Hybrid/Remote Police Contract Job Trends

Police
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 279 309 297
Rank change year-on-year +30 -12 +239
Contract jobs citing Police 29 16 76
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.29% 0.14% 0.44%
As % of the General category 0.46% 0.22% 0.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 6 58
10th Percentile £440 £304 £363
25th Percentile £481 £445 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £519 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.05% -1.14% +16.67%
75th Percentile £623 £631 £574
90th Percentile £688 £719 £611
UK median daily rate £513 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +13.89% -14.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £19.99
Median hourly rate - - £21.25
75th Percentile - - £22.52
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £18.73 £18.32 £21.25
% change year-on-year +2.24% -13.79% -

All General Skills
Work from Home

Police falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,346 7,160 10,202
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 62.43% 60.80% 58.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,086 4,388 6,867
10th Percentile £329 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 157 255
10th Percentile £15.52 £17.96 £17.41
25th Percentile £20.99 £21.50 £23.81
Median hourly rate £41.50 £34.50 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year +20.29% -23.69% -13.89%
75th Percentile £64.88 £60.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £84.36
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £27.50 £32.41
% change year-on-year -14.27% -15.15% +29.64%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Police and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Police job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Police.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Police

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Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Police over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Police daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Police.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Police

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.45%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 4 (13.79%) Azure
2 3 (10.34%) AWS
3 2 (6.90%) Azure Data Factory
3 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
4 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) DMVPN
1 1 (3.45%) DNS
1 1 (3.45%) Firewall
1 1 (3.45%) LAN
1 1 (3.45%) MPLS
1 1 (3.45%) NAS
1 1 (3.45%) Network Security
1 1 (3.45%) SAN
1 1 (3.45%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.45%) TETRA
1 1 (3.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Data Lake
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) JIRA
General
1 11 (37.93%) Public Sector
2 7 (24.14%) Law
2 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.90%) Local Government
3 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
4 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (3.45%) Electronics
4 1 (3.45%) Finance
4 1 (3.45%) Marketing
4 1 (3.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (20.69%) Architect
2 5 (17.24%) Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Business Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Security Assurance Manager
4 3 (10.34%) Security Manager
4 3 (10.34%) Senior
5 2 (6.90%) Data Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Product Owner
5 2 (6.90%) Project Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Security Consultant
5 2 (6.90%) Supplier Manager
5 2 (6.90%) Technical Analyst
5 2 (6.90%) Technical Business Analyst
6 1 (3.45%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Senior Consultant
6 1 (3.45%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Technical Architect
6 1 (3.45%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.34%) Onboarding
2 2 (6.90%) Product Ownership
2 2 (6.90%) Public Cloud
3 1 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.45%) Replication
3 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Windows
2 1 (3.45%) VMS
2 1 (3.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (17.24%) Information Security
2 4 (13.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (10.34%) Cloud Security
3 3 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (10.34%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (10.34%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (10.34%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (10.34%) Incident Response
3 3 (10.34%) Programme Governance
3 3 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (6.90%) Business Case
4 2 (6.90%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (6.90%) Information Security Management
4 2 (6.90%) ITIL
4 2 (6.90%) Migration
4 2 (6.90%) Programme Management
4 2 (6.90%) Requirements Gathering
4 2 (6.90%) Risk Management
4 2 (6.90%) Security Management
4 2 (6.90%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 17 (58.62%) Security Cleared
2 11 (37.93%) SC Cleared
3 6 (20.69%) DV Cleared
4 3 (10.34%) CISM
4 3 (10.34%) CISSP
4 3 (10.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 2 (6.90%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (6.90%) CESG Certified Professional
5 2 (6.90%) CISMP
6 1 (3.45%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (27.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (17.24%) NCSC
3 3 (10.34%) JSP 440
3 3 (10.34%) NIST
4 2 (6.90%) GRC
4 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
5 1 (3.45%) Def Stans
5 1 (3.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (6.90%) VMware ESXi
1 2 (6.90%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (3.45%) Active Directory
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Servers
2 1 (3.45%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 1 (3.45%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Cellebrite
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.90%) VMware
2 1 (3.45%) Cisco
2 1 (3.45%) CyberArk
2 1 (3.45%) Fortinet
2 1 (3.45%) IBM
2 1 (3.45%) NetApp
2 1 (3.45%) SAP
2 1 (3.45%) Veeam