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Project timelines, notice periods, freelancers’ quotes and annual leave all care about working days — not just calendar days. Counting weekdays by hand is easy to get wrong around bank holidays.
This free UK working days calculator counts inclusive days between two dates, splits weekdays and weekends, and can exclude England & Wales bank holidays from a built-in list covering 2025–2028. On that list, the 2026 calendar year is 253 working days (261 weekdays minus 8 bank holidays).
Scotland and Northern Ireland observe additional or different public holidays. Always confirm with GOV.UK or your employer’s holiday calendar for contractual purposes.
Prefer the written walkthrough? Read how it works in How UK statutory redundancy pay is calculated (2026)— same maths as this calculator, in plain English.
England & Wales bank holidays 2025–2028 (built-in list)
Inclusive of both start and end dates. Built-in holidays cover England & Wales for 2025–2028. Confirm current dates on GOV.UK. Not legal advice for employment contracts.
Static sample calculations you can read without using the form. Figures match this tool's maths — always re-run with your own numbers for a personal estimate.
1 January to 31 December 2026, excluding England & Wales bank holidays.
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2026 is not a leap year. The eight England & Wales holidays include the Boxing Day substitute on Monday 28 December.
Full month including the late-August summer bank holiday.
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A common “within 10 working days” notice window, inclusive of both dates.
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No bank holiday falls in this window. Always read whether your contract counts the start day.
Good Friday 3 April and Easter Monday 6 April both sit in this range.
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Without excluding holidays this range would count as 8 weekdays. Easter is why hand-counts slip.
In everyday UK office use, a working day is usually Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays. Some contracts define working days differently (for example including Saturdays in retail). This tool uses Mon–Fri and optional bank-holiday exclusion.
Counts are inclusive: from Monday to Friday in the same week is five working days if no holidays fall in between. Inclusive counting matches many business “within X working days” phrases, but always read the contract. Pair a notice-period count with the redundancy pay calculator if you are also estimating a statutory leaving payment.
The built-in list follows common England & Wales dates for 2025–2028, including substitute days when Christmas or Boxing Day fall at the weekend. Dates can be confirmed or updated by government — check GOV.UK for the authoritative list.
Always confirm rates, bands and eligibility on official pages. Our tools are simplified estimators for guidance only.