Occupation 1162 · Managers, directors and senior officials
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.
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.
Chief superintendent (police service) · CID officer · Detective inspector · Police inspector
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 8,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 9,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 10,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | — | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) Not published: Estimate is less than 500 |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,500.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 11,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 1162 : Senior police officers | None | None | 2026-03 | 1,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 900.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| North West | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,900.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,600.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | 1,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 1162 : Senior police officers | None | withheld | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 7 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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