Profession
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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South East
Salary data
Official salary rows can differ by local occupation, year and gender.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2024
Police officers (sergeant and below)SOC 2020 3312
GroupAll
Median46,457 GBP
Average45,106 GBP
Middle 50%35,821 GBP - 52,629 GBP
Decile range29,827 GBP - 60,258 GBP
Bottom decile29,827 GBP
Top decile60,258 GBP
🇬🇧 United Kingdom2024
Senior police officersSOC 2020 1162
GroupAll
Median63,990 GBP
Average65,182 GBP
Middle 50%60,827 GBP - N/A
🇬🇧 South East2024
Police officers (sergeant and below)SOC 2020 3312
GroupAll
Median49,315 GBP
Average47,742 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
🇬🇧 South East2024
Senior police officersSOC 2020 1162
GroupAll
Median60,191 GBP
Average61,112 GBP
Middle 50%N/A
Sources
- ONS ASHE Tables 14/15 2024 revised2024 - SOC 2020
Suggested education
🇬🇧Countering Terrorism & ExtremismCanterbury Christ Church Universitymapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Crime and InvestigationUniversity of Huddersfieldmapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Criminal and Corporate InvestigationNorthampton Collegemapping confidence: 84%🇬🇧Criminal and Corporate InvestigationUniversity of Northamptonmapping confidence: 84%
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