The best companies for flexible working in 2026

Flexible working can mean different things depending on who you’re talking to. For some people, it's choosing where they work from or having flexible hours, and for others it's a set structure like part-time or compressed hours, a four-day week or a job share.

Flexibility can also look different within the same company; an organisation might offer a mix of hybrid, remote, location-based and field-based roles, which means a retail worker’s week looks very different from someone who works in a head office. 

However you define flexible working, it’s clear it’s an important priority for many people. Flexa data found that in 2026: 

• Searches for jobs with flexibility on Flexa rose by 47% 
• Searches for autonomy and trust-based cultures increased 145%

Flexibility also plays a really important role in making sure that everyone can access opportunities. For example, our data shows that:

• Disabled people are 25% more likely to search for fully remote roles
• Carers are 26% more likely to want job sharing opportunities
• Parents are 45% more likely to prefer core working hours

The 9 most flexible companies in 2026

We celebrated the most flexible companies in our 2026 Flexa Awards. 

Because flexibility varies so much, our awards take into account what employees experience, not just what companies claim. We combine employee quiz scores, on-platform performance and what each company offers, to find the top companies for each award category in a way that’s balanced for statistical significance. 

1. TUI Group

TUI Group is a leading global travel and leisure company, making holiday dreams come true.

It has four ways of working: hybrid, home-based, location-based (for roles in shops, airports and holiday destinations) and field-based — and 88% of its employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, TUI WORKWIDE lets colleagues work from abroad for up to 30 working days a year, remote colleagues get a work from home budget, and some roles are open to part-time and compressed hours. 

2. The Adaptavist Group

The Adaptavist Group is a global family of companies with one common goal: to make business work better.

It’s a remote-first company with fully flexible hours, and 94% of its employees say they can work flexibly. At the Adaptavist Group, you can work remotely from any country where it has a legal entity, spend up to 90 days a year working abroad, and take unlimited annual leave. It's also open to job sharing, compressed hours and term-time working. 

3. Camunda

Camunda enables organisations to orchestrate processes across people, systems, and devices to overcome complexity and increase efficiency.

It’s a fully remote business with no office, fully flexible hours and an async-first way of working, so you choose how, when and where you work. It also gives colleagues a home office budget and a co-working allowance of up to 500 a month (in euros, pounds or dollars), and offers unlimited annual leave. 

4. Vodafone

Vodafone is a leading international Telco serving 300 million customers. Their strong belief is that connectivity is a force for good. If we use it for the things that really matter, it can improve people's lives and the world around us.

It’s a hybrid organisation, and 89% of its employees say they can work flexibly. Many colleagues spend around 40% of their time in the office and 60% working remotely, and the offer includes a little flexibility in start and finish times, early finish Fridays, and up to 20 days a year working abroad, depending on the country. After parental leave, you can return to work in phases over six months.

5. Mondelēz International

Mondelēz International is leading the future of snacking around the world by offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way.

It offers a hybrid working pattern, with three office days a week and a little flexibility in start and finish times. It's open to part-time working, job sharing and compressed hours, and says its approach is built around different circumstances and team needs rather than one policy for everyone. 

6. St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy

The St. James's Place Financial Adviser Academy is a funded, award-winning training programme for people changing careers into financial advice, so it works differently from a standard employer. 

Training is remote, with 15 in-person days across six months. Afterwards, you can work full-time and manage your own diary, including where in the UK you work and when, either by starting your own advice business or joining an existing St James’s Palace practice. Benefits vary by practice, and there's a work from anywhere scheme. Plus, 95% of its employees say they can work flexibly. 

7. Circle

Circle is building the world’s leading all-in-one platform for online communities.

It’s fully remote with fully flexible hours, and 96% of its employees say they can work flexibly. Work is generally async and from anywhere, though customer-facing roles tend to be hired in the time zones where customers are, and roles that collaborate closely tend to be hired in matching time zones. The team meets twice a year at optional retreats, and Circle offers a home office budget of $2,150 at offer (refreshed every three years), 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and sabbaticals.

8. Picnic

Picnic is a Series A adtech startup that’s now scaling fast and making waves as it builds a better, higher-quality ad-funded internet. 

It offers a hybrid working pattern, built around core hours with an element of flexibility and high trust, and 97% of its employees say they can work flexibly. You're expected in the office at least two days a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday, plus a monthly all-company day called Picnic Thursdays. It also offers summer hours and a work from anywhere scheme, plus the office is dog friendly.

9. Jones Chase

Jones Chase is a fast-growing and innovative employment law firm, established in 2014.

Its lawyers are either employees or consultants, and everyone has the freedom to work from the serviced office in Chancery Lane or from home. Employees score it 96% for location flexibility, 93% for hours flexibility, and 93% feel they have complete autonomy over getting their work done. It offers 32 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and is open to part-time, job sharing and compressed hours.

Remote and remote-first companies with flexible working

Amplifi is a full service data and AI consultancy with collective expertise across multiple data disciplines in both North America and EMEA. It’s remote-first, is flexible on hours and allows you to work from anywhere for up to 45 days a year. Plus, 98% of employees say they can work flexibly, and 95% say it supports alternative working patterns.

Boomi helps companies around the world connect data, people, and devices quickly and easily to advance digital transformation and deliver great customer experiences. It’s remote-first, 90% of employees say they can work flexibly, it offers flexible vacation time and is open to compressed hours.

Canopy Simulations provides motorsport laptime simulations, using advanced car models and cloud computing, and is the only supplier in Formula One. It’s fully remote, and 100% of employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, it operates core hours, is open to part-time employees and compressed hours, and has a work from anywhere scheme. 

Clock is a technology and innovation company that develops custom software, mobile apps and websites for some of the world's largest brands. It’s remote-first, 97% of Clock employees say they can work flexibly, and they finish early on Fridays.

The Cool Farm Alliance is a science-led, not-for-profit membership organisation (community interest company) that owns, manages, and improves the Cool Farm Tool and cultivates the leadership network to advance regenerative agriculture at scale. It’s fully remote with fully flexible hours, and 100% of employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, there are no core hours beyond joint meeting times, and it's open to part-time employees.

Flexa is the data-driven careers platform that helps people and companies find their perfect match. We’re remote-first, with one day a month together in London, and 100% of employees say they can work flexibly. We operate around core hours, a 4.5-day week (most weeks it finishes at 2pm), and offer up to 45 days a year working abroad. Plus, we’re open to compressed hours and part-time.

Flume offers a powerful mix of platform-based learning and live action-coaching that provides sales teams with the skills, knowledge and motivation to take action. It’s remote-first with a little flexibility in start and finish times, and 91% of employees say they can work flexibly. It's open to part-time work, gives an extra day of leave for each year of service (up to 30 days), and holds an annual in-person team gathering.

Hurree helps teams make sense of their data without the spreadsheet chaos. It connects the tools you already use and turns complex information into clear, real-time insight through dashboards that are easy to explore and share. It’s fully remote, operates around core hours, offers compressed hours, summer hours and a work from home budget, and 99% of employees say they can work flexibly. 

Livestock Information is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), and is used to record movement data for sheep, goats and deer by users in the supply chain. It’s fully remote with a little flexibility in start and finish times, and 93% of employees say they can work flexibly. You can work from anywhere in the UK, and it's open to part-time and offers sabbaticals.

Patchwork was founded by clinicians and is on a mission to make truly effective and sustainable working a reality for all healthcare professionals. It’s remote-first, and 94% of employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, it offers a work from anywhere scheme, and is open to part-time for some roles.

Puzzel is a Norwegian-headquartered B2B vendor of "CCaaS”: cloud-based customer contact centre solutions. Its UK office is remote-first, and 94% of employees say they can work flexibly. It runs core hours, is open to part-time for some roles, and is happy for employees to work remotely from other locations for a week or two if needed. 

Simitive works exclusively with universities to enable data informed decision-making through the planning, management, modelling and analysis of workforce and activities. It’s remote-first with fully flexible hours, and 93% of employees say they can work flexibly. It also has a work from anywhere scheme, summer hours and sabbaticals, and is open to compressed hours, job sharing and part-time. 

Strengthscope's vision is to enable all humans to embrace their uniqueness and change their lives for the better. It’s remote-first and 100% of employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, it offers a little flex time and allows you to work from other locations for a period of time if needed. 

Token.io is the leading Pay by Bank infrastructure provider. Roles can be fully remote or hybrid, with office hubs in London, Edinburgh and Berlin, and 91% of employees say they can work flexibly. It runs core hours, offers up to 45 days in any rolling 12 months to work from anywhere, and gives a home office budget and co-working allowance. It's also open to part-time, compressed hours and job sharing.

Tomorrow Group is an independent agency network, with brands dedicated to performance, social engagement, analytics, and transformative AI. It’s remote-first with core hours, and 96% of employees say they can work flexibly. It runs a 4.5-day week with a no-meeting policy and shorter hours on Fridays, plus summer hours, and is open to part-time and compressed hours.

Tyk’s API Management Platform was established in 2014 and is helping to drive the connected world and power new products and services. It is remote-first with fully flexible hours, and 97% of employees say they can work flexibly. At Tyk, you can work from wherever suits you as long as you can attend customer and colleague meetings. It also offers unlimited annual leave, sabbaticals, and is open to compressed hours.

Virtalent HQ is the best Virtual Assistant service in the UK. Its Virtual Assistants are remote-first, with a flexible environment built on trust rather than clock-watching, and 96% of employees say they can work flexibly. It has core hours, but as long as you're responsive, reliable, and delivering great work, how you manage your time is entirely up to you.

Hybrid companies with flexible working

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. Airbus’ flexible working approach is designed to allow employees a degree of flexibility in their working week. For example, employees working flexible hours are not required to work specific hours of the day but may complete their contractual hours at times more suitable to them, within a framework agreed by their manager. Plus, they’re open to alternative working patterns and 87% of employees say they can work flexibly. 

Anglian Water manages, supplies, and recycles water for the driest region in the UK. Its flexible working approach is built on trust, with flexibility that lets people shape work around their lives. They have a hybrid working pattern, and 69% of employees say they can work flexibly. 

Atom Bank was the UK’s first app-based bank, and the country’s first digital-only bank to be granted a regulatory licence. It offers a four-day week with no cut to pay, hybrid working with two office days a week, and is also open to compressed hours, job sharing and part-time.

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home offers love and expert care to dogs and cats who need it by rescuing, rehabilitating and rehoming animals at its centres, and by sharing knowledge and resources with rescue organisations around the world. They’re hybrid with office-based colleagues spending around half the week in the office, and 77% of employees say they can work flexibly. It offers a 9-day fortnight, ad hoc flexibility around core hours, and is open to compressed hours, job sharing and part-time.

BAE Systems makes the future more secure for everyone by creating bold, pioneering security products and services that can change the world we live in. Location flexibility, like hybrid working arrangements, varies by role, but it's open to alternative working patterns and offers a little flex in start and finish times. It also offers a return to work on reduced hours for the first 13 weeks of maternity leave.

Brit Insurance is a leading global specialty insurer and reinsurer focused on underwriting complex risks. It’s hybrid, and open to job sharing and part-time for some roles.

BT Group is one of the UK’s leading telecommunications and network providers, made up of trusted brands including BT, EE, Openreach, and Plusnet. It has a "3 together, 2 wherever" working pattern, which means you spend three days at your contractual location and two flexible days. Plus, 73% of employees say they can work flexibly.

Centrica is an energy and services company that supplies gas and electricity, provides home and business energy solutions, and invests in the transition to net zero. It’s "FlexFirst", which means no fixed number of office days; you agree on the right balance with your manager and team. Plus, 84% of employees say they can work flexibly, and it's open to compressed hours and part-time.

ClientEarth is the world’s most ambitious environmental organisation, using the power of the law to protect life on Earth. It offers a hybrid working pattern with flexi-time, and 87% of employees say they can work flexibly. Plus, you can work abroad for up to 30 working days a year, and it's open to compressed hours, job sharing and part-time.

Connected Places Catapult is the UK’s innovation accelerator for transport, the built environment, cities, and local growth. It’s hybrid, with a minimum of two office days a week for most roles (but some are five), and they work a 9-day fortnight with every other Friday off. It operates around core hours and offers a little flex time. 

CoppaFeel exists to ensure all breast cancers are diagnosed at the earliest stage possible when treatments are more available and survival rates are higher. It’s hybrid with flexi-time, runs a 9-day fortnight (every other Friday off) and is open to compressed hours, part-time and sabbaticals.

dunnhumby helps businesses grow through faster, better decision making, as the essential intelligence layer connecting the world’s leading retailers and brands. It’s hybrid, works around core hours, and offers an early finish on Fridays. It's also open to job sharing and part-time for some roles.

EY UK provides insights and services that help to create long-term value for clients, people and society, and to build trust in the capital markets. They’re hybrid, and have formal and informal flexible working that includes working from home, reducing your hours or flexing your start and finish times.

Gearset is the complete Salesforce DevOps platform, helping more than 3,500 organisations worldwide build, test, release, and secure changes with confidence. It has a hybrid working pattern with flexible working and auto-approved holiday as part of its values.

Goodlord’s lettings software and services improve the renting process for agents, landlords and tenants alike. 74% of employees say they can work flexibly, but it varies by department. It also offers a little flexibility in start and finish times, and is hybrid, but allows employees to work from the office full-time if they prefer. 

HEINEKEN UK is the UK's leading beer, cider and pub company. It offers hybrid and remote working, depending on the role, and a little flexibility in start and finish times.

Liberis is an embedded finance partner for platforms, including vertical SaaS providers, marketplaces, payment processors, and payment companies. It’s hybrid with at least three office days a week, but offers up to 60 work-from-anywhere days a year and is open to compressed hours.

Mars is a global, family-owned business, transforming, innovating, and evolving in ways that affirm its commitment to making a positive impact on the world around it. It offers hybrid working with core hours, and 96% of employees say they can work flexibly. It's also open to part-time, job sharing and compressed hours.

MBDA is a leading company in the defence industry that delivers essential military capabilities for each branch of the Armed Forces — with specific expertise in missiles and missile systems. Its dynamic working policies make sure you have the freedom and trust to work in ways that meet the needs of the business, and your own. Some roles must be in the office full time for physical or security-related reasons, but hybrid work is accommodated wherever possible, and 79% of employees say they can work flexibly. 

MONY Group helps households save money with its three brands: MoneySuperMarket, MoneySavingExpert, and Decision Technologies Limited. It’s hybrid, with 40% of your time in the office (two days a week for most people, pro-rata for part-timers) and teams agreeing on a set "anchor day". 79% of employees say they can work flexibly, and there's a little flexibility in start and finish times. Plus, it offers two weeks a year to work from anywhere, and is open to part-time, job sharing and compressed hours.

Mott MacDonald is a leading engineering, management and development consultancy and one of the world’s largest employee-owned companies. It’s hybrid with a little flex time, is open to part-time employees, and works to foster a culture of trust, inclusion and outcomes-focused performance. Plus, 78% of employees say they can work flexibly and 72% say it supports alternative working patterns.

NHBC is the UK's leading provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes. It’s hybrid, with a little flexibility in start and finish times. Plus, 71% of employees say they can work flexibly.

Northern connects tens of thousands of people in the North of England to work, leisure, education and more every day. Hybrid working is available for head office teams, but operational teams work across the network. It's open to compressed hours and part-time employees, offers a little flex time, and 74% of employees say they can work flexibly.

OVO is powering human progress with clean affordable energy for everyone. The company works under The OVO Way of Flexibility, which means they’re hybrid with core hours, and colleagues are expected to be in the office at least once a week, depending on the business area.

Pod is one of the UK’s leading EV charging providers, trusted by over 250,000 customers and powering more than 5 million miles every single day. It has three working patterns, depending on the role: hybrid (the most common), field-based (from home, with regular days on site with clients or customers) and remote-first (one office day a quarter). 96% of employees say they can work flexibly, plus it offers 20 days a year to work from anywhere and 8 flexible bank holidays you can swap for dates that matter to you. And it's open to compressed hours and part-time.

Rathbones Institute is a 24-month programme for experienced professionals ready to build a new career in wealth management. It’s a hybrid programme with a one-week induction at the London office and additional London days when required. 

Redgate’s solutions help organisations reliably solve the complex challenges of database management across the DevOps lifecycle on any database, anywhere. Employees work from their preferred location, whether that’s home or the office, most of the time. 90% of employees say they can work flexibly, and you can request a formal flexible working arrangement such as part-time.

SAP is a market leader in enterprise software, turning businesses into intelligent, sustainable enterprises. SAP’s employees across different regions are enabled to do their best job with the right mix of office and remote work according to country-specific guidelines and regulations. They’re hybrid with flexible working hours and its policy includes flex time, flex location, and flex workspace.

SAPI builds, tailors, funds and manages custom finance products, enabling payment partners to support their merchants. It’s hybrid with one office day a week; 85% of employees are very happy with their working location freedom, and 87% are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work. Plus, employees get up to six weeks a year to work fully remote from anywhere. 

Support Dogs is a registered, national charity dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children and adults with various challenging medical conditions. It’s hybrid with core hours, is open to part-time, job sharing, compressed hours and term-time working, and has a work from anywhere scheme, depending on the role.

Tangle Teezer offers an online store for various types of hair products. It’s hybrid with two office days a week, a little flexibility in start and finish times, and 87% of employees say they can work flexibly. It also offers 10 days a year to work from anywhere, early finish Fridays, and is open to compressed hours and part-time.

Tesco was built with a simple mission – to be the champion for customers, helping them to enjoy a better quality of life and an easier way of living. They offer a little flexibility in start and finish times and allow hybrid working for some roles. Plus, colleagues can request flexible working from their first day instead of waiting six months. 

tms is the agency where technology, marketing and sourcing come together. It’s hybrid with core hours and has a "Your Hours" system that lets you start earlier or finish later around them. Its Summer Fridays give you a 1:30pm finish without making up the time, and you can request a formal flexible working arrangement if the standard setup doesn't suit. tms is also open to alternative working patterns.

tombola is the UK’s biggest bingo site and home to the largest online bingo community around. But they’re more than just bingo; tombola is tech, creativity, player experience, safety, and innovation all rolled into one. They’re hybrid, open to alternative working patterns, and its Flexibility Principles allow for localised and personalised ways of working flexibly.

United Utilities delivers one of life's most essential services to millions of people across the North West. It’s committed to supporting flexible working across the organisation and empowering colleagues to work in ways that help them perform at their best while maintaining a healthy balance between work and life. That includes hybrid working and a little flexibility in start and finish times.

Unmind is a workplace mental health platform delivering complete care in one solution, guided by AI. It’s hybrid with each team agreeing one office day a week and the rest of your week up to you. 91% of employees say they can work flexibly, the second Friday of every month is a company-wide day off, it offers summer hours, and is open to part-time and job sharing.

Veramed is a Clinical Research Organisation that supports biotech and pharmaceutical clients with their clinical studies across the drug development lifecycle. It has core hours, 96% of employees say they can work flexibly, and it's open to part-time and compressed hours. Hybrid working comes once you've built experience at entry level, and it offers study sabbaticals.

Virgin Media O2 connects people to the moments that matter most. Virgin Media leads the UK for broadband reliability, speed and overall performance, while O₂ keeps people connected on the move with award-winning coverage. It’s flexible-first, hybrid, offers a little flex time, and is open to part-time and job sharing. Plus, 84% of employees say they can work flexibly.

Office-based with flexible working

Maersk is a global leader in logistics services and can offer you the opportunity to grow and evolve in a truly diverse workplace. The company is office-based with a little flex time, and it's open to compressed hours and part-time for some roles. 

Pets at Home is the UK’s leading pet care group, bringing together Pets at Home, Pets Grooming, and Vets for Pets to deliver the best in pet care products, services, and advice. The company is fully office-based but offers flexibility in start and finish times and is open to alternative working patterns.

Vets for Pets is one of the UK’s largest veterinary groups, with a national network of over 450 locally owned, locally operated practices. Employees work on-site in vets' practices, and they offer flexibility around start and finish times.