New research by a money saving website in the UK has revealed that more than a third of Britons are now employed in a minimum of two jobs. According to the poll, almost half of respondents do so in order to better support their families without needed to rely on benefits and government handouts. 

A new poll by a money saving website in the UK has discovered that over a third of British people now work in at least two jobs, with the need to ‘support family’ and ‘in order to pay off debt’ deemed the top reasons for doing so. The team at VoucherCodesPro.co.uk conducted the research as part of an ongoing study into the finances and employment status of individuals living within the United Kingdom. A total of 2,831 Britons aged 18 and over, all of whom stated they were in full-time employment, were quizzed on their jobs, work ethic and financial status. All respondents were initially asked ‘Do you have more than one job?’ to which over a third (37 percent) of respondents indicated that they worked two or more jobs. The remaining 63 percent, a majority, indicated that they only worked a single job.

Following on from this, respondents who said that they did work more than one job were asked to disclose their age. Respondents were presented with a list of possible age groups and were asked to disclose which they fell into. Respondents aged 35 – 45 were most likely to work more than one job (56 percent of respondents), follow by respondents aged 18 – 25 (32 percent). The same group of respondents were then asked to disclose which region they lived in, in a bid to determine which region were most likely to work more than one job. The top five most common regions were revealed as follows:

North West – 13 percent

Scotland – 9 percent

North East – 9 percent

South West – 7 percent

Wales – 5 percent

Following on from this, the same group of respondents were asked to disclose the reason why they work more than one job. Researchers presented them with a list of possible answers and were asked to select all that applied to them.

To support my family – 29 percent

To pay off existing debts – 23 percent

To pay for my child’s education – 20 percent

To pay for a holiday – 14 percent

To pay our rent/mortgage – 9 percent

Finally, in order to delve a little deeper, the poll asked respondents who did work more than one job to reveal how long their average working day was. Researchers compiled the results to reveal the average working day of those who worked more than one job as 14 and a half hours. George Charles of VoucherCodesPro.co.uk, said the following: “Unfortunately, the reality of the current economic and social situation that Britain finds itself in means that a number of Britons are forced to work more than one job. It’s a shame, because it means that people are working long days and can run themselves into the ground.”

He continued: “It is, though, the reality of today. Times are tough and families need to do everything they can to ensure they have enough money to support their family and pay every financial commitment they have. It’s important to save money where possible and make your money