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 |
March 2016
Experimental Statistics: Staff Retention in the Scottish Social Service Sector
21
Mar
2016
This report and our experimental statistics report on whole time equivalents 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).
Local authority post types 2008-2014
09
Mar
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.
SVQs in the Scottish Social Service Sector - report for 2012, 2013 and 2014
01
Mar
2016
Revised Publication
The SSSC has revised and republished the SVQs in the Scottish Social Service Sector report for 2012, 2013 and 2014. It was withdrawn in January 2016 following the identification of a data quality issue at the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) which affected the SVQ data for 2014.
December 2015
2014 detailed workforce information
14
Dec
2015
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 2015
Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data
27
Aug
2015
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2014 Workforce Data.
Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014
25
Aug
2015
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) today published the Mental Health Officers (Scotland) Report 2014.
