Third of UK workers would turn down jobs requiring three or more office days, survey finds

More than three in ten UK workers would consider rejecting a job offer if it required three or more days in the office each week, according to a survey commissioned by iGaming marketing company ClickOut Media.

The research, carried out among 2,000 UK employees, also found that a third of respondents feared their employer might increase mandatory office days in future.

Preference for remote work

Over 30% of those surveyed said they would rather work from home four or five days a week. The most common reasons cited included avoiding commuting, saving money on travel and food, being better able to manage personal tasks, and experiencing fewer workplace interruptions.

The findings come amid a wider shift by some major employers, including Amazon and the US government, towards mandating full-time office attendance and scrapping hybrid arrangements. ClickOut Media said the results underline the risk that companies, including those in the gambling sector, could struggle to attract skilled staff if they enforce strict in-office requirements.

Company policy

ClickOut Media, which employs a large number of content creators across the industry, operates a fully remote working model, allowing staff to work from any location. The firm said this approach has helped it recruit talent internationally while giving employees greater flexibility.

Neil Roarty, Gambling Head Analyst at ClickOut Media, said the survey results show that flexible remote work has become a fundamental expectation rather than an added benefit, and that employers with rigid office policies risk misjudging what today’s workforce wants.

The survey was conducted by Censuswide among 2,011 full and part time UK office workers between 3 and 6 March 2025. Censuswide is a member of the British Polling Council and follows the Market Research Society code of conduct and ESOMAR principles.