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Charts for "UK workers value more than just their salary"

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What matters most at workAfter "What the survey found"

Two in three UK workers put something other than pay first

Share of workers by what they said matters most to them in a job

Tap a group to compare it across countries.

Source: Jacobs, What is Work For? (arXiv, Oct 2026). Survey of working-age adults, June and July 2026. Workers who could not be placed in one group are excluded.

Make a guessAfter "These groups were spread fairly evenly"

Who is more likely to work mainly for purpose?

Purpose, learning and doing something useful came top for a third of workers. Which earners do you think are most likely to put purpose first?

Source: Jacobs, What is Work For? (arXiv, Oct 2026). Share of workers whose top priority is purpose, by income band (lowest, middle and highest third). UK, US, Denmark and India combined.

Make a guessIn "Many would keep working even if paid to stop"

Would you keep working if you were paid not to?

Imagine being offered 120% of your salary, guaranteed, to stop working. What share of UK workers do you think would say no and stay in their job?

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30%

Source: Jacobs, What is Work For? (arXiv, Oct 2026). Share of respondents who refused every offer up to 120% of their salary, with benefits kept.

Life without a jobIn "Many would keep working even if paid to stop"

What people would do with their time depends on why they work

If their income were guaranteed, by the group they fall into

Start with the people who work mainly for pay. If they no longer needed the money, what share do you think would go and find another full-time job?

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40%

People could choose more than one activity. Figures cover all four countries surveyed; the paper reports only the activities shown.

Source: Jacobs, What is Work For? (arXiv, Oct 2026). UK, US, Denmark and India combined.

AI and job securityAfter the AI paragraph

Who is more worried about AI taking their job?

Workers who think it's likely AI or automation will take over their job in the next 10 years

Make a guess first. Which group do you think is more likely to expect AI to replace them?

Source: Jacobs, What is Work For? (arXiv, Oct 2026). UK, US, Denmark and India combined. "Likely" covers people who said certain, very likely or somewhat likely.