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Social Worker CV skills (October 2026)

Skills named in UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. Add a skill to your CV only if you have it.

Data: October 2026, 1,222 adverts

Credential sources checked September 2026

UK adverts on companies' own job pages

  • Care planning In 606 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Child protection (statutory) In 488 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Local government In 269 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Care Act 2014 In 265 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Mental Capacity Act and DoLS In 227 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Person-centred care In 226 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Strengths-based practice In 223 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Adult social care In 196 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Looked after children (LAC) In 193 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Child in need (CIN) In 173 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Safeguarding enquiries (Section 42 and Section 47) In 169 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Adult safeguarding In 139 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Residential care In 128 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Care leavers In 127 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Risk Management In 127 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Care proceedings and court work In 97 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Mental health In 95 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Learning disabilities In 85 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Hospital discharge planning In 78 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.
  • Complex needs In 53 of 1222 Social Worker UK adverts on companies’ own job pages, October 2026.

Credentials to check

These checks come from the role’s credential guidance, not advert frequency. Include only credentials you hold, and check what your advert asks for.

  • Registered with Social Work England, registration number <number>
  • Social work qualification: <BA / MA in Social Work or DipSW>, <university>, <year>

How we count

We count published UK adverts on companies’ own job pages whose titles match the role’s catalogue phrases, every work type together. A skill counts once per advert. The denominator includes all adverts in that role, including those with no recognised skills.

Lists need at least 20 adverts with recognised skills from at least 3 companies, at least 5 naming a displayed skill, and usable coverage for the discipline. We leave out single-letter terms, generic descriptions and eligibility attributes.

This describes UK adverts on companies’ own job pages. It does not measure your ability or predict an interview.