.5%	15.9%	50.3%	24.6%
Q2 1999	1.9%	8%	15.8%	50%	24.3%
Q1 1999	1.9%	8.1%	15.6%	50.3%	24%
Q4 1998	1.9%	8.1%	15.6%	49.6%	24.8%
Q3 1998	1.8%	7.5%	15.7%	49.5%	25.5%
Q2 1998	1.9%	8.2%	15.5%	48.7%	25.7%
Q1 1998	2%	8.2%	15.3%	49.1%	25.3%
Q4 1997	1.9%	7.9%	15.4%	48.8%	26.1%
Q3 1997	1.8%	7.8%	15.5%	48.7%	26.3%
Q2 1997	2%	8.3%	15.2%	48.4%	26%
Q1 1997	2%	8.4%	15.2%	48.8%	25.7%
Q4 1996	1.9%	8.3%	15.2%	48.4%	26.2%
Q3 1996	1.9%	7.9%	15.1%	49.1%	26%
Q2 1996	2.1%	8.4%	14.9%	48.5%	26.1%
Q1 1996	2.2%	8.4%	14.8%	49.1%	25.5%
Q4 1995	2.1%	8.2%	14.6%	49.3%	25.7%
Q3 1995	2%	7.9%	14.4%	49.7%	26%
Q2 1995	2.1%	8.3%	14.3%	49.4%	25.8%
Q1 1995	2.1%	8.3%	14.3%	50%	25.3%