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. More detailed information on each publication can be found on our Detailed Data page
Date | Publication | |
Mar 25 | Workforce Skills Report 2025 | Here |
Mar 25 | Staff vacancies in care services report 2023 | Here |
Feb 25 | Economic and social value of the UK adult social care sector: Scotland | Here |
Nov 24 | Analysis of diversity data and research report November 2024 | 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 |
Aug 24 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2023 Workforce Data | Here |
Aug 24 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 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 |
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 |
Jun 23 | Movement of Day Care of Children Staff Report | Here |
Nov 22 | Staff vacancies in care services 2021 | Here |
Quarterly | Registration and Early Learning and Childcare data | Here |
March 2016
SVQs in the Scottish Social Service Sector - report for 2012, 2013 and 2014
Revised Publication
The SSSC has revised and republished the SVQs in the Scottish Social Service Sector report for 2012, 2013 and 2014. It was withdrawn in January 2016 following the identification of a data quality issue at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) which affected the SVQ data for 2014.
December 2015
2014 detailed workforce information
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.
August 2015
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014.
July 2015
2013 detailed workforce information
Publication revised
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.
December 2014
2012 detailed workforce information
Publication revised
This spreadsheet contains information about the Social Services
Workforce collected from services regulated by the Care Inspectorate
(via its Annual Returns in December) and from the annual December Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.