Question reference: S6W-26898
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 18 April 2024
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Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 29 April 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of any variation in pay, terms and conditions for social workers across different local authorities.
Answer
Scottish Government conducted a survey of job vacancies advertised in myjobscotland in September 2023, as part of joint work with COSLA on social workers pay variation across Scotland. This survey indicated that at that time there was a difference of average pay of circa £7k between the lowest and highest paying employers. The lowest paying £33,500 per annum and the highest £40,673. The majority of Scotland’s employers in the public sector pay between £36,400 and £38,480.