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 | |
| 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 time series data 2006 to 2022 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Jul 22 | 2020 Children's Services Workforce Tables | Here |
| Jun 22 | Residential Child Care report 2022 | Here |
| Oct 21 | Workforce Skills Report 2021 | Here |
| July 19 | The Demand for Social Workers 2019 | Here |
| Quarterly | Registration and Early Learning and Childcare data ( last QTR to 27/03/2023) | Here |
January 2018
The Adults' Services Workforce 2016
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Jan
2018
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.
December 2017
Workforce Skills Report 2016/2017
12
Dec
2017
The Workforce Skills Report for 2017 is available from the main SSSC website here: Workforce Skills Report 2016-17
November 2017
2016 detailed workforce information
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Nov
2017
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.
Interactive Social Worker Data Tool 2016
01
Nov
2017
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
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Oct
2017
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.
September 2017
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2016 Workforce Data
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Sep
2017
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2016 Workforce Data.
