Child and Family Support Services
Provide child and family support services to promote well-being and strengthen family structures.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is healthcare and social services?
This requirement appears in 6.9% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share rose by 0.3 percentage points compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts6.9%UK · 2025
Change in share+0.3 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Disability Support Services
Provide assistance and resources for individuals with disabilities across age groups.
Activities of Daily Living Assessment Skills
Skill in assessing an individual's ability to perform daily living activities.
Counselling Techniques
Applying therapeutic methods to support mental health and well-being.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO06.03. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where healthcare and social services appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early education and childcare practitioners Example titles: Childcare practitioner · Nursery officer · Nursery practitioner · Early years educator | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Early education and childcare services managers Example titles: Childcare manager · Club manager · Creche manager · Nursery manager | 82.3% | |
| 3 | Childminders Example titles: Childminder · Nurse maid · Baby sitter · Child carer | 77.9% | |
| 4 | Houseparents and residential wardens Example titles: Warden · Home matron · Home sister · Foster carer | 73.2% | |
| 5 | Playworkers Example titles: Playworker · Play leader · Play ranger · Play worker | 69.8% | |
| 6 | Early education and childcare assistants Example titles: Early years assistant · Room leader · Creche helper · Creche leader | 67.5% | |
| 7 | Nannies and au pairs Example titles: Nannie · Au pair · Private nanny · Children's nanny | 66.6% | |
| 8 | Educational support assistants Example titles: Educational support assistant · Note taker · SEN assistant · Learning coach | 53.9% | |
| 9 | Teaching assistants Example titles: Teaching assistant · School help · Teaching aid · School helper | 50.7% | |
| 10 | School midday and crossing patrol occupations Example titles: School crossing patrol · Dinner lady · Lollipop man · Dinner warden | 46.9% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Beauty, Social Services and Personal Care
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare and Social Services Selected skill · Child and Family Support Services · Disability Support Services · Activities of Daily Living Assessment Skills | 6.9% | +0.3 pp | |
| 2 | Personal Care and Wellness Personal Care and Well-being · Wellness Service Delivery Skills · Wellness Equipment Skills | 4.8% | +0.3 pp | |
| 3 | Nonprofit Management Nonprofit and Fundraising Management · Retail Charity Operation Skills · Volunteer Management Skills | 0.7% | -0.1 pp | |
| 4 | Social Services Conflict Resolution Skills · Peer Support Skills · Early Childhood Care and Development Practices | 0.5% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Cosmetology and Personal Care Hair Styling and Personal Grooming · Nail Care and Cosmetic Treatments · Artificial Nail Application Skills | 0.2% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Community Services Funeral Service Management · Social Work and Community Services | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 7 | Humanities and Cultural Heritage Archaeology and Excavation | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 8 | Legal and Religious Systems Ecclesiastical Law Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 9 | Legal and Social Services Human Trafficking Awareness | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 10 | Nonprofit and Social Services | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
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.