As America returns to office war wages, London is declared the hybrid capital of the world.
Starbucks It’s the latest indication of the end of flexibility in the pandemic era. Its CEO Brian Nicole, who worked remotely, bought a house in Seattle and is now calling staff to HQ for at least four days. settlement People who don’t move.
But for those who are not keen to uproot their lives just to spend eight hours a day in cubicles, London still offers a lifeline.
According to new LinkedIn data, luckalmost 50% of UK job openings advertise some form of remote work. This is the number currently offering 20% in the US, the lowest of the major economies surveyed.
Corporate America has doubled the time of essential faces, but the UK has quietly emerged as the global capital of hybrid work.
The UK offers more flexibility than France and Italy
Percentage of hybrid job openings on LinkedIn in June 2025
- UK: 40.1%
- France: 26.7%
- Germany: 28.7%
- Italy: 30.8%
- Ireland: 36.4%
- Israel: 38.9%
- United Arab Emirates: 16.2%
- India: 19.0%
- Australia: 31.4%
- US: 13.1%
Percentage of fully remote job openings on LinkedIn June 2025:
- UK: 9.0%
- France: 3.1%
- Germany: 6.4%
- Italy: 5.3%
- Ireland: 9.6%
- Israel: 3.1%
- United Arab Emirates: 3.7%
- India: 10.6%
- Australia: 4.9%
- US: 8.6%
The UK currently has the highest share of roles offering some form of remote work in the world. According to LinkedIn data, an astonishing 40% of the roles promoted on carrier platforms in June were hybrids, and an additional 9% were completely remote.
And, contrary to the general assumption that hybrids and remote working are slowly dying, the opposition is actually true in the UK. In January 2024, 37% of the UK’s roles were hybrid, and has since highlighted a slower (3%) increase in such roles.
By comparison, in other European economies such as France and Italy, about a third of their roles offer hybrid work. However, they have a 10% decline in hybrid and remote job postings year-over-year.
that’s why, Hundreds of thousands of Americans With the aim of fleeing the US, the UK actually offers more flexibility than France and Italy, except for language barriers. You just need to give up on your dreams €1 Villa.
The study was based in the UK, but its capital, London, dominates employment growth. And, as Tamara Basic Vasiljev, head economist at EMEA on LinkedIn, said: luck, The city offers a unique blend of economic pressures and infrastructure quirks that make hybrid worksticks.
“The UK position is affected by a service-oriented economy, and London plays the dominant role as a global service hub,” she explained, adding that office space is expensive, train tickets are also available, and many people live in the suburbs.
“These factors are more likely to contribute to making hybrid jobs more attractive and practical in the UK than in many of their comparable countries.”
It explains why the Amazon giant, who caused the domino effect across corporate America, was forced to take it after becoming the first major company to crack down on remote work. A softer stance In the UK.
Hybrid Job Ads are more popular
Flexibility is on sale in today’s tight talent markets. According to LinkedIn data, job ads that offer hybrid behavior attract up to three times more applications than those that require full-time office attendance. This allows you to keep your hybrid product not just a perk, but a powerful recruitment tool.
And it’s not difficult to see why. People have moved more than ever from their offices. the study Last year, Trainline showed that spending more than three hours on work and going back (known as “Super-Commuting”) had piled up even before the pandemic.
It’s not just that workers don’t want to spend time on public transport. If the inflation rate is high but the wages are low, unemployed Z-graduates cannot do it You can actually afford to buy a commuteand for that reason you need to turn down the job.
And there are working parents who have been able to better juggle the increased costs of pickup, drop-off and childcare by being able to work from home. Even a few days a week, stay at work, A mother of hundreds of thousands People who were forced to leave the workforce because they were working in the office were featured again.
Ultimately, UK companies may not match our pay, but in a world where flexibility is a new currency, it may be enough to attract top talent on the pond.
Have you considered moving to the UK for more work-life balance? Or have you already moved? Fortune wants to hear from you: orianna.royle@fortune.com