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Social Worker - Citywide South West - 15771_1784563077

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL • UK

Salary

£40k – £50k

Posted

21 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL is hiring a Social Worker - Citywide South West - 15771_1784563077 in UK, a social work role. The advertised salary is £40k – £50k. CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £50k
How this salary compares: about 66% above the £30,056 median across 2,544 social work roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK
Similar roles nearby: 211 other live social work roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 21 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Social work and care is a high-volume sponsorship category driven by persistent demand for care assistants, senior care workers, registered nurses in care settings, and qualified social workers. Many care home operators and domiciliary care providers hold active sponsor licences and recruit internationally on a regular basis.