In the UK police and law enforcement sector, there are approximately:
The number of police officers is expected to increase in the coming years. The number of police staff is expected to decrease.
There are approximately 71 thousand custodial care staff in the UK. This includes employees in the prison service, immigration detention, secure escort service and electronic monitoring.
The public sector accounts for nearly 80% of the custodial care workforce. The private sector represents the reminder.
In the UK, approximately 295 thousand people are employed in defence. Almost 89 thousand are in the Civil Service. The majority of service personnel are in the army.
There are over 70 different types of job represented in defence - scientists, engineers, librarians, linguists, accountants, lawyers, estate managers, firefighters, police officers. A whole range of ranks is available.
Recruiting and keeping people continues to be a problem for the armed forces.
The Ministry of Defence has identified the following skill shortages:
Some areas of military service are closed to women for combat effectiveness reasons. These include:
Protecting businesses against theft, data loss and terrorism will continue to be big growth areas. There will be opportunities in the UK and abroad.
| Position | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Officers in armed forces Police officers (inspectors and above) Senior officers in fire, ambulance, prison and related services Security managers |
£37,437 |
| Non-commissioned officers and other ranks Police officers (sergeant and below) Fire service officers (leading fire officer and below) Prison service officers (below principal officer) |
£34,051 |
| Probation officers | £32,835 |
| Security guards and related occupations | £8,907 |
| Sales and retail assistants Retail cashiers and check-out operators Telephone salespersons Market and street traders and assistants |
£8,509 |
The salaries shown are annual, median, gross pay rates. Gross means before tax and other deductions. The median figure is the middle salary in the range of what all people in that category of job earn.
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2009, O.N.S., © Crown Copyright.
Many people choose to commute (regularly travelling between home and work) to get the job they want. This will show you where most of the jobs in this sector are in the region.
| Bath and North East Somerset | 3,675 |
| Bristol | 2,764 |
| North Somerset | 1,420 |
| South Gloucestershire | 6,171 |
Annual Business Inquiry Employee Analysis 2009, O.N.S., © Crown Copyright.
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