Scottish Social Services Workforce Data
Detailed data
Below you can find more workforce and qualification data at a more in depth level. This data can be downloaded below.
| Date | Publication |
| Oct 25 | Local Authority Post Types 2024 |
| Oct 25 | 2024 detailed workforce information |
| Oct 25 | MHO time series tables to 2024 |
| Sep 25 | 2024-2025 SVQ Tables |
| May 25 | Adults' services workforce tables 2023 |
| Mar 25 | Children'services workforce tables 2023 |
| Dec 24 | 2023 Detailed workforce information |
| Nov 24 | Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2023 |
| Nov 24 | Local Authority Post Types 2023 |
| Sep 24 | Mental Health Officers time series data 2006 to 2023 |
| Oct 23 | Social worker filled posts and vacancies six-monthly survey |
November 2017
Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2016
This file allows you to interactively investigate data on practising social workers employed by local authorities. It uses data from our LA Post Types publication and adds in some contextual population data from National Records of Scotland. Guidance and background notes are included within the file.
October 2017
Local authority post types 2016
These spreadsheets present 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. The data published includes a breakdown of the numbers of different people and posts across the whole of Scotland as well as by individual local authorities.
March 2017
The Children's Services Workforce 2015
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 2015 Workforce Data.
December 2016
Interactive Social Worker Data Tool
This file allows you to interactively investigate data on practising social workers employed by local authorities. It uses data from our LA Post Types publication and adds in some contextual population data from National Records of Scotland. Guidance and background notes are included within the file.
September 2016
Local authority post types 2015
These spreadsheets present 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. The data published includes a breakdown of the numbers of different people and posts across the whole of Scotland as well as by individual local authorities.
2015 detailed workforce information
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.
