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 | |
| 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 |
| Jan 24 | 2022 Detailed workforce information - being amended presently. | 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 time series data 2006 to 2022 | 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 |
June 2018
The Economic Value of Adult Social Care
07
Jun
2018
Adult social care contributes £3.4b to Scottish economy
The adult social care sector contributes £3.4 billion to the Scottish economy, a new report into the economic impact of the sector has found. The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) published the report today, at the same time as the UK, England, Northern Ireland and Wales published similar reports.
November 2017
Mental Health Officers (MHO) data 2016 - additional tables
15
Mar
2018
These spreadsheets present additional MHO data for 2016 that does not appear in the 2016 MHO report or in the full MHO time series data. In November 2017, data was provided for 2016 on filled MHO posts and estimated average weekly hours on MHO work by health board, MHOs in Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs), MHOs by contract type and MHOs by employee status. In March 2018, further data was provided for 2016 on a) MHOs by post type, sub-sector and MHO type, and b) MHO contracted hours, work hours and % work hours of contracted hours by post type, sub-sector and MHO type. It is hoped the additional data will prove useful to users at local and national level and we welcome feedback on it, directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
January 2018
The Children's Services Workforce 2016
19
Jan
2018
This report looks in detail at the children's services workforce in Scotland. It supplements data already published in the Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2016 Workforce Data.
The Adults' Services Workforce 2016
19
Jan
2018
This report looks in detail at the adults' services workforce in Scotland. It supplements data already published in the Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2016 Workforce Data.
December 2017
Workforce Skills Report 2016/2017
12
Dec
2017
The Workforce Skills Report for 2017 is available from the main SSSC website here: Workforce Skills Report 2016-17
November 2017
2016 detailed workforce information
24
Nov
2017
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.
