Bank holiday lists
- UK bank holidays 2026 and working days per month
- UK bank holidays 2027 and working days per month
- UK bank holidays 2028 and working days per month
How working days are counted
- Every date between the start and end is checked. Days outside your work week (Saturday and Sunday by default) are skipped.
- A working day that is a bank holiday in the region you picked is skipped too and listed under the result.
- Dates are handled as plain calendar days, so the clocks changing for British Summer Time can never add or lose a day.
- For "add working days", the count starts on the day after the start date. 1 working day after a Friday is the Monday.
Common uses
- Notice periods and contract deadlines given in working days.
- Delivery estimates, such as "dispatched within 3 working days".
- Counting days of annual leave you need to book between two dates.
- Working out a payment or response deadline, such as "within 10 working days".
Questions
How many working days are there in 2027 in the UK?
In England and Wales there are 253 working days in 2027: 261 weekdays minus 8 bank holidays. Scotland has 9 bank holidays and Northern Ireland 10, so the totals there are lower.
Are bank holidays the same across the UK?
No. England and Wales share 8 bank holidays. Scotland has 2 January and St Andrew's Day and uses the first Monday in August for its summer holiday instead of Easter Monday. Northern Ireland adds St Patrick's Day and the Battle of the Boyne (12 July).
What happens when a bank holiday falls on a weekend?
A substitute weekday is given, usually the following Monday or Tuesday. For example, Boxing Day 2026 is a Saturday, so Monday 28 December 2026 is the bank holiday. This calculator uses the substitute days published by gov.uk.
Does the calculator count the start and end dates?
When counting days between two dates, both dates are included by default, the same as Excel's NETWORKDAYS function. You can untick either one. When adding working days, the start date is not counted, the same as Excel's WORKDAY function.
Is a bank holiday a day off by law?
There is no legal right to a day off on a bank holiday. It depends on your contract. If you usually work on bank holidays, the calendar-day total in the result is the better figure to use.