We are pleased to announce that the next report on local authority social worker filled posts and vacancies will be published on Tuesday 30th June 2026 at 9:30am. The analysis is of data as at 5th December 2025.

This report presents data on the whole time equivalent (WTE) number of social workers and social work vacancies in local authority social work services in December 2025. It is the sixth of our half-yearly reports on practising social workers (that is, main grade social workers and senior social workers).