Police
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Police over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 466 263 698
Rank change year-on-year -203 +435 +159
Permanent jobs citing Police 498 1,367 617
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.49% 1.39% 0.38%
As % of the General category 0.83% 2.04% 0.58%
Number of salaries quoted 352 205 222
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,452 £31,133
25th Percentile £35,195 £42,631 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,943 £49,280 £40,606
Median % change year-on-year -8.80% +21.36% +1.52%
75th Percentile £57,125 £62,015 £50,203
90th Percentile £73,793 £70,000 £61,740
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,553 £47,236 £39,759
% change year-on-year -14.15% +18.81% +1.95%

All General Skills
UK

Police is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 59,832 67,156 106,134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.28% 68.18% 64.79%
Number of salaries quoted 39,796 36,292 51,369
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,433 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Police as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Police in the UK

Police
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Police.

Salary trend for Police in the UK

Police
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Police over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Police in the UK

Police
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -232 352 £45,000 -8.67% 97
UK excluding London -226 341 £40,553 -14.15% 84
Work from Home -139 178 £46,675 -5.25% 40
London -116 100 £51,196 +3.89% 28
Wales +35 80 £40,000 - 3
South East -129 73 £47,441 -12.65% 21
Midlands -56 69 £43,227 -4.40% 14
North of England -108 67 £36,250 -26.85% 22
West Midlands -2 59 £43,227 +7.56% 3
North East -36 37 £35,000 -29.37% 2
South West -32 24 £45,000 +22.62% 14
North West -74 24 £59,500 +38.94% 17
East of England -104 14 £30,000 -17.17% 2
Scotland -111 14 £40,000 -40.30% 9
East Midlands -46 10 £55,000 +4.22% 11
Yorkshire +10 6 £59,500 -11.20% 3

Police
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 27 (5.42%) Apache
1 27 (5.42%) IIS
1 27 (5.42%) Tomcat
2 24 (4.82%) WebLogic
3 16 (3.21%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.20%) Confluence
4 6 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.60%) SAS
6 2 (0.40%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 36 (7.23%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.60%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (0.60%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.60%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.60%) SPSS
6 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 71 (14.26%) NEC Housing
2 12 (2.41%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.60%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.60%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 75 (15.06%) Azure
2 25 (5.02%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (4.22%) Azure DevOps
4 20 (4.02%) Power Platform
5 15 (3.01%) PowerApps
6 14 (2.81%) AWS
6 14 (2.81%) Power Automate
7 11 (2.21%) SaaS
8 10 (2.01%) OCI
8 10 (2.01%) PaaS
9 9 (1.81%) Cloud Computing
9 9 (1.81%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.41%) IaaS
11 5 (1.00%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.00%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (0.80%) GCP
13 3 (0.60%) Azure Logic Apps
13 3 (0.60%) Azure Service Fabric
13 3 (0.60%) Dropbox
14 2 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.62%) Firewall
2 19 (3.82%) WAN
3 15 (3.01%) LAN
4 12 (2.41%) Network Security
5 11 (2.21%) Intranet
6 9 (1.81%) CTI
6 9 (1.81%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.81%) VLAN
7 6 (1.20%) DNS
7 6 (1.20%) Internet
7 6 (1.20%) SAN
7 6 (1.20%) Unified Communications
7 6 (1.20%) VPN
8 5 (1.00%) Extranet
8 5 (1.00%) MPLS
8 5 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.00%) Wireless
8 5 (1.00%) WLAN
9 4 (0.80%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.80%) VSAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (11.45%) Oracle Database
2 47 (9.44%) SQL Server
3 26 (5.22%) Elasticsearch
4 23 (4.62%) PostgreSQL
5 22 (4.42%) Oracle Database 12c
6 12 (2.41%) Relational Database
7 11 (2.21%) RDBMS
8 6 (1.20%) NoSQL
9 5 (1.00%) Power BI
10 4 (0.80%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.60%) Big Data
11 3 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
11 3 (0.60%) EDRMS
11 3 (0.60%) MySQL
12 2 (0.40%) MongoDB
12 2 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
13 1 (0.20%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 17 (3.41%) Git
2 15 (3.01%) Team Foundation Server
3 14 (2.81%) Visual Studio
4 12 (2.41%) JIRA
5 6 (1.20%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.80%) Selenium
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle Forms
General
1 148 (29.72%) Public Sector
2 130 (26.10%) Social Skills
3 120 (24.10%) Local Government
4 116 (23.29%) Finance
5 98 (19.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 92 (18.47%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (6.63%) Law
7 33 (6.63%) Retail
8 32 (6.43%) Back Office
9 24 (4.82%) Legal
10 20 (4.02%) Electronics
11 19 (3.82%) Fire and Rescue
12 16 (3.21%) Marketing
13 15 (3.01%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (2.41%) Telecoms
15 11 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (2.01%) Military
17 7 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
18 6 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
19 5 (1.00%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 107 (21.49%) Analyst
2 96 (19.28%) Senior
3 52 (10.44%) Developer
4 49 (9.84%) Applications Support
5 46 (9.24%) Lead
6 36 (7.23%) Architect
7 33 (6.63%) Senior Analyst
8 28 (5.62%) DBA
9 27 (5.42%) Administrator
10 22 (4.42%) Applications Support Analyst
10 22 (4.42%) Oracle DBA
10 22 (4.42%) PostgreSQL DBA
10 22 (4.42%) Senior Applications Support
10 22 (4.42%) Senior Applications Support Analyst
10 22 (4.42%) Senior Support Analyst
10 22 (4.42%) Support Analyst
10 22 (4.42%) Test Analyst
11 21 (4.22%) Project Manager
12 19 (3.82%) Forensic Manager
13 17 (3.41%) ICT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (11.04%) .NET
2 40 (8.03%) Web Services
3 30 (6.02%) Spring
4 22 (4.42%) J2EE
4 22 (4.42%) Java EE
5 11 (2.21%) CSS
6 10 (2.01%) .NET Core
7 8 (1.61%) Oracle Fusion
8 7 (1.41%) React
9 6 (1.20%) ASP.NET
9 6 (1.20%) Node.js
9 6 (1.20%) RESTful
9 6 (1.20%) SOAP
9 6 (1.20%) YAML
10 5 (1.00%) XML
11 4 (0.80%) Twitter Bootstrap
12 3 (0.60%) .NET Framework
12 3 (0.60%) Entity Framework
12 3 (0.60%) JSON
12 3 (0.60%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.83%) Driving Licence
2 30 (6.02%) Public Cloud
3 27 (5.42%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (5.02%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.81%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.21%) Data Centre
7 10 (2.01%) CCTV
7 10 (2.01%) NHS
8 8 (1.61%) Social Media
9 7 (1.41%) Blog
9 7 (1.41%) Cybercrime
9 7 (1.41%) Data Structures
10 6 (1.20%) PKI
11 5 (1.00%) Smartphone
12 4 (0.80%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.80%) Digital Media
12 4 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.60%) IoT
13 3 (0.60%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.60%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 73 (14.66%) Unix
1 73 (14.66%) Windows
2 34 (6.83%) Linux
3 27 (5.42%) Solaris
4 16 (3.21%) Windows 10
5 10 (2.01%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.20%) Android
7 2 (0.40%) AIX
7 2 (0.40%) Oracle Linux
8 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.20%) SUSE
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (14.66%) ITIL
2 65 (13.05%) Customer Service
3 59 (11.85%) Problem-Solving
4 57 (11.45%) Agile
5 56 (11.24%) Business Strategy
6 46 (9.24%) Impact Assessments
7 45 (9.04%) Mentoring
7 45 (9.04%) Service Management
8 43 (8.63%) Decision-Making
9 38 (7.63%) Digital Forensics
10 36 (7.23%) Continuous Improvement
10 36 (7.23%) Risk Management
11 35 (7.03%) Project Management
12 34 (6.83%) Data Security
12 34 (6.83%) Performance Tuning
13 32 (6.43%) DevOps
13 32 (6.43%) Task Automation
14 29 (5.82%) Information Management
15 28 (5.62%) Actionable Insight
16 27 (5.42%) Server Management
Programming Languages
1 49 (9.84%) Shell Script
2 41 (8.23%) Java
3 38 (7.63%) C#
4 35 (7.03%) SQL
5 23 (4.62%) PL/1
6 8 (1.61%) JavaScript
7 7 (1.41%) Python
8 6 (1.20%) PL/SQL
9 5 (1.00%) VB
10 4 (0.80%) C++
11 3 (0.60%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.40%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.40%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.40%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) Ruby
13 1 (0.20%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 202 (40.56%) Security Cleared
2 116 (23.29%) SC Cleared
3 99 (19.88%) Degree
4 36 (7.23%) DBS Check
4 36 (7.23%) DV Cleared
5 24 (4.82%) Oracle Certification
6 9 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
7 8 (1.61%) HNC
7 8 (1.61%) HND
7 8 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (1.41%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.00%) APMP
9 5 (1.00%) Postgraduate
10 4 (0.80%) CISSP
10 4 (0.80%) MCSA
11 3 (0.60%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.60%) CESG Certified Professional
11 3 (0.60%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.40%) CREST Certified
12 2 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (15.26%) Accessibility
2 58 (11.65%) QA
3 27 (5.42%) SLA
4 8 (1.61%) GDPR
5 7 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 7 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.00%) Data Quality
7 4 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 4 (0.80%) PMO
8 3 (0.60%) NIST
9 2 (0.40%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
9 2 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.40%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.20%) COBIT
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 23 (4.62%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.01%) Firmware
4 6 (1.20%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (1.00%) Docker
6 4 (0.80%) vSphere
7 3 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 24 (4.82%) Single Sign-On
2 22 (4.42%) OpenSSO
3 10 (2.01%) SCCM
4 9 (1.81%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.20%) SCOM
6 5 (1.00%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.00%) Terraform
7 4 (0.80%) Ansible
8 3 (0.60%) Nessus
9 2 (0.40%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 138 (27.71%) Microsoft
2 102 (20.48%) Oracle
3 71 (14.26%) NEC
4 22 (4.42%) Remedy
5 18 (3.61%) Cisco
6 15 (3.01%) VMware
7 10 (2.01%) HP
8 9 (1.81%) webMethods
9 6 (1.20%) Google
9 6 (1.20%) NetApp
10 5 (1.00%) Citrix
10 5 (1.00%) Dell
11 4 (0.80%) Avaya
11 4 (0.80%) Blue Prism
11 4 (0.80%) SolarWinds
11 4 (0.80%) Zscaler
12 3 (0.60%) Adobe
12 3 (0.60%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.60%) UiPath
13 2 (0.40%) Cadence