Social Worker jobs in Northampton

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

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84 live roles in Northampton

Housing Officer

Northampton

£28/hr

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Housing Officer to join a well-established Housing Association covering a patch across Northampton on…

Social Care
12 hours ago Apply on WhatJobs

Housing Officer

Northampton

£30.74 hour

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Housing Officer to join a well-established Housing Association covering a patch across Northampton on…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
2 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Social Worker hiring in Northampton: the numbers

  • 84 live social worker roles in Northampton right now.
  • Median advertised salary for social worker roles in Northampton: £41,000; the middle half of adverts pay £38,000 to £77,500 (from 17 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Leaders In Care Recruitment Ltd (8), West Northamptonshire Council (7), Recruitment Hub (6), Civic Recruitment Limited (5), Community Care Live (4).
  • 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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