{"id":18287,"date":"2023-01-27T10:48:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18287"},"modified":"2023-01-27T10:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T10:48:05","slug":"the-top-sectors-for-remote-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/the-top-sectors-for-remote-working\/","title":{"rendered":"The top sectors for remote working"},"content":{"rendered":"

After nearly three years of pandemic-adjusted working patterns, Brits are being called back to the office across some sectors. However, there are some jobs resisting.<\/span><\/p>\n

We look at which industries offer the most remote working options, the trends for hybrid, remote and on-site work, and the jobs to avoid if you don’t want to go back to the office.<\/p>\n

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Sectors resisting the return to the office<\/h3>\n

If you’re dead-set on avoiding going back to the office, these are the industries resisting a return. In fact, some sectors are even seeing a rise in remote job opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Admin sector is leading the charge, with the proportion of job ads for remote roles rising +14.7 percentage points (pp) between October and January 2023. Simultaneously, office-based admin roles have fallen -2.2pp over the same period.<\/span><\/p>\n

Consultancy roles are also resisting the return to the office, with remote opportunities up 2.6pp since October, while the proportion of on-site ads has slipped -2.7pp.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table 1: The sectors where \u2018remote\u2019 work is rising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Sector<\/th>Proportion of \u2018remote\u2019 job ads, Oct \u201822<\/th>Proportion of \u2018remote\u2019 job ads, Jan \u201823<\/th>3 month change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Admin<\/td>6.93%<\/td>21.67%<\/td>+14.73pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teaching<\/td>3.91%<\/td>16.49%<\/td>+12.59pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scientific & QA<\/td>12.22%<\/td>14.88%<\/td>+2.67pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consultancy<\/td>12.18%<\/td>14.82%<\/td>+2.64pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maintenance<\/td>1.71%<\/td>3.78%<\/td>+2.07pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Our data also reveals an increase in remote roles within the Teaching sector (up +12.6pp since October), with more advisory, tutor, teaching assistant, assessor, and lecturer roles shifting to remote.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table 2: The sectors where \u2018office-based\/ on-site\u2019\u2019 work is falling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Sector<\/th>Proportion of \u2018office-based\/on-site\u2019 job ads, Oct \u201822<\/th>Proportion of \u2018office-based\/on-site\u2019 job ads, Jan \u201823<\/th>3 month change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Logistics & Warehouse<\/td>20.23%<\/td>11.89%<\/td>-8.34pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Domestic Help & Cleaning<\/td>8.99%<\/td>5.86%<\/td>-3.13pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Customer Services<\/td>17.21%<\/td>14.30%<\/td>-2.91pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Consultancy<\/td>9.04%<\/td>6.30%<\/td>-2.74pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Admin<\/td>15.28%<\/td>13.08%<\/td>-2.20pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Sectors where remote work is falling<\/h3>\n

Remote working opportunities are slipping most in the Creative & Design sector, with the proportion of job ads for fully remote roles reversing -6.1 percentage points (pp) over the last three months, down from 22.1% in October to 16.0% this January. The IT sector is also seeing a contraction in remote opportunities, down -3.4pp over the last three months to 27.9%, amid a wave of return-to-office announcements.<\/span><\/p>\n

PR and Legal are also seeing remote opportunities dive, with the proportion of job ads offering remote working down -1.5pp and -0.7pp respectively since October.<\/span><\/p>\n

The trend is even more prominent in the US, where employers including <\/span>Disney<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Twitter<\/span><\/a> are mandating a return to the office for their workers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table 3: The sectors where \u2018remote\u2019 work is falling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Sector<\/th>Proportion of \u2018remote\u2019 job ads, Oct \u201822<\/th>Proportion of \u2018remote\u2019 job ads, Jan \u201823<\/th>3 month change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Creative & Design<\/td>22.13%<\/td>16.04%<\/td>-6.09pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IT<\/td>31.31%<\/td>27.85%<\/td>-3.4pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PR<\/td>21.92%<\/td>20.38%<\/td>-1.54pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Legal<\/td>11.97%<\/td>11.29%<\/td>-0.68pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hospitality & Catering<\/td>2.27%<\/td>1.74%<\/td>-0.53pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Meanwhile, designated \u2018office-based\u2019 roles are growing in some sectors, including Scientific & QA (+1.5pp), Retail (+1.1pp), Travel (+0.8pp), Graduate (+0.6pp), and Engineering (+0.6pp). The rise in graduate on-site roles may reflect a growing appetite to nurture new talent on-site and help them build work networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

Table 4: The sectors where \u2018office-based\/ on-site\u2019 work is rising<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Sector<\/th>Proportion of \u2018office-based\/on-site\u2019 job ads, Oct \u201822<\/th>Proportion of \u2018office-based\/on-site\u2019 job ads, Jan \u201823<\/th>3 month change<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Scientific & QA<\/td>11.06%<\/td>12.58%<\/td>+1.52pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Retail<\/td>2.10%<\/td>3.15%<\/td>+1.05pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel<\/td>3.18%<\/td>3.99%<\/td>+0.81pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graduate<\/td>6.60%<\/td>7.20%<\/td>+0.60pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engineering<\/td>13.49%<\/td>14.09%<\/td>+0.60pp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

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Top sectors for remote working overall<\/h3>\n

Across the UK, 12.1% of all UK job vacancies were advertised as \u2018remote\u2019 in January 2023, compared to 11.3% labelled as \u2018hybrid\u2019 and 8.5% as \u2018on-site\u2019\/\u2018office-based\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

The top sectors advertising for remote working roles overall remain IT (27.9% of job ads), Admin (21.7%), PR (20.4%), Teaching (16.5%) and HR & Recruitment (16.1%).<\/span><\/p>\n