Which jobs have the longest weekly hours?

Using official 'big data' sources, we look at who has the longest average working week in the UK.

#	Occupation	Average Weekly Hours 2022
1	Publicans and managers of licensed premises	46 hours
2	Programmers and software development professionals	46 hours
3	Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture	45 hours
4	Leisure and sports managers and proprietors	45 hours
5	Garage managers and proprietors	44 hours
6	Production managers and directors in construction	43 hours
7	Hotel and accommodation managers and proprietors	43 hours
8	Managers in transport and distribution	43 hours
9	Waste disposal and environmental services managers	43 hours
10	Managers and directors in the creative industries	43 hours
11	Electronics engineers	43 hours
12	Aerospace engineers	43 hours
13	Production managers and directors in mining and energy	42 hours
14	Managers in storage and warehousing	42 hours
15	Chemical scientists	42 hours
16	Physical scientists	42 hours
17	Mechanical engineers	42 hours
18	Electrical engineers	42 hours
19	IT quality and testing professionals	42 hours
20	Generalist medical practitioners	42 hours
21	Specialist medical practitioners	42 hours
22	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	41 hours
23	Public relations and communications directors	41 hours
24	Travel agency managers and proprietors	41 hours
25	Civil engineers	41 hours
26	Engineering project managers and project engineers	41 hours
27	IT network professionals	41 hours
28	Web design professionals	41 hours
29	Purchasing managers and directors	40 hours
30	Charitable organisation managers and directors	40 hours
31	Property, housing and estate managers	40 hours
32	Hairdressing and beauty salon managers and proprietors	40 hours
33	Managers and proprietors in other services n.e.c.	40 hours
34	Biological scientists	40 hours
35	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	40 hours
36	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	40 hours
37	Cyber security professionals	40 hours
38	Marketing, sales and advertising directors	39 hours
39	Biochemists and biomedical scientists	39 hours
40	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	39 hours
41	Information technology professionals n.e.c.	39 hours
42	Graphic and multimedia designers	39 hours
43	Financial managers and directors	38 hours
44	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	38 hours
45	Human resource managers and directors	37 hours

46 hours

Publicans and managers of licensed premises

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

46 hours

Programmers and software development professionals

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

45 hours

Managers and proprietors in agriculture and horticulture

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

45 hours

Leisure and sports managers and proprietors

Average weekly hours UK 2022 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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