Average working week in Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing (STEM)

#	Occupation	Average Weekly Hours 2019
1	TV, video and audio engineers	48 hours
2	Social and humanities scientists	45 hours
3	Telecommunications engineers	44 hours
4	Physical scientists	42 hours
5	IT engineers	42 hours
6	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	41 hours
7	Electronics engineers	41 hours
8	Chemical scientists	40 hours
9	Electrical engineers	39 hours
10	Civil engineers	38 hours
11	Mechanical engineers	38 hours
12	Production and process engineers	38 hours
13	Engineering professionals n.e.c.	38 hours
14	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	37 hours
15	Biological scientists and biochemists	37 hours
16	Design and development engineers	37 hours
17	IT specialist managers	37 hours
18	IT project and programme managers	37 hours
19	IT business analysts, architects and systems designers	37 hours
20	Electrical and electronics technicians	37 hours
21	Medical and dental technicians	37 hours
22	Programmers and software development professionals	36 hours
23	Information technology and telecommunications professionals n.e.c.	36 hours
24	Quality control and planning engineers	36 hours
25	Building and civil engineering technicians	36 hours
26	Web design and development professionals	35 hours
27	Engineering technicians	35 hours
28	Quality assurance technicians	35 hours
29	Laboratory technicians	34 hours
30	Planning, process and production technicians	33 hours
31	IT operations technicians	33 hours
32	IT user support technicians	33 hours
33	Pharmaceutical technicians	33 hours

48 hours

TV, video and audio engineers

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

45 hours

Social and humanities scientists

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

44 hours

Telecommunications engineers

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

42 hours

Physical scientists

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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