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 |
August 2018
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2017
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2017.
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2017 Workforce Data
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2017 Workforce Data.
June 2018
The Economic Value of Adult Social Care
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
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
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
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.