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 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 |
October 2021
2020 detailed workforce information
28
Oct
2021
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 in 2020.
Workforce Skills Report 2021
06
Oct
2021
The Workforce Skills Report 2021 looks at the current provision of qualifications for the social work, social care and early years workforce, demand for qualifications and how they meet current skills needs. It also looks at barriers to undertaking qualifications and what new skills are needed for the future.
All workers registered with the SSSC must hold, or be working towards, a qualification suitable for their role. If they don’t already hold one, they are registered with a condition to gain it, usually within five years.
The new report highlights that between 2021 and 2025 more than 68,000 registered workers in care homes for adults, care at home and housing support services need to meet a qualification condition. Most of these are met by the SVQ Social Services and Healthcare (SSH) at SCQF level 6, however based on recent average provision around 25,000 people will be able to start the award over the next four years. This gap between demand and supply is the biggest identified in the report
September 2021
The Adults' services workforce tables - 2020
21
Sep
2021
These tables look in detail at the adults' services workforce in Scotland. They supplement data already published in the Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data.
Local authority post types 2020
09
Sep
2021
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.
August 2021
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data
31
Aug
2021
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers time series data
27
Aug
2021
This page provides MHO workforce data for the full period for which data is available, as follows:
- Filled MHO posts, headcount and contracted Whole Time Equivalent (WTE): 2006 - 2021
- Cover MHOs: 2014 - 2021
- Age and gender of the MHO workforce: 2007 - 2021
- Ethnicity of the MHO workforce: 2008 - 2021
- MHO trainees: 2008/09 - 2021/2022
- MHO leavers: 2009 - 2021
- MHO vacancies & shortfalls: 2006 - 2021
