Social Worker jobs in London

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

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1025 live roles in London

Housing Officer

London

£26–£28/hr

We're delighted to be partnering with a well-established Housing provider in West London to recruit an experienced Housing Officer for an ongoing…

Property, Facilities & Estate Agency Part-time
2 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Youth Worker

London

£13,200–£14,500/wk

Are you a caring and enthusiastic person who loves supporting young people? Kisharon Langdon has an exciting Youth Worker opportunity!

Social Care Part-time
2 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Youth Worker

London

£13,200 to £14,500

Kisharon Langdon has an exciting opportunity for Youth Worker to join their growing team in North West London.

Social Care
2 weeks 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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