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 |
May 2010
SVQs in the social services sector from October to December 2009
This is the ninth in a series of quarterly papers on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care in Scotland. These papers are produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning in the social services sector.
SVQs in the social services sector from July to September 2009
This is the eighth in a series of quarterly papers on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care in Scotland. These papers are produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning in the social services sector.
SVQs in the social services sector from April to June 2009
This is the seventh in a series of quarterly papers on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care in Scotland. These papers are produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning in the social services sector.
SVQs in the social services sector from January to March 2009
This is the sixth in a series of quarterly papers on the provision and uptake of Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) in Health and Social Care in Scotland. These papers are produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning in the social services sector.
March 2010
The social services sector – key workforce data sources
Intelligence, issue two. Good labour market information is vital for employers providing social services as it highlights key issues and is essential to plan for the social services workforce for the future. The data plays an important role in helping employers to undertake effective workforce planning and to improve their benchmarking processes.
This edition of Intelligence provides the key sources of data available on the Scottish social services workforce. We hope you find this bulletin informative and if you have any comments or feedback please contact Neil Macleod at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
January 2010
2010 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 October Local
Authority Social Work Services Staffing Return.