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 |
December 2014
Workforce skills reports 2013/2014
04
Dec
2014
The aim of the Workforce Skills Reports (WSRs) is to bring together data on the sector's workforce, uptake of relevant qualifications, and data on service users along with broader information on drivers of change (e.g. developments in policy) in order to identify key workforce development challenges for the sector.
Scottish social services sector: report on 2012 workforce data
04
Dec
2014
Revised Publication
The SSSC has revised and republished the 2012 Scottish Social Services workforce data report. This follows the identification of an error in the original version of the 2012 report published in September 2013. The error resulted in the social service workforce headcount being underestimated by approximately 1,200 i.e. 0.6% of the sector's workforce.
September 2014
Scottish social services sector: report on 2013 workforce data
30
Sep
2014
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Services Sector: Report on 2013 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2013
25
Sep
2014
The Scottish Social Services Council today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2013.
March 2014
Local authority post types 2012
11
Mar
2014
This spreadsheet 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.
May 2013
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2012
29
May
2013
The Scottish Social Services Council today published the 2012 Mental Health Officers' report.
