Would you kindly confirm…
In UK English, do we use hyphen for the below words:
self employed
full time job
Is there a rule?
I think it goes self-employed, full-time job although it seems full time job is also used.
But I am not certain , as wasn’t educated in UK.
I would agree with Deborah although I am no English scholar and it seems anything goes these days. There are no hyphens in Is there a rule! 
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The ‘Is there a rule’ was a question about the hyphens rule. Ha ha!
I read your comment to twice to get it 
I have seen the phrases written in both ways and wasn’t sure if there is a UK or US version.
I would hyphenate self-employed and full-time (there probably is a rule, but I don’t know it) because they just look right with hyphens and wrong without! But a lot of people don’t bother.
Edited:If you really want to know the rules…
“Generally, hyphenate two or more words when they come before a noun they modify and act as a single idea. This is called a compound adjective. When a compound adjective follows a noun, a hyphen may or may not be necessary.”
Hope that’s clear 
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It’s nice to see people discussing grammar. Not enough people care about it any more. Every morning I drive past a sign that says “You’ve just past the best pub in Stanton”. Shocking! Anyway, back to the original point. I’m not an expert but I agree that self-employed and full-time job should be hyphenated. Roz, @Rozcraftz, you made me chuckle!
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As clear as mud too many years since I studied English language to know what half of that means
You would hyphenate full-time and self-employed. You hyphenate when the two adjectives used before the noun change the meaning of that noun. So full job or time job wouldn’t mean the same as full-time job.
English degree and OCD…
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Yeah, I remember now the rule if these kind of words are in front of the noun…but I didn’t know about after the noun.
Oh I do like grammar (and languages and writing)…and there is always soooo much to learn and remember!
Have you come across the books by Caroline Taggart? Such as…
My Grammar and I (or should that be ‘Me’?)
An Apple a Day
I Used to Know That
I have some of these and they are so good and interesting.
Hmmmm, hard question for me Not educated in the UK plus I’m not good in grammar