Police
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Police over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 475 271 722
Rank change year-on-year -204 +451 +113
Permanent jobs citing Police 488 1,365 552
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.50% 1.32% 0.35%
As % of the General category 0.83% 1.93% 0.55%
Number of salaries quoted 356 209 208
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,452 £31,588
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,790 £40,606
Median % change year-on-year -7.77% +20.15% +2.00%
75th Percentile £57,000 £56,549 £51,569
90th Percentile £73,391 £70,000 £62,118
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,553 £42,000 £39,810
% change year-on-year -3.45% +5.50% +2.08%

All General Skills
UK

Police is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 58,949 70,703 99,941
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.84% 68.28% 63.87%
Number of salaries quoted 39,565 38,111 51,326
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,318 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £101,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Police
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Police in the UK

Police
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Police in the UK

Police
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Police over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Police in the UK

Police
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Police within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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
England -244 345 £45,000 -4.73% 96
UK excluding London -224 339 £40,553 -3.45% 88
Work from Home -128 173 £47,500 +17.95% 81
London -108 96 £51,196 +2.39% 17
Wales +37 81 £40,000 -51.52% 3
South East -124 78 £45,000 -17.15% 15
Midlands -37 63 £43,227 +7.56% 12
North of England -124 61 £35,000 -25.41% 28
West Midlands -4 52 £43,227 +7.56% 8
North East -38 35 £35,000 -28.43% 3
South West -30 29 £45,000 +86.44% 17
North West -67 20 £59,500 +33.48% 18
East of England -95 14 £30,000 -17.17% 1
Scotland -119 12 £53,000 -20.90% 13
East Midlands -50 11 £55,000 +4.22% 4
Yorkshire +14 6 £59,500 +23.96% 7
Northern Ireland +13 1 - -

Police
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (4.92%) WebLogic
2 18 (3.69%) Confluence
3 16 (3.28%) SharePoint
4 14 (2.87%) Apache
4 14 (2.87%) IIS
4 14 (2.87%) Tomcat
5 6 (1.23%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.61%) SAS
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.20%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 32 (6.56%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.61%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (0.61%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.61%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.61%) SPSS
6 2 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 43 (8.81%) NEC Housing
2 12 (2.46%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.61%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle EBS R12
Cloud Services
1 78 (15.98%) Azure
2 27 (5.53%) Microsoft 365
3 20 (4.10%) Azure DevOps
3 20 (4.10%) Power Platform
4 15 (3.07%) PowerApps
5 14 (2.87%) Power Automate
6 13 (2.66%) AWS
7 12 (2.46%) Entra ID
8 11 (2.25%) SaaS
9 10 (2.05%) OCI
9 10 (2.05%) PaaS
10 8 (1.64%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (1.43%) Azure Sentinel
12 6 (1.23%) IaaS
13 5 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (0.82%) Azure Service Fabric
14 4 (0.82%) GCP
15 3 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
15 3 (0.61%) Dropbox
16 2 (0.41%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 32 (6.56%) Firewall
2 23 (4.71%) WAN
3 20 (4.10%) LAN
4 12 (2.46%) Network Security
5 11 (2.25%) Intranet
6 9 (1.84%) CTI
6 9 (1.84%) VLAN
7 8 (1.64%) TCP/IP
8 6 (1.23%) Internet
8 6 (1.23%) SAN
8 6 (1.23%) Unified Communications
8 6 (1.23%) VPN
9 5 (1.02%) BGP
9 5 (1.02%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (1.02%) Cisco IOS
9 5 (1.02%) Cisco Nexus
9 5 (1.02%) DNS
9 5 (1.02%) Extranet
9 5 (1.02%) MPLS
9 5 (1.02%) Spanning Tree
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (8.40%) SQL Server
2 38 (7.79%) Oracle Database
3 26 (5.33%) Elasticsearch
4 17 (3.48%) PostgreSQL
5 16 (3.28%) Oracle Database 12c
6 11 (2.25%) RDBMS
6 11 (2.25%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.02%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.02%) Power BI
8 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.61%) Big Data
9 3 (0.61%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.61%) EDRMS
9 3 (0.61%) MySQL
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
11 1 (0.20%) Metadata
11 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 29 (5.94%) Git
2 24 (4.92%) JIRA
3 18 (3.69%) Jenkins
4 15 (3.07%) Team Foundation Server
5 14 (2.87%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.82%) Selenium
7 2 (0.41%) Oracle Forms
General
1 124 (25.41%) Social Skills
2 119 (24.39%) Public Sector
3 97 (19.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 93 (19.06%) Local Government
5 92 (18.85%) Finance
6 86 (17.62%) Analytical Skills
7 35 (7.17%) Law
8 32 (6.56%) Retail
9 25 (5.12%) Back Office
10 20 (4.10%) Electronics
10 20 (4.10%) Legal
11 18 (3.69%) Fire and Rescue
12 17 (3.48%) Military
13 12 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (2.46%) Marketing
13 12 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
13 12 (2.46%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
15 6 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
16 5 (1.02%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 108 (22.13%) Senior
2 107 (21.93%) Analyst
3 63 (12.91%) Developer
4 45 (9.22%) Lead
5 36 (7.38%) Applications Support
6 35 (7.17%) Architect
7 33 (6.76%) Senior Analyst
8 22 (4.51%) Applications Support Analyst
8 22 (4.51%) DBA
8 22 (4.51%) Senior Applications Support
8 22 (4.51%) Senior Applications Support Analyst
8 22 (4.51%) Senior Developer
8 22 (4.51%) Senior Support Analyst
8 22 (4.51%) Support Analyst
8 22 (4.51%) Test Analyst
9 21 (4.30%) Administrator
9 21 (4.30%) Network Engineer
9 21 (4.30%) Project Manager
10 20 (4.10%) Java Developer
11 19 (3.89%) Forensic Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 54 (11.07%) .NET
2 41 (8.40%) Spring
3 26 (5.33%) Web Services
4 22 (4.51%) J2EE
4 22 (4.51%) Java EE
5 18 (3.69%) RESTful
6 10 (2.05%) CSS
7 9 (1.84%) .NET Core
8 8 (1.64%) Oracle Fusion
9 7 (1.43%) React
9 7 (1.43%) YAML
10 6 (1.23%) ASP.NET
10 6 (1.23%) SOAP
11 5 (1.02%) Node.js
11 5 (1.02%) XML
12 4 (0.82%) Entity Framework
12 4 (0.82%) SailPoint
12 4 (0.82%) Twitter Bootstrap
13 3 (0.61%) .NET Framework
13 3 (0.61%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.74%) Driving Licence
2 21 (4.30%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.30%) Self-Motivation
3 16 (3.28%) Public Cloud
4 15 (3.07%) Product Ownership
5 10 (2.05%) CCTV
5 10 (2.05%) Data Centre
5 10 (2.05%) NHS
6 8 (1.64%) Social Media
7 7 (1.43%) Cybercrime
7 7 (1.43%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.23%) Blog
8 6 (1.23%) PKI
9 5 (1.02%) Smartphone
10 4 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (0.82%) Digital Media
10 4 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.82%) Security Operations Centre
11 3 (0.61%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.61%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 59 (12.09%) Windows
2 54 (11.07%) Unix
3 20 (4.10%) Linux
4 16 (3.28%) Windows 10
5 14 (2.87%) Solaris
6 9 (1.84%) Windows Server
7 6 (1.23%) Android
8 2 (0.41%) AIX
8 2 (0.41%) Oracle Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (14.34%) Problem-Solving
2 65 (13.32%) ITIL
3 60 (12.30%) Customer Service
4 56 (11.48%) Agile
4 56 (11.48%) Business Strategy
5 44 (9.02%) Impact Assessments
5 44 (9.02%) Mentoring
6 43 (8.81%) Decision-Making
6 43 (8.81%) Service Management
7 40 (8.20%) Actionable Insight
8 38 (7.79%) Digital Forensics
9 36 (7.38%) Risk Management
10 32 (6.56%) DevOps
11 31 (6.35%) Continuous Improvement
11 31 (6.35%) Incident Management
11 31 (6.35%) Project Management
12 29 (5.94%) Information Management
13 28 (5.74%) Performance Tuning
14 26 (5.33%) Containerisation
14 26 (5.33%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 53 (10.86%) Java
2 38 (7.79%) C#
3 36 (7.38%) Shell Script
3 36 (7.38%) SQL
4 23 (4.71%) PL/1
5 8 (1.64%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.43%) Python
7 6 (1.23%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.02%) C++
8 5 (1.02%) VB
9 3 (0.61%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.41%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.41%) VBA
11 1 (0.20%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.20%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 197 (40.37%) Security Cleared
2 131 (26.84%) SC Cleared
3 85 (17.42%) Degree
4 36 (7.38%) DV Cleared
5 28 (5.74%) DBS Check
6 18 (3.69%) Oracle Certification
7 11 (2.25%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.84%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.64%) HNC
9 8 (1.64%) HND
9 8 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.02%) APMP
10 5 (1.02%) Postgraduate
11 4 (0.82%) CCIE
11 4 (0.82%) CCNP
11 4 (0.82%) CISSP
11 4 (0.82%) MCSA
12 3 (0.61%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.61%) CESG Certified Professional
12 3 (0.61%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (10.25%) QA
2 48 (9.84%) Accessibility
3 27 (5.53%) SLA
4 8 (1.64%) GDPR
5 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.02%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.02%) PMO
7 4 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 3 (0.61%) NIST
9 2 (0.41%) GPG for Computer-Based Electronic Evidence
9 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.41%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.20%) COBIT
10 1 (0.20%) NCSC
System Software
1 25 (5.12%) Active Directory
2 12 (2.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.05%) Firmware
4 6 (1.23%) Embedded Firmware
5 5 (1.02%) Docker
6 4 (0.82%) vSphere
7 3 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.20%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 25 (5.12%) Single Sign-On
2 22 (4.51%) OpenSSO
3 9 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.84%) SCCM
4 5 (1.02%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.02%) SCOM
4 5 (1.02%) Terraform
5 4 (0.82%) Ansible
6 3 (0.61%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 3 (0.61%) Nessus
Vendors
1 120 (24.59%) Microsoft
2 83 (17.01%) Oracle
3 43 (8.81%) NEC
4 22 (4.51%) Cisco
4 22 (4.51%) Remedy
5 14 (2.87%) VMware
6 10 (2.05%) HP
7 9 (1.84%) webMethods
8 6 (1.23%) Google
8 6 (1.23%) NetApp
9 5 (1.02%) Citrix
9 5 (1.02%) Dell
10 4 (0.82%) Avaya
10 4 (0.82%) Blue Prism
10 4 (0.82%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.82%) Zscaler
11 3 (0.61%) Adobe
11 3 (0.61%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.61%) UiPath
12 2 (0.41%) IBM