Free UK date calculator
UK working days calculator
Count the working days between two dates, add working days to a date, or count back from one. Weekends and bank holidays come out for you, for England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, and you can set the days you actually work.
Days you work
Counting Monday to Friday, less bank holidays. The start and end dates both count unless you untick the box.
Working days
- Calendar days
- Days you don’t work
The date will be
GOV.UK has published bank holidays for to only, so there is no figure for dates outside those years.
Next bank holiday
Count down to Christmas and the tax year end All UK bank holidays
Working days in 2026, month by month
Year tables for 2026 to 2028England and Wales, counting Monday to Friday less bank holidays: 253 working days in 2026.
January
21
working days1 bank holiday
February
20
working daysNo bank holidays
March
22
working daysNo bank holidays
April
20
working days2 bank holidays
May
19
working days2 bank holidays
June
22
working daysNo bank holidays
July
23
working daysNo bank holidays
August
20
working days1 bank holiday
September
22
working daysNo bank holidays
October
22
working daysNo bank holidays
November
21
working daysNo bank holidays
December
21
working days2 bank holidays
Working days by year
Monday to Friday, less each nation’s bank holidays.
2026
Working days
2027
Working days
2028
Working days
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Common questions
What counts as a working day?
Monday to Friday, less the bank holidays in the nation you pick. You can change the days to match your week.
How many working days are there in 2027?
253 in England and Wales, 252 in Scotland and 251 in Northern Ireland. That is Monday to Friday, less each nation’s bank holidays.
Does the count include the start and end dates?
Yes. Monday 9 to Friday 13 November 2026 counts as 5 working days. Untick “Include the end date” to count up to the end date but not including it, which gives 4.
How do I add or count back working days?
Pick “Add working days” or “Count back”, then a date and a number. The start date isn’t counted, so 20 working days after Monday 9 November 2026 is Monday 7 December 2026 in England and Wales.
I work weekends or bank holidays. Does that count?
Yes. Pick the days you work and tick “I work on bank holidays”. The result, this month’s figures and the month grid all follow your pattern.
What if a bank holiday falls at a weekend?
A substitute weekday becomes the bank holiday, normally the following Monday. The calculator uses the substitute days GOV.UK publishes.
Why do Scotland and Northern Ireland get different answers?
Each nation has its own bank holidays. Scotland adds 2 January and St Andrew’s Day, has no Easter Monday, and has its summer bank holiday at the start of August. Northern Ireland adds St Patrick’s Day and the Battle of the Boyne. So England and Wales usually has 8 a year, Scotland 9 and Northern Ireland 10. Bank holidays lists them all.
Are Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve working days?
Yes, when they fall on a weekday. Neither is a bank holiday, so the calculator counts them. If you have them off, take them off the result.
Where do the bank holiday dates come from?
GOV.UK’s official list of bank holidays, including substitute days and one-offs such as a coronation. The site checks it every morning at 6:07am (7:07am in summer) and is updated when it changes.
Which dates does it cover?
1 January 2019 to 31 December 2028: the years GOV.UK lists bank holidays for. Outside them it gives no figure, rather than guess.
Do you keep the dates I enter?
No. The calculator works in your browser and nothing you type is sent anywhere. The privacy notice has the detail.
Can it work out my holiday entitlement?
No. Use GOV.UK’s holiday entitlement calculator for that.
Is it free?
Yes, with no sign-up and no ads. Reignites Ltd runs it. Spotted a mistake? Email alex@alexhunter.net.