Percentage of employees on zero-hours contracts UK 2000-2024

Published by D. Clark, Aug 20, 2024

In 2024, 3.1 percent of all workers in the United Kingdom were on a zero-hours contract, compared with just 0.4 percent in the mid-2000s. There has been a significant expansion in zero-hours work contracts since 2000, with the most considerable annual increase occurring between 2012 and 2013.

Percentage of people in employment on a zero-hours contract in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2024

CharacteristicShare of all employees
2024 3.1%
2023 3.7%
2022 3.2%
2021 2.9%
2020 3.3%
2019 2.7%
2018 2.4%
2017 2.8%
2016 2.9%
2015 2.4%
2014 2%
2013 1.9%
2012 0.8%
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Release date

August 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

For the years 2000 to 2013, the data is for Q4 of the relevant year. Data from 2014 onwards corresponds to Q2 of the relevant year.

This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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