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 27 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
58 |
89 |
78 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+31 |
-11 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Police |
2 |
13 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
0.47% |
1.05% |
0.15% |
| As % of the General category |
0.99% |
1.79% |
0.25% |
| 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 |
203 |
726 |
402 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset |
47.21% |
58.88% |
60.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
119 |
321 |
185 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,000 |
£33,500 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£43,500 |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.33% |
-10.00% |
+2.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£65,000 |
£75,250 |
| South West median annual salary |
£47,683 |
£47,500 |
£50,238 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.39% |
-5.45% |
+3.05% |
