The global job site Indeed has in 20 countries measured how often employers' ads contain words that are linked to teleworking such as "work from home" and see that it is becoming more common.

In Sweden, it is mentioned today in 6.2 percent of the cases.

Which is more than three times as often as before the pandemic.

In Germany and the United Kingdom, it is around 10 percent.

An analysis together with the OECD states that the differences between countries can be explained by the degree of closure of society that took place during the pandemic.

In some countries, mobility was restricted more than others.

But even after restrictions have been eased, the new higher proportion of jobs that are advertised with an offer to be able to work remotely in countries with good digital infrastructure, such as Sweden, remains.

- Employers in sectors where telework is possible, such as in tech, continue to offer telework to attract and retain talent and to expand the potential selection of candidates beyond the area where they have offices, says Pawel Adrjan, research manager at Indeed.

Expect proximity to the office

But Pawel Adrjan adds that many job advertisements that attract with telework still specify where the office is located.

- It suggests that some companies still expect you to be close to the office, even if you work from home part or most of the time.

The proportion of teleworking varies greatly between industries.

In Sweden, as in most countries, it is most common in software development (17 percent), information design (16 percent), IT services (14 percent) and marketing (13 percent).

The picture is confirmed in another recent survey.

In the venture capital company Atomico's compilation “State of the European Tech Report 2021”, companies were asked what they did differently this year to recruit talent.

The most common answer was to increase the number of roles that can be performed completely at a distance.

Gap in companies

But Gabriele Ciminelli, an economist at the OECD, sees in the organization's own surveys a gap between employers and employees in the matter.

- Employees prefer a larger proportion of teleworking than employers.

Business leaders need to adapt and move from a culture that values ​​physical presence to a more flexible leadership.