While most of the working population of the UK holds a full-time job, there is a sizeable minority of workers who work part-time. Indeed, more than one in four (25.8 per cent) people are employed part-time, with an overwhelming 80 per cent are women. So if you are looking to return to the workforce after having time off or simply want to earn some extra money, here are the part-time jobs most in demand employing with the greatest number of workers in Britain.

Sales assistants working in a variety of retail outlets such as clothes shops, department stores or supermarkets, account for 13 per cent of all part-time positions in the UK. Job profile: Assistants are the human face of the business and must provide assistance for customers at point of sale. Typical duties include replenishing stock, product display, in-store promotion, processing customer payments, providing customer service and dealing with complaints. Find a job as a sales-assistant