*Full-time defined as employees working more than 30 paid hours per week (or 25 or more for the teaching professions).
**Figures for 16 to 17 year olds include employees not on adult rates of pay.
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Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees UK 2019, by age and gender
This statistic shows the median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) for 2019, by gender and age group. With men consistently working more hours for basic pay than their female colleagues, the largest difference can be found with individuals between the ages of ** to **, with men working ** hours, whilst women worked **** hours.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (October 29, 2019). Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by age and gender* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by age and gender*." Chart. October 29, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2019). Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by age and gender*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Median Hours Worked for Basic Pay by Full-time Employees in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2019, by Age and Gender*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Oct 2019, /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by age and gender* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Median hours worked for basic pay by full-time employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2019, by age and gender* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), October 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/802738/basic-pay-hours-worked-full-time-employees-in-the-uk-by-age-and-gender/
