Working days calculator

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    How this working days calculator works

    Working days exclude weekends, and — when a region is selected — the public holidays observed there. Choose "Count days" to see how many working days fall between two dates, or "Find end date" to work forwards from a start date by a set number of working days.

    Which public holidays are included

    England & Wales and Scotland share most UK bank holidays but differ on a few — notably, Scotland observes 2 January and St Andrew's Day (30 November), while England & Wales observe neither as a bank holiday. US Federal holidays are fixed by statute and apply to federal employees; state-level holidays vary by state and are not included here. Choosing "Weekdays only" excludes weekends but no holidays at all, for a purely calendar-based count.

    Counting days vs. finding an end date

    "Count days" takes a start and end date and returns the number of working days between them, along with how many calendar days, weekend days, and public holidays fall in that span. "Find end date" works the other way: enter a start date and a number of working days, and it returns the calendar date that many working days later, skipping weekends and holidays as it counts forward.

    Limitations

    Public holiday data is only available for 2025 and 2026. For any part of a date range that falls beyond 2026, only weekends are excluded — holidays for those later dates aren't yet known and can't be factored in, and the result panel flags this when it applies. This tool doesn't account for company-specific closures, regional US state holidays, or holidays outside England & Wales, Scotland, and US Federal dates.