Monthly tracking
The following pages present monthly trends using data from the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS). These monthly trends give an indication of change since our latest estimates of the adult social care workforce. We will continue to add and update these pages as we gather more data and intelligence.
Trackers have been paused and will be updated once 'The size and structure of the adult social care sector in England' report is published on 29 July 2025. Significant improvements have been made to estimates for the size of the non-residential workforce and will be reflected in the updated figures.
Recruitment and retention
This page presents monthly changes in the starter, turnover and vacancy rate taken from the ASC-WDS since our last estimate of the whole workforce.
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Filled posts
This page presents the estimated number of filled posts in adult social care each month. Please note these are statistics in development and may differ from Skills for Care’s other publications.
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ICB quarterly recruitment and retention
This page presents changes in filled posts as well as the starter, turnover and vacancy rate in each ICB area per quarter.
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International recruitment
This page presents the estimated number of people starting direct care providing roles in the adult social care independent sector having arrived in the UK over time.
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