SOC 2020 · 1162
Senior police officers
Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations from
Skilled Worker
Eligible
This occupation appears on Appendix Skilled Occupations.
Salary floor
£64,000
The going rate, £64,000, is the higher of the two.
Shortage lists
Not listed
This code is on neither the Immigration Salary List nor the Temporary Shortage List.
Salary the job must pay
A Skilled Worker job must pay at least the higher of the general threshold and the going rate for its occupation code.
Going rate (standard)
£64,000
General threshold
£41,700
Visa thresholds from
Minimum for this role
£64,000
Home Office going rates from
New entrants and some other cases can use 70% of the going rate, £44,800, subject to the lower general threshold of £33,400.
What this occupation actually pays
ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time gross annual pay.
- UK pay for this occupation
- Going rate£64,000
- General threshold£41,700
View these figures as a table
| Percentile | Pay |
|---|---|
| 25th | £64,166 |
| 50th | £66,690 |
| Going rate | £64,000 |
| General threshold | £41,700 |
| Region | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK 2025 | — | £64,166 | £66,690 | — | — |
| East 2025 | — | — | £65,326 | — | — |
| North West 2025 | — | — | £63,614 | — | — |
| Scotland 2025 | — | — | £65,529 | — | — |
| South East 2025 | — | — | £64,905 | — | — |
| South West 2025 | — | — | £64,975 |
Job titles in this code
What the work involves
Senior police officers plan, organise, direct and co-ordinate the resources and activities of a specific geographical or functional area of generalised or specialised police work. Senior officers of the British Transport Police direct the specialised police service for the railway network across Britain.
Typical tasks
liaises with senior officers to determine staff, financial and other short- and long-term needs
plans, directs and co-ordinates general policing for an area or functional unit
directs and monitors the work of subordinate officers
establishes contacts and sources of information concerning crimes planned or committed
directs and co-ordinates the operation of record keeping systems and the preparation of reports
Entry routes and qualifications
Promotion to the rank of inspector can be by qualifying examination and practical assessment. There are no qualifying examinations to ranks above inspector; promotion is by selection only. There are accelerated promotion schemes available as well as the Direct Entry scheme which recruits external entrants with relevant skills directly to senior positions in the police force. All police forces have age restrictions and medical requirements.