Explore the estimated number of social workers employed by local authority adult social services departments in England. This does not include social workers employed in the independent sector or the NHS. Data on the children’s social work workforce is published by the Department for Education.
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Use the tabs to explore key workforce trends, including employment overview, recruitment and retention, and demographics.
The information (i) button provides useful notes about the data, while the Download PowerPoint button lets you save a screenshot of the visualisation for use in your own presentations. Each tab also includes a glossary for reference.
Beneath the visualisation, you’ll find links to download the full dataset and learn more about our methodology.
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Read the full report for a comprehensive analysis about social workers employed in local authorities. You can also download the data behind the report and visualisation
How the Workforce Intelligence team estimates the size, structure and characteristics of the adult social care workforce in England.
Explore the data behind the reports and data visualisations by downloading one of our data files. These use our workforce estimates to look at all variables and are split by geography, sector, service and job role.
Annual report and data, providing a national picture of the adult social care workforce in England, including trends in recruitment, diversity and pay.
Explore data visualisations that track the adult social care workforce in the independent sector on a monthly or quarterly basis.
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