Data downloads

Download detailed data files from Skills for Care’s adult social care workforce estimates. Access the data behind our reports and visualisations to support workforce planning and research.

Data on topics at England, regional and local geographical levels, split by sector, main service type and job role. The variables shown reflect those collected by the ASC-WDS:

  • Size of the workforce: the number of posts in the adult social care workforce (filled and vacant).
  • Characteristics of the workforce: employment overview information of workers in the sector, their demographics, recruitment and retention, pay rates, qualifications and training.
  • Projections of the size of the workforce required to meet demand, to 2040.

How the workforce estimates are created

Our workforce estimates are calculated using data collected by the ASC-WDS. We use models and machine learning to produce robust estimates of the whole workforce and account for gaps in our coverage. Our data is validated at the point of collection and undergoes rigorous data quality checks before analysis.

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Data downloads

These files contain granular workforce estimates information of variables collected by the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), and are updated annually in October. Each file contains information at England level as well as a geographic breakdown and can be filtered by area, sector, main service and job role.

Statistical appendix

Workforce estimates - 2023/24
Excel - 2.4 Mb

This adult social care workforce estimates file is an accompaniment to ‘The state of the adult social care workforce in England’ report. The file is updated annually in October and provides information about the characteristics of the adult social care workforce at an England and regional level.

Trended data 

Trended data download – 2024/25
Excel - 10.6 Mb

This file contains trended information from 2016/17 onwards for key variables and is updated annually in June. The file contains information at England level as well as a regional breakdown and can be filtered by area, sector, main service and job role group.

Revision note: 27 August 2025

We found an issue with how zero and missing responses were being handled for zero-hour contract workers in the full-time equivalent (FTE) filled post calculation. Previously published figures up to 2023/24 were being slightly understated and 2024/25 figures overstated. This has now been corrected.

Changes to the number of filled posts

Changes to trends in 2023/24
PDF - 244 Kb

New job roles were added to the ASC-WDS in August 2023 which caused some changes to filled post trends overall. To learn more, please read our statement.

Changes to trends in 2024/25 from changing methodology
PDF - 379 Kb

Changes to the methodology used for calculating our workforce estimates in 2024/25 have resulted in changes to trended filled posts information. To learn more, read our statement.

 

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