BSA 2024 Cyber Security Salary Guide v5 SPREADS - Flipbook - Page 12
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Post-pandemic attitudes to flexible working
Our market reports have closely followed 昀氀exible
working trends over the last 10 years. Suf昀椀ce to say, both
employers and staff have continued to place greater
emphasis on the importance of a healthy work-life
balance during that time.
More and more professionals have bene昀椀ted from
remote working opportunities with each passing year,
but the Covid-19 pandemic was clearly a catalyst that
signi昀椀cantly accelerated this trend.
Even industries that were historically slow to adopt
昀氀exible working practices, such as 昀椀nancial services
and law, moved quickly to create safe and effective
remote working conditions for their workforces.
At the peak of the pandemic, many experts predicted
that working from home would become the ‘new
normal’. Today, nearly four years after the 昀椀rst UK
lockdown was announced, is that still the case?
Our data shows that, on the whole, employers remain
committed to their post-pandemic 昀氀exible working
policies, but there are some notable caveats.
99% of employers
offer flexible working
(unchanged from last year)
For example, despite 87% of organisations claiming
they are con昀椀dent their current hybrid and remote
working policies will stay in place over the long term,
we are seeing a rise in the number of 昀椀rms who want
people back in the of昀椀ce more.
