The research, which analysed Google search data over the course of March to June when there was limited clarification from the government in terms of its next steps, found that UK searches for the term ‘do I have to go back to work?’ rose by 4,000%.

Business bank, Allica Bank has combined data and insight from over 1,000 UK SMEs with a multiple regression analysis to determine what factors most closely aligned with an SMEs’ chances of success and separated the highest-performing businesses from their peers.

Job roles within tech increased by 40% in the first third of the year thanks to a surge in-demand within the ‘hybrid-tech sector’ – namely fintech, edtech, healthtech, and agritech.