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The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England

Annual report and data, providing a national picture of the adult social care workforce in England, including the number of filled and vacant posts and workforce projections to 2040.   

  • Published: 24 June 2026 (data from 2025/26)  

  • Last updated: 24 June 2026 

  • Next update due: June 2027 (data from 2026/27) 

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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.    

The size and structure of the adult social care sector and workforce in England, 2026 

 

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Methodology for creating workforce estimates  

How the Workforce Intelligence team estimates the size, structure and characteristics of the adult social care workforce in England annually.  


Data downloads 

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. 

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

Annual report and data, providing a national picture of the adult social care workforce in England, including trends in recruitment, diversity and pay.  

Trackers 

Explore data visualisations that track the adult social care workforce in the independent sector on a monthly or quarterly basis. 

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