Forensic Investigator Jobs in England

Forensic Investigator
UK > England

The median Forensic Investigator salary in England is £41,355 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 846 904
Rank change year-on-year +168 +58 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Forensic Investigator 1 4 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.002% 0.004% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.005% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £31,500 -
25th Percentile £40,584 £33,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,355 £40,241 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.77% +18.36% -
75th Percentile £42,126 £42,154 £36,000
90th Percentile - £43,862 -
UK median annual salary £41,355 £40,241 £34,000
% change year-on-year +2.77% +18.36% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 44,774 85,031 77,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.79% 94.67% 91.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,692 62,917 50,230
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,066 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,567
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.32% +0.95%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Forensic Investigator
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Forensic Investigator in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Forensic Investigator in England

Forensic Investigator
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Forensic Investigator in England.

Salary trend for Forensic Investigator in England

Forensic Investigator
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Forensic Investigator within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
London - 1 £41,355 -
Forensic Investigator
UK

Forensic Investigator Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Forensic Investigator job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Forensic Investigator in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Vista
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills

Forensic Investigator Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Police
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree