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 |
September 2016
Local authority post types 2015
02
Sep
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.
2015 detailed workforce information
01
Sep
2016
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.
August 2016
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2015 Workforce Data
31
Aug
2016
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2015 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2015
29
Aug
2016
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2015.
May 2016
SVQs in the Scottish Social Service Sector 2015
17
May
2016
This is the seventh in a series of annual reports on Scottish Vocational Qualifications provision in Scotland, produced regularly for the purposes of workforce planning.
March 2016
Experimental Statistics: Whole Time Equivalent Data for the Scottish Social Service Workforce
21
Mar
2016
This report and our experimental statistics report on staff retention are the first in a new series of reports intended to explore and examine more fully the workforce data available to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
