Official data reveals one in seven people in employment now work from home, compared to one in eight a decade ago. 

 

There are now 4.2 million working from home, 800,000 more than in 2005. 

 

The increase was driven by a rise in women working at home, with the number of female homeworkers jumping three times faster than for men. 

 

It comes as more women try to find flexible working arrangements to fit around childcare, and follows a rise in the number of female entrepreneurs. 

 

Since 2005, the number of women working from home has risen by 2.7 per cent compared to 0.9 per cent for men. 

 

However, while one in six men work from home, only one in nine women do so, meaning they still lag behind the home-working trend. 

 

This is mostly thought to be because women are less likely to be self-employed.

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