Workforce intelligence

Skills for Care is the leading source of workforce intelligence for adult social care in England.

The workforce employed by adult services departments in England

View information on staff employed by local authority adult social services departments in England. 

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The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2023

View analysis of the latest adult social care workforce data on topics including demographics, pay, and training and qualifications. 

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Monthly tracking

Monthly trackers for key workforce measures - vacancy rates, average days lost to sickness and filled posts. 

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This publication contains information on staff employed (directly and indirectly) by local authority adult social services departments in England

 

Exploring our data

We publish and share detailed information about the adult social care sector. We add insight and interpretation via our written reports and have created data visualisations to make the data more interactive. 

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Methodology

We use the information collected in the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS) to create robust estimates for the size of the whole adult social care sector and characteristics of the workforce.

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Topics

View reports on key topic areas created using information from the ASC-WDS. Topics include registered managers, social work and personal assistants.

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The state of the adult social care sector and workforce in England

This page looks at workforce characteristics, issues, and trends such as demographics, pay, vacancy rates, and staff turnover. 

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