Police Job Trends in Devon

Police
South West > Devon

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies in Devon. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 45 64
Rank change year-on-year - +19 -8
Permanent jobs citing Police 0 3 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon - 0.80% 0.34%
As % of the General category - 1.02% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £36,900
25th Percentile - - £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year - +1.12% -
75th Percentile - - £49,250
90th Percentile - - £52,100
South West median annual salary £60,300 £54,321 £45,000
% change year-on-year +11.01% +20.71% -11.40%

All General Skills
Devon

Police falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 295 294 311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 40.30% 77.98% 53.53%
Number of salaries quoted 142 83 257
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,023 £22,600
25th Percentile £26,000 £41,725 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £51,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -21.57% +20.00% +11.03%
75th Percentile £53,750 £65,136 £53,337
90th Percentile £67,825 £75,000 £63,176
South West median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £47,657
% change year-on-year -18.18% +15.41% -4.69%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Police relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

Police job vacancy trend in Devon

Police
Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Police.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing Police