Police Job Trends in the Midlands

Police
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 10 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 193 261
Rank change year-on-year -64 +68 -33
Permanent jobs citing Police 3 37 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.023% 0.66% 0.51%
As % of the General category 0.052% 1.04% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 3 31 39
10th Percentile £37,407 £27,500 £32,497
25th Percentile £41,739 £38,754 £42,825
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,688 £43,227
Median % change year-on-year -6.87% +24.20% -8.49%
75th Percentile £51,392 - £59,250
90th Percentile £52,227 - £86,485
England median annual salary £58,728 £49,943 £47,000
% change year-on-year +17.59% +6.26% -4.63%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,812 3,570 7,371
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 44.36% 64.15% 55.31%
Number of salaries quoted 3,632 1,948 4,568
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £25,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £63,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,932 £72,144
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Police job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Police
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Police.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Police

Police
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Police in the Midlands over the 6 months to 10 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Police in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 10 July 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
West Midlands -49 2 £50,436 -6.06% 2
East Midlands - 1 £35,440 - 7
Police
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (66.67%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Administrator
1 1 (33.33%) Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Digital Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) Forensic Analyst
1 1 (33.33%) ICT Administrator
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Forensics
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Forensics
2 1 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (33.33%) E-Discovery
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) CCAB
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA
1 1 (33.33%) DBS Check
1 1 (33.33%) Degree