---
title: "Work Setting — Work data 2026"
url: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data/work-setting
year: 2026
chapter: "work"
question: "WorkSetting"
section: "What and where work happens"
licence: "ODbL 1.0 (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/)"
---

# Work Setting

Geography strongly shapes work arrangements. Remote work is 48% in the USA but 21% in France; India has the largest in-person share at 28%. Germany stands out for employee-controlled flexibility.

Asked as: Which best describes your current work situation? (`WorkSetting`, single select, optional, v2026.1)

## Options offered

1. Remote
2. In-person
3. Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person)
4. Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility)
5. Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed)

## Results

### All Respondents

n = 24,602

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 8,564 | 34.8% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 4,883 | 19.9% |
| In-person | 4,335 | 17.6% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 3,823 | 15.5% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 2,997 | 12.2% |

### USA

n = 3,940

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 1,888 | 47.9% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 629 | 16.0% |
| In-person | 638 | 16.2% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 449 | 11.4% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 336 | 8.5% |

### Germany

n = 1,746

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 437 | 25.0% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 384 | 22.0% |
| In-person | 202 | 11.6% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 364 | 20.9% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 359 | 20.6% |

### India

n = 951

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 261 | 27.4% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 198 | 20.8% |
| In-person | 265 | 27.9% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 151 | 15.9% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 76 | 8.0% |

### UK

n = 1,175

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 441 | 37.5% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 195 | 16.6% |
| In-person | 111 | 9.5% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 255 | 21.7% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 173 | 14.7% |

### France

n = 679

|  | Respondents | Percent |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| Remote | 142 | 20.9% |
| Hybrid (some remote, leans heavy to in-person) | 237 | 34.9% |
| In-person | 105 | 15.5% |
| Hybrid (some in-person, leans heavy to flexibility) | 119 | 17.5% |
| Your choice (very flexible, you can come in when you want or just as needed) | 76 | 11.2% |

In context: https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2026/work/data.md