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• Average weekly office occupancy rates reach 37.8% as companies ramp up return-to-office mandates

Five years after the first national lockdown forced millions of employees into remote work, average office occupancy across the UK has reached its highest point since the beginning of the pandemic, according to new figures from Remit Consulting, hitting an average of 37.8% during the week ending 21 March 2025.

• Average weekly office occupancy rates reach 37.1%

Almost five years since the national lockdown was imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the average UK office occupancy rates reached 37.1% in the last week of January, the highest levels recorded since the lifting of lockdown restrictions, according to Remit Consulting.

• November peaks driven by purpose-led visits and shifting attitudes towards in-office mandates

Since late October 2024, office occupancy rates across the UK have been consistently higher than previously recorded since the pandemic, according to data released by Remit Consulting and November had the highest monthly average recorded since the firm’s research began in May 2021, as lockdown restrictions were eased

• Visitor numbers surge as businesses prioritise face-to-face meetings, boosting national occupancy to 35.1%

Despite the school half-term holiday in England and Wales office occupancy in the UK rose to 35.1% in the week ending 1st of November, the highest level recorded since July 2024, according to the latest data from Remit Consulting.

• Most recent figures for last week reveal an average national office occupancy of 31.8%

• Bank Holidays and industrial action can have a significant impact on office occupancy

Three years on from the easing of lockdown restrictions in the UK the volume of office staff returning to the workplace each day is still significantly lower than before the pandemic, according to Remit Consulting.

March 2024 recorded the strongest month for office occupancy since May 2021, with a daily average office occupancy rate of 34.1%, according to the latest report from Remit Consulting.

The previous highest monthly average of 33.8% was recorded in November (2023). Since the end of January, the UK’s weekly average occupancy rate is 33.2%.