The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
60 |
89 |
78 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+29 |
-11 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs citing Police |
2 |
13 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
0.45% |
1.04% |
0.16% |
| As % of the General category |
0.89% |
1.78% |
0.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
9 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£45,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
- |
- |
| South West median annual salary |
£56,121 |
£45,000 |
£36,700 |
| % change year-on-year |
+24.71% |
+22.62% |
+10.36% |
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 common skills in Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills |
224 |
730 |
386 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
50.56% |
58.63% |
60.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
123 |
322 |
183 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,850 |
£27,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£33,672 |
£37,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,101 |
£45,000 |
£48,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.89% |
-6.25% |
-1.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£58,438 |
£61,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£65,000 |
£73,750 |
| South West median annual salary |
£47,683 |
£47,500 |
£50,238 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.39% |
-5.45% |
+2.79% |
