Adult social worker pay down 5% in real-terms since 2016, data shows

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Adult social worker pay down 5% in real-terms since 2016, data shows

Average pay for social workers in council adults’ services in England fell by 5.3% from 2016-24, official data shows. As of September 2024, the (mean) average salary for practitioners was £43,000, up 2% on the level 12 months earlier after taking account of inflation, said Skills for Care’s annual report on the local authority workforce. In cash terms, practitioners were earning about £9,000 more on average, in 2024, compared with 2016, when the…