Why Hybrid is still king heading into 2025

The overall trend in 2024 has seen a return to the office for an increasing number of organisations with most choosing Hybrid but a significant number going fully on-site 5 days a week.

This year (2024), approximately 51% of employees in the UK actively work in a hybrid model, an increase from previous years. The demand for flexibility remains strong across all sectors, with many candidates still insisting on a desire for a balanced approach between office and remote work.

The latest surveys from The Office for National Statistics shows that 77% of employees believe a mix of office-based and remote work is ideal for the future. This aligns with broader trends where employees value flexibility and work-life balance highly, with a massive 47% willing to switch jobs to maintain hybrid or remote work options​.
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Our advice to hiring managers particularly in the areas of creative and technology is that if you want to attract the best in class talent at a competitive salary banding, you should always push to provide a hybrid approach as an option. Although we expected some shift back towards onsite post-Covid, we don't believe that we will ever return to pre-Covid work patterns and that the new world of work is here to stay.

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