Senior police officers salary in London
Full-time average annual pay in London
Data not disclosed
2025 · high suppression
The pay range is withheld at region level for this role. See full methodology →
Skilled Worker visa minimum
£64,000
Employment patterns
- 96.9% of Senior police officers work full-time
- 93% of employees have permanent contracts
How Senior police officers pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for senior police officers at £67,637 — 2% above the UK median. Wales is lowest at £44,674.
UK median £66,514
| Region | Median payUK median £66,514 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London (current region) | £67,637 | £67,637 | £69,116 | +2% |
| Scotland | £65,529 | £65,529 | £68,214 | -1% |
| East of England | £65,326 | £65,326 | £71,000 | -2% |
| South West | £64,975 | £64,975 | £62,814 | -2% |
| West Midlands | £64,568 | £64,568 | £65,098 | -3% |
| North West | £63,614 | £63,614 | £65,762 | -4% |
| South East | £60,191 | £60,191 | £61,112 | -10% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £59,160 | £59,160 | £60,592 | -11% |
| North East | £56,565 | £56,565 | £65,194 | -15% |
| East Midlands | £55,542 | £55,542 | £58,271 | -16% |
| Wales | £44,674 | £44,674 | £47,784 | -33% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London (current region) £67,637 | £67,637Mean £69,116 | +2% |
| Scotland £65,529 | £65,529Mean £68,214 | -1% |
| East of England £65,326 | £65,326Mean £71,000 | -2% |
| South West £64,975 | £64,975Mean £62,814 | -2% |
| West Midlands £64,568 | £64,568Mean £65,098 | -3% |
| North West £63,614 | £63,614Mean £65,762 | -4% |
| South East £60,191 | £60,191Mean £61,112 | -10% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £59,160 | £59,160Mean £60,592 | -11% |
| North East £56,565 | £56,565Mean £65,194 | -15% |
| East Midlands £55,542 | £55,542Mean £58,271 | -16% |
| Wales £44,674 | £44,674Mean £47,784 | -33% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£66,514); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How senior police officers pay in London has changed over time
Median annual pay for senior police officers in London by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
London median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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