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Occupational therapist jobs in Surrey

Adult social care in Surrey employs people in 100 filled occupational therapist posts, on the most recent Skills for Care count. Below are the published figures for the area, and every advert on this site for the role right now.

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Published figures for Surrey

What the official data says about Surrey

Skills for Care recorded 100 filled occupational therapist posts in Surrey in 2024/25, out of 100 occupational therapist posts in total.

The occupational therapist role is 0.3% of the 34,000 filled adult social care posts in Surrey. The publisher gives no turnover rate for this role in Surrey, only 23.9% across all care roles in the area.

On filled occupational therapist posts, Surrey ranks 2nd of the 18 South East areas that Skills for Care publishes. The middle of the South East sits at 25 filled occupational therapist posts, against 100 in Surrey. Across the 116 published England areas the middle is 25.

For the shape of the rest of the Surrey workforce, the same release records 400 filled social worker posts, 1,100 filled registered nurse posts and 800 filled community support and outreach posts.

Reported median pay in Surrey was £22.98 an hour for the occupational therapist role and about £44,200 a year full time. Skills for Care collects that from local authority and independent sector employers in Surrey only, so it leaves out people employed directly by someone receiving a direct payment.

Skills for Care withholds a vacancy rate, a turnover rate for the occupational therapist role in Surrey: the count is too small to release. Those figures are absent here rather than replaced with an average from elsewhere.

Full-time workers in Surrey earn a median of £42,500 a year, counting every occupation in the area together. Skills for Care puts full-time adult social care pay in Surrey at £26,700, £15,800 below it.

Occupational therapist, filled posts
100
All adult social care roles, vacancy rate
8.6%
Occupational therapist, median full-time annual pay
£44,200
Occupational therapist, posts in total
100
Occupational therapist, median hourly pay
£22.98

The occupational therapist role

Occupational therapy in social care is about what a person needs to be able to do, and what would have to change for them to keep doing it. Equipment, adaptations, routines, technique and confidence are all on the table.

A typical caseload mixes home visits, moving and handling assessments, major adaptation recommendations and joint work with social workers, housing teams and families.

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Occupational therapist jobs in Surrey: common questions

How many occupational therapist jobs are there in Surrey?

Skills for Care recorded 100 filled occupational therapist posts in Surrey in 2024/25. That is the size of the workforce, not a count of adverts. The live list on this page shows what is currently open in Surrey.

What does a occupational therapist earn in Surrey?

Median reported pay in Surrey was £22.98 an hour, or about £44,200 a year full time, from local authority and independent sector employers. Each advert states its own rate, and that is the figure that counts.

Do I need experience to apply for occupational therapist jobs in Surrey?

HCPC registration as an occupational therapist. A recognised occupational therapy degree. Enhanced DBS check, paid for by the employer. Each advert in Surrey sets out what that employer asks for.