Social Services

Selected skill: SCO06.10 · Parent category: Beauty, Social Services and Personal Care · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts

How common is social services?

This requirement appears in 0.5% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.

The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.
Share of new adverts0.5%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers

Official detailed requirements in this ONS group

Conflict Resolution Skills

Ability to resolve conflicts through negotiation and mediation techniques.

0.3% of UK new adverts

Peer Support Skills

Ability to provide peer support for mental health and social care.

0.2% of UK new adverts

Early Childhood Care and Development Practices

Implement early childhood care practices to support developmental milestones and ensure safety.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Family Resource Management Skills

Ability to manage family resources for well-being and sustainability.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Veterans Affairs and Benefits Administration

Managing programs and benefits for military veterans.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Foster Care Service Skills

Ability to manage foster care programs and provide support to families.

0.0% of UK new adverts

ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO06.10. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.

Occupations where social services appears most often in UK new adverts

#OccupationShare of occupation advertsView
1Registered mental health nurses

Example titles: Mental health nurse · Psychiatric nurse · RMN · Community psychiatric nurse

31.1%
2Registered nurse practitioners

Example titles: Nurse practitioner · Midwifery practitioner · Nurse-ecp · Nurse-practitioner

11.0%
3Counsellors

Example titles: Counsellor · Life coach · Drug worker · Debt adviser

7.1%
4Clinical psychologists

Example titles: Clinical psychologist · Consultant clinical psychologist

6.0%
5Occupational therapists

Example titles: Occupational therapist · Community occupational therapist · Paediatric occupational therapist

6.0%
6Welfare professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Family aid · Family aide · Family mediator · Adoption officer

5.7%
7Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists

Example titles: Cognitive behavioural therapist · Cbt therapist · Art psychotherapist · Child psychotherapist

4.8%
8Welfare and housing associate professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Welfare worker · Key worker · Lay reader · Care broker

4.7%
9Other psychologists

Example titles: Psychologist · Sport psychologist · Psychology assistant · Psychometrist

4.4%
10Metal plate workers, smiths, moulders and related occupations

Example titles: Plate smith · Tub hand · Mould man · Pan smith

4.1%

ONS Table 4 · 2025 (partial year). Share is the proportion of new adverts in that occupation that report this skill group. Example titles come from the SOC 2020 coding index. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Skills within Beauty, Social Services and Personal Care

#SkillShare of advertsChange (pp)View
1Healthcare and Social Services

Child and Family Support Services · Disability Support Services · Activities of Daily Living Assessment Skills

6.9%+0.3 pp
2Personal Care and Wellness

Personal Care and Well-being · Wellness Service Delivery Skills · Wellness Equipment Skills

4.8%+0.3 pp
3Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit and Fundraising Management · Retail Charity Operation Skills · Volunteer Management Skills

0.7%-0.1 pp
4Social Services

Selected skill · Conflict Resolution Skills · Peer Support Skills · Early Childhood Care and Development Practices

0.5%0.0 pp
5Cosmetology and Personal Care

Hair Styling and Personal Grooming · Nail Care and Cosmetic Treatments · Artificial Nail Application Skills

0.2%0.0 pp
6Community Services

Funeral Service Management · Social Work and Community Services

0.1%0.0 pp
7Humanities and Cultural Heritage

Archaeology and Excavation

0.1%0.0 pp
8Legal and Religious Systems

Ecclesiastical Law Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
9Legal and Social Services

Human Trafficking Awareness

0.0%0.0 pp
10Nonprofit and Social Services0.0%0.0 pp

ONS UK new adverts · 2025 (partial year). Change compared with 2024, in percentage points. These skills share a classification group. They are not necessarily requested together. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

About these figures

How to interpret skill demand

Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.

These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.

ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.