Working Days in January 2026
England & Wales has 21 working days this month.
England & Wales
21
working days
- 01 — New Year’s Day
Scotland
20
working days
- 01 — New Year’s Day
- 02 — 2nd January
Northern Ireland
21
working days
- 01 — New Year’s Day
How it’s calculated
We count every weekday in January 2026 and subtract weekends and any UK bank holidays for the selected region. For January 2026 that gives the totals above.
Bank holidays vary by region — Scotland and Northern Ireland have extra holidays that England & Wales does not, and the Summer bank holiday falls on a different Monday in Scotland.
Quick calculator
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Other months in 2026
See the full 2026 working-day breakdown.