Hide. Two O*NET datasets, the Content Model Work Activity data and the Content Model Work Context data, were used in this method. All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, /employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/articles/technologyintensityandhomeworkingintheuk/2020-05-01, Figure 1: Around one third of employees in the information and communication industry worked from home in the week prior to the survey, Figure 2: Less than half of all employees were provided with a portable device for work, except in the information and communication industry, Figure 5: The information and communication industry invested almost double that of the utilities industry on information and communication technology and software assets per worker, Table 1: Percentage of employed people who work from home in their main job who use both a telephone and computer to carry out work at home, Table 2: Percentage of employed people who use both a telephone and computer to work from home in their main job who would not be able to work without both telephone and computer, Figure 7: The wholesale trade and the manufacturing industry showed the highest use of enterprise resource planning software, Figure 8: Businesses with 10 or more employees were more likely to employ information and communication technology specialists than smaller businesses, Figure 9:Less than 15% of firms provide technology training to employees who aren't technology specialists, Business Impact of Coronavirus Survey (BICS), information and communication technology intensity, the spatial distribution of industries in Great Britain, Technology intensity and homeworking in the UK, accessibility – the ability of employees to work from home may partially depend on their ability to access the required technology for their work, usage – the use of technological services, such as social media and information-sharing software, for business purposes may facilitate homeworking arrangements, skills – information and communication technologies employment and training may reflect the workforce’s technological capacity, other service activities except repair of computers. A coronavirus law requiring people in Wales to work from home where they can has been scrapped by the Welsh Government. Data from before the pandemic show that 1.7 million people (around 5% of the workforce) in the UK reported working mainly from home in 2019. Frontline workers among least likely to work from home. Workforce jobs by industry and region, UK, December 2019. Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. ; This results in 23.9 million Brits working from home are saving around £1.1 billion each week between them. The period covered by the ASHE data is April 2019. Other includes: L Real estate activities, M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excluding 75 Veterinary activities), N Admin and support services, 95.1 Repair of computers and communication equipment. The E-commerce Survey provides insight into the usage of computers with access to the internet and the provision of a portable device for work. Figure 1 shows that real estate activities, and professional, scientific and technical activities, had higher rates of homeworking than most other industries. Only 12 of the 103 jobs in this group have a majority of women in them (including police community support officers, vets and radiographers). Due to small sample sizes in certain occupations, it is not possible to identify clear trends between workers’ ethnicity and jobs with the ability to work from home. Reduce Liabilities. Analysis finds that internet use has stabilised at very close to 100% for almost everyone below the age of 50 years, and at over 90% for everyone with an income of at least £20,000 per year. The largest industry (in terms of employment level) is health and social work. More than 1.54 million people work from home for their main job - up from 884,000 ten years ago, according to the ONS Labour Force Survey, the largest study of … Using data from a United States (US) survey of characteristics of different jobs (carried out before the pandemic), we can identify five factors that are associated with being less able to work from home. Less than 10% of businesses across all industries (except the information and communication industry) employed information and communication technology (ICT) specialists, however, such specialists were more common in larger businesses. Accept all cookies On the one hand, working from home does wonder to your health and can increase it a lot. The ONS said the rise in homeworking included people who were exclusively at home and those who commuted part of the week. 1 in 5 people (20%) in Britain are still working from home full-time, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). … Figure 1 showed this to be the case, with over half of those employed reporting to have ever worked from home. If it were not for these prevailing conditions, how many … The higher the score, the less likely an occupation is to be performed from home. Figure 7 shows the proportion of businesses using ERP, those who use CRM to ccollect, store and share information about customers with other internal business functions and those who use CRM to analyse information about customers for marketing purposes. Information-sharing software such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM) enables communication and collaboration across businesses by providing the sharing of information and ideas. (2019) Perceived Threats to Privacy Online: The Internet in Britain. Results are shown for the April to June quarter of the Labour Force Survey in each year, as this is the quarter in which this question is asked in the survey. We’ll send you a link to a feedback form. With the current outbreak of Covid19, most people are expected to work from home where possible. In reality, though, just like working in an office, remote work comes with pros and cons. Technology can be an enabling power for homeworking, providing employees have the access to, and skills required for, technology. When only considering internet speed and the type of jobs most common, and in the absence of all other factors, homeworking in London appears more possible than in other regions. Measures introduced by the UK government to contain the coronavirus include guidance to work from home if possible. Recent analysis showed over 50% of workers with a workplace in Inner London commuted by rail or underground compared with 16% of workers working in Outer London and even fewer elsewhere. Investment in information and communication technology (ICT) and software offers insight into those industries with the greatest spending and therefore assumed availability of technology. This indicates that the use of telecommunications technology is almost a necessity to be able to work from home. We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve our services. By contrast, elementary occupations (including cleaners, waiting staff and security guards) together with process, plant and machine operatives, are much less likely to be able to work remotely. The top 20% of workers most likely to be able to work from home are fairly representative of the gender split in the workforce as a whole: 49% are women. It should be noted that access to a portable device does not enable homeworking if the tasks cannot be fulfilled using the technology. 1 in 5 people (20%) in Britain are still working from home full-time, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The information and communication, and wholesale trade industries showed a high proportion of businesses using information-sharing software. Brits working in the IT and Telecoms sector are the most likely to now be working at home, with three-quarters (75%) saying they could. One week prior to the 2019 survey, almost one-third of employees in the information and communication industry reported working from home. More quality and methodology information on strengths, limitations, appropriate uses, and how the data were created is available in the APS Quality and methodology information report (QMI). We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve our services. This is easier for some workers than others, and jobs that pay more are more likely to be done remotely. The industry also includes, however, veterinary activities, which generally require the location to be specified. Across all industries, social media applications were most commonly used to develop a business's image or market products. Employees who earn higher hourly wages are more likely to be able to work from home. Companies large and small have been trying for decades to make working from home work. “Working from home or a hotel: little to no oversight as to what an employee is doing during the day or how distracted they are. Ana Filipe Bela, Darnell Wilkinson, Ellys Monahan, Office for National Statistics. But in April 2020, in the middle of lockdown, nearly half (47%) of people in employment did at least some of their work from home. 99% of people would like to work remotely. The technological capability of employers and employees also needs to be high enough to enable efficient home working. You can change your cookie settings at any time. A record proportion of people in employment are working from home according to new figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).. Home … For example, in both the transportation and storage sector and accommodation and food services sector, only around 10% of people report ever being … You can change your cookie settings at any time. Recently, because of the pandemic, … The accommodation and food services industry offered limited opportunity to work from home with only 10% of employees having ever worked from home. During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, government advice has said people in the UK should work from home if possible. As a tool for effective communication and project management, the software may help facilitate homeworking. Similarly, over one-quarter of those in the professional, scientific and technical activities industry worked from home in the week prior to the survey. There is also a proposal for the development of a national remote working policy to facilitate employees to work from home or from co-working spaces in … It's calculated as gross pay /basic paid hours. Proportion of UK businesses using social media applications by industry, 2018. Working from home means you’ll learn to rely on self-motivation, self-discipline, focus, and concentration.“As you work through your career, those are really critical components for success,” says Fay. Employment by industry data are from the coronavirus (COVID-19) and homeworking data. The Oxford Internet Survey 20191 provides insight into the usage of the internet across the UK. Oxford Internet Survey 2019. Some 57% … The information and communication industry invested £9,196 per employed worker compared with £272 in the accommodation and food services industry. Employees in this industry include nurses, doctors and care providers who require face-to-face contact with individuals, restricting homeworking. If investment on ICT and software was the only factor in working from home, we would expect industries with the greatest investment per worker to have the highest proportion of employees working from home. To show exposure to disease and physical proximity by UK Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) codes, US SOC codes were first mapped to ISCO-08 codes and then mapped from ISCO-08 codes to UK SOC codes. During the period 9 April to 20 April 2020, the OPN found that 45% of adults in employment said they had worked from home at some point in the last week. You’ve accepted all cookies. This measure of pay comes from the 2019 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE). Please note the ability to homework score was calculated by O*NET prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, therefore will not reflect any changes to working practices implemented since the outbreak. “It sounds simple and obvious but the time management and scheduling you have to do is an important skill to have.”You can get m… | Released on 8 July 2020. The median earnings of employees in the 20% of the workforce most likely to be able to work from home is £19.01, compared with £11.28 for workers in the 20% of workers in jobs least likely to be adaptable to home working. Helping to prevent data from being lost, stolen, or compromised is always in a … Having a portable device for work, such as a work-issued laptop or smartphone, may be vital in enabling effective remote working. A new module being undertaken through the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Opinions and Lifestyles Survey (OPN) provides insight into the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on British society. As previously highlighted, not all industries can transfer their workforce to homeworking because of the specific environment or settings that are required. Recruiting technology specialists may reflect a desire from businesses to develop more advanced technological systems, and to provide technical support to other employees. This includes the technology and tools that are employed, and tasks performed in different jobs roles, as well as the traits of workers in those occupations. When you work from home you might not want to invest that much money into proper home office equipment. Results are based upon the variables HOME which asks respondents whether they are working from home in their main job, and TELEQA which asks whether respondents used both a telephone and computer to carry out work at home. Among the jobs least likely to be able to work from home are also frontline workers, many of which have been designated as “key workers” during the coronavirus pandemic. Not having a long commute to and from work can save a great deal of time and money. This was most popular in the retail trade, and accommodation and food services industries, being used by 87% and 86% of businesses with social media in those industries respectively. In this industry, many roles require face-to-face contact, which may not require a computer. According to the Office for National Statistics, only 5% of the UK labour force worked mainly from home in 2019, but well over a quarter had some experience of home-working… Characteristics are from the Annual Population Survey (APS). The Office of Communications (OFCOM)’s 2019 Connected Nations report (PDF, 1.9MB) found superfast broadband coverage reached 95% of residential homes in the UK, and 86% of business and commercial properties. The data used to define the ability to work from home was obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET), which contains information about the features and the nature of the work of the US. Fine for self-starters and responsible folks; not so great for junior and/or unproven teammates. Only respondents who said they were employed were included in this analysis. Businesses may also wish to capture the productivity gains associated with technology. The E-commerce Survey provides insight into the technology training provided, and whether this is provided to technology specialists, or to other employees who may require basic training in order to access digital systems remotely, and to work effectively from home. Jobs in these industries may require direct contact with customers within the physical environment of, for example, restaurants and bars, making homeworking less possible. If technology can be accessed and used from home, it partially reflects the ability of a business to switch to remote working arrangements. Helping you to stay classy whilst working from home, these Chamula Cancun Slip-Ons ($121) are handmade huaraches which feature vegetable-tanned leather uppers, which have been hand-woven using traditional craftsmanship techniques. Homeworking is most common in the information and communication industry where over 60% of businesses using social media applications used them to develop their business image and 44% to collaborate with other businesses. Notable exceptions include the water supply industry, which ranks highly in terms of investment on ICT and software per worker and shows one of the smallest proportions of employees working mainly from home. The E-commerce Survey shows that in 2018, less than half of all employees were provided with a portable device for work, except in the information and communication industry where around 60% of employees were provided with a portable device. It is hourly earnings excluding overtime. The extent to which an employee can work from home depends on whether a specific physical environment, tools or machinery, or proximity to others are required for their role. The high concentration of finance and IT jobs in London is probably the cause of this disparity. This analysis uses the Annual Population Survey (APS) April 2019 to March 2020. It … The benefits are palpable for employers and employees alike. Office for National Statistics (ONS) analysis exploring the digital divide found the most common reason for not having internet access in the household is a perceived lack of need, followed by a lack of skills. The category scores are rescaled to between 0 and 1 to account for the different number of variables within each category using the following equation: Where: S = rescaled score O = original rating score between one and five L = lowest possible score within the category H = highest possible score within the category. As long ago as 1985, the mainstream media was using phrases like … Further analysis of employment share by industry and region is available in the spatial distribution of industries in Great Britain. The wholesale trade and utilities industries also have higher technology intensity, which may enable homeworking for tasks not requiring the employee is in a specific location or with access to tools unavailable at home. It should be noted that in some cases, just because people can and do work from home on some occasions, this does not necessarily mean that this is done on an ongoing basis. TELEQA and TELEQB are only asked of main respondents to the survey. Help us improve GOV.UK. Technology, specifically designed to enable the completion of tasks remotely, also affects the ability of an employee to homework. When only considering internet speed and the type of jobs most common, and in the absence of all other factors, homeworking for those who normally work in London appears more possible than in other regions. Statistical bulletin In 2019, 60% of users reported using the internet from school or work, up from 40% in 2013. Hide. 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