Social Worker jobs in Wakefield

Social Worker hiring in Wakefield: the numbers

• 19 live social worker roles in Wakefield right now.
• Median advertised salary for social worker roles in Wakefield: £51,500; the middle half of adverts pay £23,000 to £55,500 (from 9 current adverts that state an annual salary).
• Advertisers with the most recent openings: Adult Social Care (2), Esland Care (2), POPS (2), The Esland Group Ltd (2), Touchstone Support - Mental Health Charity (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 Yorkshire

£34,000 – £46,000 (indicative · midpoint £40,000)

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.