Scottish Social Services Workforce Data
Publications
Our workforce data, information and intelligence publications are all available from this section of the web-site. Immediately below are quick links to our most recent publications, followed by more detailed information on each publication.
| Date | Publication | |
| Nov 24 | Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2023 | Here |
| Nov 24 | Local Authority Post Types 2023 | Here |
| Nov 24 | Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey at June 2024 | Here |
| Oct 24 | Register annual report 2023 to 2024 | Here |
| Oct 24 | 2023-2024 SVQ Tables | Here |
| Sep 24 | Mental Health Officers time series data 2006 to 2023 | Here |
| Aug 24 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2023 Workforce Data | Here |
| Aug 24 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2023 | Here |
| July 24 | Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey - Dec 2023 | Here |
| Apr 24 | Digital Capabilities within the Adult Social Care Workforce in Scotland | Here |
| Feb 24 | The Distribution of the Social Service Workforce Report | Here |
| Jan 24 | The Fitness to Practise report | Here |
| Dec 23 | 2022 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
| Nov 23 | Adults' services workforce tables 2022 | Here |
| Oct 23 | Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey | Here |
| Sep 23 | The 2022 Staff vacancies in care services report | Here |
| Sep 23 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2022 Workforce Data | Here |
| Sep 23 | Register annual report 2022 to 2023 | Here |
| Aug 23 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2022 | Here |
| Aug 23 | 2022-2023 SVQ Tables | Here |
| Jun 23 | Movement of Day Care of Children Staff Report | Here |
| May 23 | 2021 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
| Dec 22 | The Adults' services time series 2011 to 2021 | Here |
| Dec 22 | 2021 Detailed workforce information | Here |
| Nov 22 | Staff vacancies in care services 2021 | Here |
| Oct 22 | Local Authority Post Types 2021 | Here |
| Quarterly | Registration and Early Learning and Childcare data | Here |
November 2024
Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2023
15
Nov
2024
The interactive Social Worker Data Tool allows you to interactively investigate data on practising social workers employed by local authorities. Guidance and background notes are included within the tool.
The latest version of the tool can be downloaded below
Local Authority Post Types 2023
13
Nov
2024
This file allows you to interactively investigate the Local Authority Post Types data. The file presents headcount and WTE (whole time equivalent) data of all filled posts in local authority social work services where those employed do not work in a registered care service. This therefore covers staff working primarily in field social work services. The data published includes a breakdown of the numbers of different people and posts across the whole of Scotland as well as by individual local authorities.
Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey at June 2024
05
Nov
2024
This report was reissued and republished on the 12th November 2024 after a revision which is detailed here
Analysis of data at 14th June 2024
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 June 2024. It is the third of our half-yearly reports on practising social workers (that is, main grade social workers and senior social workers).
This third report presents data from all 32 local authorities. Key findings from the report are set out below:
October 2024
Register annual report 2023 to 2024
29
Oct
2024
We’ve published our second Register snapshot report which gives a unique insight into the social work, social care and children and young people workforce.
This second report on our Register highlights the data we hold about the registered workforce in our role as regulator.
September 2024
Mental Health Officers time series
25
Sep
2024
This page provides MHO workforce data for the full period for which data is available, as follows:
- Filled MHO posts, headcount and contracted Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 2006 - 2023
- Cover MHOs: 2014 - 2023
- Age and gender of the MHO workforce: 2007 - 2023
- Ethnicity of the MHO workforce: 2008 - 2023
- MHO trainees: 2008/09 - 2023/2024
- MHO leavers: 2009 - 2023
- MHO vacancies & shortfalls: 2006 - 2023
August 2024
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2023 Workforce Data
27
Aug
2024
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2023 Workforce Data.
