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Live social worker roles in London, with London salary benchmarks.

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982 live roles in London

Charity People

Safeguarding Officer

London

£17.94 per hour

Are you an experienced safeguarding professional looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the lives of young people?

Hybrid Legal
7 days ago View job
Ark

Head of Safeguarding

London

See advert for pay

We are seeking a highly experienced and credible Head of Safeguarding to provide strategic leadership and expert guidance across Ark Schools and Ark.

Remote Social Care Part-time
1 day ago Apply on WhatJobs

Social Worker hiring in London: the numbers

  • 982 live social worker roles in London right now.
  • Median advertised salary for social worker roles in London: £50,000; the middle half of adverts pay £37,500 to £58,500 (from 9 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Caritas Recruitment Limited (15), Karma Health and Wellbeing Limited (3), Pleo (3), Area Camden (2), Bright Horizons UK (2).
  • 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 London

£42,000 – £55,000 (indicative · midpoint £48,500)

How this figure was built. No live advertised salaries back this figure yet. It is the midpoint of our curated 2026 baseline range for the role and region.

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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