{"id":8499,"date":"2020-03-03T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T10:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=8499"},"modified":"2023-01-16T18:06:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:06:32","slug":"pushing-button-remote-working-uk-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/pushing-button-remote-working-uk-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing the Button on Remote Working Across the UK and in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Using data from the world&#8217;s busiest job board Indeed.com, we\u2019ve mapped the US states and UK cities who are pressing play on remote working. Over the last twelve months the ONS has reported a 25% increase in the number of remote workers; 4.5m in 2018 compared to just 3.6m the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>We took to the world\u2019s biggest job board to find out exactly what remote working opportunities were available in the UK and where they were located.<\/p>\n\t<div class=\"cta-banner  CID-2FdM5dTp IID-69f8c885732a8\"\r\n\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-img-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cta-banner-img\" style=\"background-image:url(\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/video-meeting-cta.jpg)\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"cta-body\" data-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cta-sub-heading\">Discover the financial benefits of online meetings<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"cta-heading\">Team collaboration with RingCentral meetings and conferencing<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p>Get the complete video and audio conferencing solution included with RingCentral Office<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/office\/features\/online-meetings\/overview.html\" class=\"btn btn-primary\"\r\n\t\t\t\ttarget=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-dl-additional-info=\"Team collaboration with RingCentral meetings and conferencing\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Team collaboration with RingCentral meetings and conferencing | Start a free trial\">Start a free trial<\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\n<h2><strong>Remote Working Map of the UK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At the time of writing, there were 87,804 job opportunities listed on Indeed.com which offered remote working as part of the job description.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Revealed: 40% of Remote Working Jobs are Full Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It was encouraging to see that two-fifths (40%) of the remote working job opportunities were listed as full time, offering an increased layer of security and stability.<\/p>\n<p>However, most of these full time jobs fell into the lower salary brackets; 38% of the <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/work-from-home-jobs\/\">remote working jobs<\/a> we found paid less than \u00a319,999 annually. Just 2% of the remote working jobs we found paid over \u00a350k.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Location, Location, Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Whilst it is true that remote working can be done from anywhere, many of the opportunities we found listed their head-office location.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>South = 58,037 (66%)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>North = 16,388 (18.6%)<\/li>\n<li>Midlands = 7,923 (9%)<\/li>\n<li>True Remote = 5,456 (6.2%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Companies based in the South offer the most remote working opportunities, followed by the North. 43% are based out of London, 11% Channel Islands, and 6% in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/local-numbers\/manchester-1617-areacode.html\">Manchester<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8503 size-full\" src=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK.png\" alt=\"Remote UK\" width=\"920\" height=\"1381\" srcset=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK.png 920w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK-200x300.png 200w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK-640x961.png 640w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-UK-768x1153.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top 5 Remote Working Jobs in the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Here are the type of roles in the UK that are most likely to offer remote working:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Business Development = 104<\/li>\n<li>Sales Exec = 36<\/li>\n<li>Account Management = 32<\/li>\n<li>Software Engineers =31<\/li>\n<li>Lettings Agent = 31<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Top Five Companies for Remote Working Jobs in the UK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>These are the five companies who are advertising the most jobs with remote working benefits.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>WSP = 575<\/li>\n<li>Revolut = 220<\/li>\n<li>PwC = 121<\/li>\n<li>Network Rail = 103<\/li>\n<li>Eaton = 98<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>The United State of Remote Working in the US<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>According to a study by <a href=\"https:\/\/globalworkplaceanalytics.com\/telecommuting-statistics\">Global Workplace Analytics<\/a> there are 4.3 million remote workers in the US and 40% more companies offer remote working as an option than they did five years ago, but which companies are offering this flexibility to their workforce and where are they based?<\/p>\n<p>According to our study, there are 46,119 jobs offering flexible or remote working in their job descriptions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>In the US, 71% of Remote Working Jobs are Full Time<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Almost three-quarters of the remote working jobs were listed as offering full-time contracts, but the salaries offered were still amongst the lowest; 74% of remote working jobs in the US paid less than $30k &#8211; fewer than 1% (0.016%) paid more than $50k.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Seniority of Remote Working Jobs in the US<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the US, it seems that mid-level and entry-level jobs have the most scope for remote working with 41% of jobs falling into these two categories.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entry Level = 37%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid Level = 33%<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Senior Level = 7%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>This is a promising sign, meaning that younger graduates or those starting to become mid-level candidates could benefit from the most flexible options around. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top 5 States for Remote Working Jobs in the US<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The majority of remote working jobs in our study had head offices located in these five states, with both East Coast and West Coast appearing on the list.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>New York: 1,122 (2.4%) <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Chicago: 941 (2%)<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco: 815 (1.7%)<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles: 595 (1.2%)<\/li>\n<li>Atlanta: 575 (1.2%)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8502 size-full\" src=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US.png\" alt=\"Remote US\" width=\"920\" height=\"1289\" srcset=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US.png 920w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US-214x300.png 214w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US-640x897.png 640w, \/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Remote-US-768x1076.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Top 5 Companies for Remote Working Jobs in the US<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>In the US, these are the five companies offering the most jobs with flexible or remote working within their job descriptions.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>WW (Weight Watchers) = 1,420<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Care.com = 1,021<\/li>\n<li>Eaton = 959<\/li>\n<li>Stryker = 770<\/li>\n<li>Madison Allied = 542<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>US vs UK: Who\u2019s Winning the Remote Working Battle?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve dug deep into the remote working options offered each side of the Atlantic, but which side offers the most flexible options to its employees?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Number of remote working jobs = UK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 87,804 remote working jobs on offer, it\u2019s the UK that dominates remote working by offering an incredible 90% more jobs than the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Time Remote Working Jobs = US<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The US is the winner here, offering full time contracts to 71% of remote working jobs, compared to the UK who offers just 40%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Salaries = UK <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UK inches ahead here with 2% of remote working jobs paying more than \u00a350k, compared to the US who offers the equivalent salary to less than 1%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uc-expo-cta-2 text-center IId-bottom-banner-144903516 CId-bottom-banner-1098205596\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; 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