Explore the data

A visual overview of our data on the adult social care sector and workforce in England at a national level.   

Use the tabs to explore different trends, such as the size and structure of the workforce, recruitment and retention, demographics and pay. The information ‘(i)’ button provides notes about the data, and the download PowerPoint’ button allows you to download a screenshot of the data visualisation for your own presentation. The tabs also include a glossary.   

Explore the data visualisation, you can access the full report, download the data and find out about our methodology. 

Read the report

Read the short report for a comprehensive analysis of the size of the adult social care workforce, an in-depth look at vacancy rates and our latest workforce projections. You can also download the workforce estimates’ data we’ve used to create the data visualisation above.    

Revisions

24/6/2026 – On page 12 of the written report, the starters rate figures in the text were showing the rates for the independent and local authority sectors. These figures have been updated to show the independent sector only to match the chart on that page.

20/7/2026 – On the “Workforce - Job role breakdown” tab of the interactive visualisation, the estimated filled posts figures have been updated to rectify an issue with the data.

18/08/2026 - On the "Employers - Organisations" tab of the interactive visualisation, the proportion of filled posts by organisation size chart has been updated to reflect 2025/26 information.

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