UK Working Days Calculator with Bank Holidays

How working days are counted

A working day here is Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays in England and Wales. The first panel counts working days between two dates; the second finds the date a number of working days after (or before) a start date.

Between two dates: the start date counts and the end date doesn't, unless you tick Include the end date. From Monday to the following Monday is 5 working days; tick the box and it becomes 6.
Adding working days: the start date is never counted. 1 working day after a Friday is the next Monday, or the Tuesday if Monday is a bank holiday.
Bank holidays follow the GOV.UK rules, including substitute days when Christmas or New Year falls at a weekend. In 2026 Boxing Day is a Saturday, so Monday 28 December is the substitute day. See UK bank holidays for the full list.

Working days per month in 2026 and 2027

Both years have 261 weekdays and 8 bank holidays in England and Wales, all on weekdays, leaving 253 working days.

Working days in 2026

Month	Weekdays	England and Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
January	22	21	20	21
February	20	20	20	20
March	22	22	22	21
April	22	20	21	20
May	21	19	19	19
June	22	22	22	22
July	23	23	23	22
August	21	20	20	20
September	22	22	22	22
October	22	22	22	22
November	21	21	20	21
December	23	21	21	21
Total	261	253	252	251

Working days in 2027

Month	Weekdays	England and Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland
January	21	20	19	20
February	20	20	20	20
March	23	21	22	20
April	22	22	22	22
May	21	19	19	19
June	22	22	22	22
July	22	22	22	21
August	22	21	21	21
September	22	22	22	22
October	21	21	21	21
November	22	22	21	22
December	23	21	21	21
Total	261	253	252	251

Scotland and Northern Ireland

The calculator uses the England and Wales list. Scotland has 9 bank holidays and Northern Ireland 10, so the year totals differ:

Scotland (252 working days in 2026 and 2027): 2 January (4 January in 2027) and St Andrew's Day on 30 November are holidays, the summer holiday is the first Monday of August, and Easter Monday is not a bank holiday. See Scottish bank holidays.
Northern Ireland (251 working days): the same 8 holidays as England and Wales, plus St Patrick's Day on 17 March and the Battle of the Boyne holiday (Monday 13 July 2026, Monday 12 July 2027). See Northern Ireland bank holidays.

For a Scottish or Northern Irish count, subtract any extra holidays in your date range from the result.

Notice periods and employers' own rules

Bank holidays do not have to be given as paid leave, and an employer can count them as part of statutory annual leave (GOV.UK). Shops, hospitals and transport run on many of them. If your contract treats bank holidays as working days, or your week isn't Monday to Friday, use calendar days in the date calculator and adjust. Notice periods in contracts are usually stated in weeks or months rather than working days; for those, see weeks from today.

Frequently asked questions

How many working days are there in 2026?

253 in England and Wales: 261 weekdays minus 8 bank holidays. Scotland has 252 and Northern Ireland 251.

How many working days are there in 2027?

Also 253 in England and Wales, with 252 in Scotland and 251 in Northern Ireland.

Is the start date counted?

When counting between two dates, the start date counts and the end date does not, unless you tick Include the end date. When adding working days, the start date is not counted.

Does it include Scottish or Northern Irish bank holidays?

No. It uses bank holidays in England and Wales. The table on this page shows the working days per month for Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Are business days and working days the same?

Usually, yes: both mean Monday to Friday excluding bank holidays. Check the contract, as some count Saturdays or define their own holidays.

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