Social Worker jobs in London

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

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1025 live roles in London

Safeguarding Advisor

London

£42,000–£54,000

As a Safeguarding Advisor, you'll play a vital operational role within the UK Parliament's Safeguarding Team, helping protect children and adults at…

Hybrid Social Care
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

CE Social Worker

London

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This is a pivotal role within the My SPACE Team, working to support children and young people who are at risk of exploitation or who are being…

HR & Recruitment
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Social Worker hiring in London: the numbers

  • 1,025 live social worker roles in London right now.
  • Median advertised salary for social worker roles in London: £62,500; the middle half of adverts pay £48,000 to £85,000 (from 25 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Community Care Live (4), Mercor (4), Ark (3), Charity People (3), Croydon Council (3).
  • Newest advert posted 16 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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