Top 10 social work agencies
of 43 · unnumbered
All other agencies, A–Z
33 agencies
Ackerman Pierce
Sw Locums
Supply Care Solutions
Daytime Healthcare Recruitment
Leaders In Care
Axis Recruitment
Clinical Employment Services
Hunter Gatherer Mental Health
Sheldon Phillips
Hk-care Consulting
Winlight Recruitment
Provide Medical- Aviteus Healthcare
Grrs
Avon Healthcare Solutions
Zg Global
Social Work First
Ndima Healthcare
Bluestar Resourcing
Care2Recruit
Manilla Ventures
Millennium Staffing- Radaas
Hanson Grey
Jarrodean Healthcare Recruitment
Medco Recruitment
Balfor Recruitment
Austin Dean Recruitment
Connect CareUK
Astro Global Care
Mentalia Locums- North West Recruitment
- Caritas
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The Top 10 social work agencies in the UK for October 2026 include Liquid Personnel, Charles Hunter Associates, 4 Recruitment Services, Seven Resourcing and Tripod Partners. We assessed all 43 with one method, from official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and each agency's own website. Rankings are free and no agency can pay to rank. How we rank · Overall ranking.
- 74% are on at least one public sector staffing framework
- Half have traded for at least 11 years
- 21 (49%) have open jobs on our site, and 18 of those show pay on most of them
About these social work agencies in the UK
43 of the 224 social care agencies we rank (19%) recruit for social work (general).
32 of these agencies (74%) are on at least one public sector staffing framework, more than the 63% across all social care agencies. The most common are Crown Commercial Service RM6281 (21) and HealthTrust Europe TWS3 (21).
The median agency here has traded for 11.3 years, and 1 has traded for under three. 21 (49%) have open jobs on our site, and 18 of those show pay on most of them.
The settings they most often supply are NHS hospitals, care homes and private hospitals. 35 (81%) recruit for permanent roles as well as temporary or locum cover. Many also recruit for support work (learning disability, autism, mental health), children's social work and adult social work.
Further down the list, the longest-established is Sensible Staffing, trading for 23 years. Seven Resourcing has the most open jobs on our site (488). The newest is Mentalia Locums, trading for about a year.
At the top:
- Liquid Personnel: on 6 confirmed frameworks, trading 19 years.
- Charles Hunter Associates: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 17 years.
- 4 Recruitment Services: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 19 years.
- Seven Resourcing: on 1 confirmed framework, trading 15 years.
- Tripod Partners: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 14 years.
- Belmont Recruitment: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 10 years.
- Pure Healthcare Group: on 4 confirmed frameworks, trading 6 years.
- Sensible Staffing: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 23 years.
- Only Social Care Recruitment: trading 20 years, 331 open jobs on our site.
- Severn Angels Healthcare: on 2 confirmed frameworks, trading 11 years.
Figures are from our latest checks of each agency's website, Companies House and public sector framework lists. How we rank.
Questions
How are these social work agencies ranked?
Every agency is assessed with the same method, at the same time, from evidence we can check: official registers, public sector framework supplier lists, company filings and what each agency publishes about itself. Rather than a position for every agency, we show tiers (Top 10, 25 and 50), because small differences in the middle of a ranking aren't meaningful. No agency can pay to be listed, to rank higher or to change a result.
What makes a good social work agency?
Look for one that is on a public sector staffing framework, has a trading record, shows pay on its adverts and is clear about training, the checks you'll need before you start and when you'll be paid. Each agency's page here shows its frameworks, how long it has traded and its live jobs. Then talk to people who work through it.
What is a public sector staffing framework?
An approved supplier list that public sector buyers, such as NHS trusts, health boards and councils, use to book agency staff. To get on one, an agency has to meet the framework's standards on vetting, compliance and rates. Frameworks cover public sector bookings; an agency that supplies care homes, GP practices or private hospitals doesn't need one for that work. Each agency's page lists the frameworks it is on.
Do social work agencies pay weekly?
Of the 39 agencies here whose websites we've read, 12 say they pay weekly. The rest don't say so on their website, so ask before you register. Rates depend on the role, location and shift; each job on our site shows its pay where the advert states it.