Bank Holidays drive 58 per cent job surge for engineers, Joblogic data shows

  Posted by: electime      22nd August 2025

Predictable cycle of cancellations and post-holiday spikes risks overwhelming service teams

• Job scheduling drops 49 per cent and completions fall 54 per cent over Bank Holidays.
• Demand rebounds sharply with a 58 per cent post-holiday surge.
• Plumbing & heating engineers face the sharpest scheduling surge, with demand jumping 78 per cent post-holiday.
• Electricians respond to Bank Holiday jobs 183 per cent fasterthan their usual target, the quickest response rate of all trades.

UK engineers are facing heavy pressure around Bank Holidays as work slows sharply over long weekends, only to surge once sites reopen, according to exclusive figures from workforce management platform Joblogic.

Industry-wide analysis shows job scheduling falls 49 per cent during Bank Holidays, with completions down 54 per cent as appointments are cancelled or postponed. But once the holiday ends, demand rebounds rapidly, with a 58 per cent surge in jobs creating significant catch-up pressure.

The data reveals sharp contrasts across trades, with some sectors using the downtime to clear backlogs and others struggling to recover once work resumes.

Building maintenance

• Scheduled jobs fall 10 per cent during Bank Holidays, while completions rise 155 per cent as crews take advantage of empty sites.
• After the holiday, completions drop 61 per cent and scheduling falls 19 per cent .
• Bank Holiday tickets take 30 hours longer to complete than weekday jobs and 129 hours longer than weekend jobs.

Electrical maintenance

• Scheduled jobs drop 50 per cent and completions fall 47 per cent during Bank Holidays.
• Attendance is 183 per cent faster than the norm, making it the quickest response rate of all trades.
• Post-holiday scheduling rises 46 per cent and completions increase 16 per cent .

Facilities management

• Scheduled jobs decline 50 per cent and completions fall 64 per cent during Bank Holidays.
• Attendance is 467 per cent quicker than average response time, indicating strong prioritisation.
• After the holiday, scheduling climbs 52 per cent and completions surge 83 per cent .

HVACR

• Scheduled jobs drop 47 per cent and completions fall 49 per cent during Bank Holidays.
• Attendance rate is 88 per cent slower than average, the weakest of all sectors.
• Once the break ends, scheduling rises 64 per cent and completions jump 86 per cent , the sharpest increase of any trade.

Plumbing, heating, and drainage

• Scheduled jobs fall 40 per cent and completions drop 57 per cent during Bank Holidays.
• Attendance rate is 120 per cent slower than normal, putting pressure on engineers.
• Post-holiday scheduling surges 78 per cent and completions rise 63 per cent, the largest scheduling increase of any sector.

“Bank Holidays create a cycle of cancellations and surges that can overwhelm teams if they are unprepared,” said, Paul Webb, Head of Learning Strategy & Customer Education at Joblogic. “Our data shows the same pattern every time: new jobs fall away during the long weekend, engineers focus on clearing backlogs, and then demand spikes sharply afterwards.

“For many firms, this creates delays, SLA risks, and pressure on resources, especially if they don’t have the right systems in place to help manage the fluctuations.

“By anticipating these peaks and troughs, service businesses can get ahead by scheduling preventative work in advance, optimising engineer dispatch, and ultimately delivering faster, more reliable service when demand peaks. That’s exactly what Joblogic enables: turning what could be an industry-wide challenge into a competitive edge.”