Higher earners, workers with graduate or higher qualifications, and staff in professional services, accountancy and law firms are most likely to work remotely. Workers with a degree or equivalent qualification are 10 times more likely to hybrid work than those with no qualifications.

The pandemic was the catalyst for the shift to hybrid working when millions of workers were ordered to work from home. But there is now a push to ensure staff do spend some time in the office to improve collaboration and particularly support younger workers, a key issue for accountancy firms with large cohorts of trainees.