Salary insights

Salary in Social care in the United Kingdom

Market pay levels based on 236 offers with salary.

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Recalculated from open vacancies where the employer states pay.

Median45 736 £Half of offers pay more, half pay less
Average44 906 £Arithmetic mean of all offers
Lower quartile38 688 £25% of offers pay less
Upper quartile49 542 £25% of offers pay more

How pay is distributed

The band covers the middle half of the market (25th–75th percentile); the line marks the median.

Lower quartile38 688 £
Median45 736 £
Upper quartile49 542 £

What the numbers mean

  • Half of all offers fall between 38 688 £ and 49 542 £.
  • Every fourth offer pays more than 49 542 £.
  • The upper quartile is 28% above the lower one.
  • The average is close to the median, so offers are spread evenly.
  • The estimate uses 236 vacancies with a stated salary.

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Randstad Care Denbigh ·

Senior Social Worker - Best Interest Assessor (BIA)

86 560 £

Senior Social Worker - Best Interest Assessor (BIA) Location: Denbigh, Denbighshire Pay Rate: £44.39 per hour Contract Type: Locum / Temporary Sector: Adult Social Care (Deprivation of Libe…

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Randstad Care Aberdare ·

Principal Social Worker - Children

78 000 – 83 070 £

Principal Social Worker - Children Services Location: Ty Elai, Heol Dinas Isaf, Tonypandy, Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF40 1NY Pay Rate: £33.00/hr (PAYE) | £42.60/hr (Umbrella / Limited) Employer:…

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Eden Brown Synergy High Wycombe ·

Social Worker - Child Protection Team - Buckinghamshire

74 100 – 81 900 £

Social Worker - Children Help & Protection Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Team: Quadrant D Locality Team 1 Pay Rate: £38-£42 per hour umbrella Authority: Buckinghamshire Council Ed…

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Vitalis Reading ·

Children’s Social Worker, Safeguarding team, Reading

81 900 £

Children’s Social Worker, Safeguarding team, Reading Pay rate £42 per hour Contract role, Together for Families team We are recruiting for experienced Children’s Social Worker in the Readin…

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PPR Social Care Reading ·

Children’s Social Worker, Safeguarding team, Reading

81 900 £

Children’s Social Worker, Safeguarding team, Reading Pay rate £42 per hour Contract role, Together for Families team We are recruiting for experienced Children’s Social Worker in the Readin…

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Frequently asked questions

Why show the median instead of the average?

The median (45 736 £) is the middle of the market: half of the offers pay more and half pay less. Unlike the average (44 906 £), it is not skewed by a handful of very high salaries.

What does the typical range mean?

From 38 688 £ to 49 542 £ is the middle half of all offers — the 25th to 75th percentile. A quarter of vacancies pay below 38 688 £ and a quarter above 49 542 £.

Where does the data come from?

From 236 open vacancies with a stated salary that Finder collects from public sources. Numbers are recalculated as the selection changes.

How do I tell whether I am paid fairly?

Compare your pay with the median and the quartiles: near 45 736 £ is the market level, above 49 542 £ is the strong quarter, below 38 688 £ is a reason to negotiate. Use the “Compare my salary” button on this page.

How we calculate salaries

Short methodology and the data behind these numbers.

  1. 1We collect offersOnly vacancies from open sources where the employer states pay are used.
  2. 2We normalise themA salary range is reduced to one comparable value per vacancy.
  3. 3We compute percentilesMedian, quartiles and the average are calculated from at least 5 offers; otherwise the wider country market is shown.
  4. 4We refresh the numbersStatistics are recomputed as new vacancies appear and closed ones drop out.

Figures are pay as published by employers: taxes, bonuses and seniority inside a grade are not accounted for.