The Scaleup Culture Report, conducted by Techspace, found that more employees want a hybrid work model, allowing them to benefit from an office and working remotely.
The report dives into the current state of workplace culture across the UK tech industry. Based on a comprehensive YouGov survey of 1,000 tech workers, the report sheds light on how companies are adapting to new working models and shares insights and learnings to help businesses.
The report also found that 75 percent of tech workers surveyed confirm their working week is some form of hybrid. Either Hybrid fixed or Hybrid flex. The remaining 25 percent is evenly distributed between full-time in the office or fully remote.
But in London this number shrinks further. Londoners are most likely to work for a company with a hybrid work arrangement, as opposed to fully remote or full-time in the office. They also have the longest average commute, spending approximately 32 percent more time travelling when compared to other regions.
Hybrid workers are more likely to follow TWiTs (Tuesdays, Wednesday, including Thursdays) and head to the office in the middle of the week. Mid-week is twice as popular as Monday or Friday. According to recent reports from the BBC and Transport for London, Friday has become the quietest day.
The survey also found that the larger the tech company, the less often they were in the office.
When asked what they wanted, 40 percent of respondents want just one to two days in the office. Among the reasons to head to the office, the biggest driver was to be with colleagues and have social interaction, followed by meetings and collaborating with colleagues in-person. When broken down by age, these two main reasons do not change.
These were followed by a need for a change in environment, refreshments and snacks, and heating and air-conditioning. Under 35s are most likely to be tempted into the office by dogs.
SPEAKING ABOUT THE FINDINGS, JONATHAN BEVAN, CEO OF TECHSPACE SAID, “IN JUST THREE SHORT YEARS, THE WORLD OF WORK HAS UNDERGONE REMARKABLE CHANGE.”
“Driven by the pandemic and the war for talent there has been a big shift towards flexible work.”
“Workplace discussions have gone from being slow-moving and mundane to being a hot topic of conversation.”
“Every company needs to continually reevaluate how they work to keep pace.”
“One of the most interesting learnings is the continued tension between what individuals believe is best for them, and what managers and leaders believe is best for their company”.”
“We may see further shifts in work behaviour as the skills shortage abates.”
