Police Jobs in Scotland

Police
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 261 154
Rank change year-on-year +105 -107 -10
Permanent jobs citing Police 8 14 69
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.27% 0.21% 1.50%
As % of the General category 0.41% 0.29% 1.99%
Number of salaries quoted 8 6 6
10th Percentile - - £38,606
25th Percentile - £40,000 £45,044
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £46,500 £67,003
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% -30.60% +68.31%
75th Percentile - £73,875 £69,649
90th Percentile - £80,000 -
UK median annual salary £53,688 £45,000 £48,790
% change year-on-year +19.31% -7.77% +20.60%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,936 4,834 3,472
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 65.63% 72.32% 75.23%
Number of salaries quoted 918 1,526 1,662
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,500 £32,764
25th Percentile £32,851 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,798 £50,000 £57,577
Median % change year-on-year -2.40% -13.16% +4.69%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,738 £82,524 £85,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Police
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Police as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Police in Scotland

Police
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Police in Scotland.

Salary trend for Police in Scotland

Police
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 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
Fife - 2 £60,000 -
Moray - 2 £60,000 -
East Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
South Ayrshire - 2 £60,000 -
Police
UK

Police
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Business Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Infor LN
1 8 (100.00%) SAP BPC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (100.00%) Accountant
1 8 (100.00%) Lead
1 8 (100.00%) Project Accountant
1 8 (100.00%) Senior
1 8 (100.00%) Senior Accountant
1 8 (100.00%) Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 8 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 8 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 8 (100.00%) Cyber Intelligence
1 8 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 8 (100.00%) Internal Audit
1 8 (100.00%) Revenue Recognition
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) ACCA
1 8 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 8 (100.00%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) GAAP
1 8 (100.00%) IFRS
Vendors
1 8 (100.00%) Cognos
1 8 (100.00%) Infor
1 8 (100.00%) Oracle
1 8 (100.00%) SAP