Apprenticeships

More people start apprenticeships in adult social care than any other sector. Read about the number of starts, the levy, comparisons with other sectors, and participation and achievement information.

Factors affecting turnover

Learn more about how workforce characteristics relate to a worker’s propensity to leave their role. Use the interactive data visualisation to look at specific job roles and the various factors influencing their decision making.

Individual employers and personal assistants

Read information about direct payment recipients (individual employers) in England and their personal assistants. This page includes key figures about the size and profile of the personal assistant workforce including turnover rates and pay rates.

Learning disability and autism workforce

Caring for those with a learning disability or autism is a core part of the adult social care workforce. This page points to specific reports that focus on the workforce specialising in these areas.

Pay in the adult social care sector

This report provides an overview of the pay rates of care workers in the independent sector in England. Data shown here is a mid-year update after the ‘State of’ report, published annually in October.

Registered managers

See what the data tells us about this vital part of the adult social care workforce including the number of filled posts, turnover and vacancy rates, and level of experience.

Workforce nationality and international recruitment

Explore data relating to the nationality of workers in the adult social care workforce. You can also learn more about international recruitment within the sector and the impact on organisations that have recruited staff from overseas.