Police Job Trends in Merseyside

Police
North West > Merseyside

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 80
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Permanent jobs citing Police 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 0.099% - 0.18%
As % of the General category 0.19% - 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 £160,000 £59,500
% change year-on-year -65.63% +168.91% +33.48%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 523 350 590
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 51.94% 83.53% 52.77%
Number of salaries quoted 289 143 473
10th Percentile £28,250 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £31,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% +6.25% -10.61%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £52,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,750 £68,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,498 £47,500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +8.42% -9.52%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Police job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Police
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Police.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Police

Police
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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
Liverpool - 1 £60,000 - 1
Police
North West

Police
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Applications Manager
1 1 (100.00%) ICT Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP