Police Job Trends in Essex

Police
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - 63
Rank change year-on-year - - -23
Permanent jobs citing Police 1 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.11% - 1.17%
As % of the General category 0.19% - 1.94%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,691 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,361 - £30,000
75th Percentile £33,030 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median annual salary £57,500 £49,208 £30,000
% change year-on-year +16.85% +64.03% -17.17%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 525 272 463
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 59.79% 75.98% 60.29%
Number of salaries quoted 269 103 353
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £28,500 £28,000 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £55,000 £61,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £87,500 £82,000
East of England median annual salary £45,000 £50,967 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.71% +7.30% -12.04%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

Police job vacancy trend in Essex

Police
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Police.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Police

Police
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Service Desk Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CMDB
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility