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Latest data shows UK office occupancy reaching new pandemic highs.

• National weekly average of office occupancy reaches 34.3%

While the average number of staff working from their offices got off to a slow start in January, the latest research from Remit Consulting reveals a strong bounce back in the second, third and fourth weeks of the month, with the week ending Friday the 27th recording a national average of office occupancy of 34.3% - the highest figure since the start of the firm’s Return survey in May 2021.

With national rail strikes on three days in the week ending 16th December, office occupancy rates across the country fell by over ten percentage points compared to the previous week, according to research data from Remit Consulting.

• The number of staff working in the office reached a daily national average of 29.1% last week
• The previous week saw a record high of almost one in three office workers at their desks

Having reached the highest level seen since the start of the pandemic in the previous week (33.1%), the national average number of staff working from the office fell four percentage points to 29.1% last week, according to research from Remit Consulting.

• The number of staff working in the office reached a daily national average of 32.6% last week
• London’s West End market recorded 57% of staff at their desks on Thursday 13th October

The average number of staff working from the office reached a national daily average of 32.6%, the highest daily average recorded during the pandemic, according to research from Remit Consulting.

'Back to school' week was also 'back to the office' week as average office occupancy reaches the highest in the pandemic

• National average of staff working in the office reached 31% last week

As the school holidays came to an end in England and Wales last week, the average number of workers working from the office reached a national daily average of 31%, the highest daily average recorded since the lifting of lockdown restrictions in May 2021, according to research by Remit Consulting.

• National average daily occupancy rates hovering at around 25-30% over the past four weeks
• Covid has re-emerged to have an impact on the workplace

The number of people working in the office appears to have plateaued, having been impacted by several factors in the past four weeks, including a jump in the number of Covid cases and industrial action, according to the latest data released by Remit Consulting.

• Remit Consulting’s research reveals that average office occupancy rates for the UK stood at 30.6% for the week ending 17 June

The number of people working from their office in the UK last week reached the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data released by Remit Consulting.

The management consultant’s figures reveal that, for the week ending 17 June, average office occupancy rates for the UK stood at 30.6% - the highest since the start of the survey over twelve months ago.

• The volume of staff in the office remains at the highest level since the pandemic

The number of people returning to work in the office in the UK saw a marginal increase last week and remains at the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data released by Remit Consulting.

The management consultant’s figures reveal that, for the week ending 20 May, average office occupancy rates for the UK were 28.1%, 0.2 of a percentage point higher than the previous week. It is the highest weekly average recorded by the firm’s Return Report since it began the study in May 2021.

The number of people returning to work in the office in the UK has hit the highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to the latest data released by Remit Consulting.

The management consultant’s figures reveal that, for the week ending 13 May, average office occupancy rates for the UK reached 27.9%, the highest weekly average recorded over the past 12 months by the firm’s Return Report. In London, the average occupancy rate reached 29.3%. The weekly average for the West End submarket was 37.6%.