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Least Stressful Jobs / Job Stress Report - in United Kingdom (all jobs)






About This Report
The data in this report are collected from the Rate Your Job form. People rate their jobs on scale one to five where one is worst and five is best. One of the questions we ask is: "Do you feel stressed in your job?". Displayed below is a summary of the answers submitted by our users.

= 1        = 2        = 3        = 4        = 5

Stress Index in United Kingdom (all jobs)

The stress index in United Kingdom (all jobs) is 2.5

Men VS Women

Who is more stressed in their jobs: Males or Females? We calculated the stress level per gender and displayed the results in the table below. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

GenderRating
Male2.54
Female2.38

Stress Comparison by Industry

Working in some industries is more relaxing and less stressful than others. The table below compares stress rate per industry from highest to lowest. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

IndustryRating
Financial Services 2.83
Travel / Transportation / Tourism 2.83
Manufacturing 2.75
Banking 2.71
Education / Training / Teaching 2.71
Engineering Services 2.67
Petroleum / Oil and Gas / Chemicals / Petro-Chemicals 2.63
Construction 2.57
Advertising / Marketing / Public Relations 2.5
Information Technology / Information Systems 2.36
Telecommunications Services / Information Media 2.33
Pharma / Biotech / Clinical Research 2.33
Retail 2.11

Stress Comparison by Company Size

Is it more pressuring to work at a bigger company? Listed below is the stress index based purly on company size. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

Company SizeRating
More Than 10000 Employees2.47
Less Than 10000 Employees2.5
Less Than 5000 Employees2.47
Less Than 1000 Employees2.42
Less Than 500 Employees2.64
Less Than 250 Employees2.59
Less Than 100 Employees2.33
Less Than 50 Employees2.42
Less Than 20 Employees2.75

Stress Comparison by Job Category

Some job categories can be more stressful than others. The table below compares how people in different domains rate the stress level in their jobs. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

Job CategoryRating
Engineering2.77
Administration / Reception / Secretarial2.75
Sales Retail and Wholesale2.5
Executive and Management2.5
Accounting and Finance2.4
Marketing2.4
Information Technology2.32
Human Resources2.22

All Countries VS United Kingdom

United Kingdom2.5
All Countries2.48

Least Stressful States

Does location affect whether people feel streesed in their jobs? The table below compares the stress level per state. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

StateRating
England2.51
Scotland2.47

Least Stressful Countries

Does location affect whether people feel streesed in their jobs? The table below compares the stress level per country. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

CountryRating
Norway3.25
Nepal2.94
Korea (South)2.89
Turkey2.86
Azerbaijan2.79
Ukraine2.73
Poland2.73
Bahrain2.73
Malta2.73
Algeria2.71
New Zealand2.7
Chile2.7
Mauritius2.7
Morocco2.67
Switzerland2.66
Argentina2.66
Kuwait2.65
Australia2.64
Slovakia2.64
Hungary2.64
Austria2.63
Vietnam2.63
Cambodia2.6
Brunei2.6
Seychelles2.6
Germany2.6
Brazil2.59
Luxembourg2.59
Czech Republic2.57
China2.57
Netherlands2.56
Oman2.56
Qatar2.56
Spain2.55
France2.55
Slovenia2.55
Ireland2.53
Indonesia2.52
Lithuania2.5
Colombia2.5
Croatia2.5
Thailand2.5
Zimbabwe2.5
United Kingdom2.5
Canada2.5
Belgium2.49
United States2.48
Saudi Arabia2.47
Finland2.47
Malaysia2.47
Pakistan2.46
Hong Kong2.46
Romania2.46
United Arab Emirates2.43
Singapore2.41
Kenya2.4
Sweden2.4
Puerto Rico2.4
Russia2.4
Mexico2.39
Bangladesh2.39
Italy2.38
Portugal2.38
Philippines2.38
Libya2.33
Trinidad and Tobago2.33
Bosnia and Herzegovina2.33
Lebanon2.33
South Africa2.31
Serbia2.29
Egypt2.28
Cyprus2.22
Namibia2.21
Greece2.18
Denmark2.17
Bulgaria2.13
Sri Lanka2.08
Nigeria2
Botswana1.89

Stress Comparison by Age

Does age affect job stress? Displayed below is the stress level per age as submitted by our users. Clicking on any of them will display data only for the chosen item.

AgeRating
46 Years2.4
37 Years2.4
36 Years2.83
34 Years2.27
33 Years2.38
32 Years2
31 Years2.2
30 Years2.73
29 Years2.6
28 Years2.64
27 Years2.67
26 Years2.36
25 Years2.75
23 Years2.33


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