But for those not keen on uprooting their lives just to spend eight hours a day in a cubicle, London still offers a lifeline.
According to new LinkedIn data, which was exclusively shared with Fortune, nearly 50% of job postings in the UK advertise some form of remote work—a figure that dwarfs the 20% currently on offer in the U.S., the lowest among the major economies surveyed.
While corporate America doubles down on mandatory face time, Britain is quietly emerging as the global capital of hybrid work.
The percentage of hybrid job postings on LinkedIn in June 2025
The percentage of fully remote job postings on LinkedIn in June 2025:
The UK currently has the highest share of roles still offering some form of remote work globally. According to LinkedIn’s data, a staggering 40% of roles advertised on the careers platform in June were hybrid and a further 9% were fully remote.
And contrary to the common assumption that hybrid and remote working is dying a slow death, in Britain, the opposite is actually true: In January 2024, 37% of roles in the UK were hybrid, highlighting a slow (3%) uptick in such roles since.
By comparison, in other major European economies like France and Italy, around a third of roles offer hybrid work; however, they are experiencing a roughly 10% year-on-year decline in hybrid and remote job postings.
Although the study was based on the UK, its capital London dominates job growth—and as Tamara Basic Vasiljev, the head economist for EMEA at LinkedIn, told Fortune, the city offers a unique blend of economic pressures and infrastructure quirks that make hybrid work stick.
“The UK’s position is influenced by its service-oriented economy, with London playing a dominant role as a global services hub,” she explained, adding that office space is expensive and so too are train tickets, leaving many living in the suburbs.
“These factors have likely contributed to making hybrid work more attractive and practical in the United Kingdom than in many comparable countries.”
In today’s tight talent market, flexibility sells. According to LinkedIn’s data, job advertisements offering hybrid working attract up to three times more applications than those requiring full-time office attendance. That makes keeping hybrid offerings not just a perk, but a powerful recruitment tool.
Ultimately, British firms may not match U.S. paychecks—but in a world where flexibility is the new currency, it could be enough to lure top talent across the pond.
