Social Worker jobs in Birmingham

Live social worker roles in Birmingham, with Midlands salary benchmarks.

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258 live roles in Birmingham

Family Support Practitioner

Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

£23232 - £25862/annum

SHS Family Support Practitioner (School-Based) Location: Birmingham Salary: £23 232 - £25 862 per annum (This role is term-time only, the salary is…

Social Care Permanent
2 days ago Apply now

Senior Practitioner - Social work

Birmingham, West Midlands

£27.89 - £32.67/hour Paying Grade 5 £32.67

Your new company Birmingham City Council is looking for an experienced Senior Practitioner Social Worker to join its Adult Social Care service. This…

Remote Social Care Permanent
6 days ago Apply now

Family Support Worker

B15, Birmingham, West Midlands (County)

£29000 - £31000/annum

Family Assessment Support Worker – Make a Difference to Families We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced and…

Social Care Permanent
1 week ago Apply now

Social Worker hiring in Birmingham: the numbers

  • 258 live social worker roles in Birmingham right now.
  • Median advertised salary for social worker roles in Birmingham: £52,500; the middle half of adverts pay £38,000 to £61,000 (from 12 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Birmingham Children's Trust (25), Leaders In Care Recruitment Ltd (9), Birmingham Children’s Trust Limited (7), Eden Brown Synergy (6), Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc (6).
  • Newest advert posted 14 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Social Worker salary in Midlands

£35,000 – £57,750 (indicative · midpoint £47,875)

How this figure was built. Based on 2 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 5 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Newly qualified social workers start around £34,000–£38,000, experienced and senior practitioners sit in the middle of the band and team managers above it (£50,000–£60,000). Agency locum rates of £35–£45 an hour run well above permanent pay. Family support and housing roles are typically £26,000–£34,000.
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