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 | |
Dec 22 | 2021 Detailed workforce information | Here |
Nov 22 | Staff vacancies in care services 2021 | Here |
Nov 22 | The Adults' services workforce tables - 2021 | Here |
Oct 22 | Local Authority Post Types 2021 | Here |
Oct 22 | Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2021 | Here |
Aug 22 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2021 Workforce Data | Here |
Aug 22 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2021 | Here |
Aug 22 | 2021-2022 SVQ Tables | Here |
Jul-22 | 2020 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
Jun-22 | Residential Child Care report 2022 | Here |
Jan-22 | Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2020 | Here |
Dec-21 | Staff vacancies in care services 2020 report | Here |
Oct-21 | 2020 detailed workforce information | Here |
Oct-21 | Workforce Skills Report 2021 | Here |
Sep-21 | The Adults' services workforce tables - 2020 | Here |
Sep-21 | Local authority post types 2020 | Here |
Aug-21 | Mental Health Officers time series data | Here |
Aug-21 | Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data | Here |
Aug-21 | Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2020 | Here |
Quarterly | Registration and Early Learning and Childcare data ( last QTR to 03/10/2022) | Here |
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.
Workforce skills reports 2013/2014
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
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.