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Highest Paying Security and Emergency Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Security and Emergency Jobs Summary

There have been 225,140 listed Security and Emergency Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	222,583	98.86 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,730	0.77 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	827	0.37 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 4,330 new Security and Emergency Jobs posted each week, or 18,762 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	4,280	18,548
Contract	49	213

The busiest month for new permanent Security and Emergency Jobs in the UK is January, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Security and Emergency Jobs is also January, and the quietest month is October.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Security and Emergency Jobs

Permanent Security and Emergency Jobs

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

1,464

Down 43.3% vs last year

Average salary

£46,705.00

Up 4.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Security and Emergency Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 46.7% vs last year

Average day rate

£570.00

Up 3.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 55.4% vs last year

Average day rate

£550.00

Up 0.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Security and Emergency Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
August 2026	1,464
July 2026	2,257
June 2026	2,369
May 2026	2,173
April 2026	3,345
March 2026	4,190
February 2026	3,499
January 2026	4,349
December 2025	1,353
November 2025	1,089
October 2025	1,253
September 2025	2,669

The Highest Paying Security and Emergency Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Head Of Risk	48	£120,000.00	£135,000.00	£150,000.00
Head of Safety	10	£72,185.00	£79,800.00	£87,415.00
Security Manager	192	£65,715.00	£69,885.00	£74,055.00
Security Consultant	56	£56,930.00	£63,745.00	£70,565.00
Defence	2,091	£52,690.00	£57,070.00	£61,455.00
Fire Safety Manager	77	£52,655.00	£55,025.00	£57,390.00
Health & Safety Manager	742	£49,960.00	£53,420.00	£56,875.00
Safety Consultant	385	£46,970.00	£51,265.00	£55,565.00
Loss Prevention	1	£50,000.00	£50,000.00	£50,000.00
Defence Engineer	56	£46,865.00	£49,750.00	£52,635.00
Health And Safety Consultant	285	£44,930.00	£48,815.00	£52,700.00
Fire Risk Assessor	210	£45,110.00	£48,475.00	£51,850.00
Crime Officer	6	£45,000.00	£48,125.00	£51,250.00
Security Trainer	4	£43,500.00	£45,750.00	£48,000.00
Health And Safety Advisor	493	£42,265.00	£45,670.00	£49,075.00
Fire	2,674	£42,290.00	£45,600.00	£48,910.00
Health & Safety	5,262	£42,315.00	£45,105.00	£47,885.00
Fire Safety Officer	2	£40,925.00	£45,100.00	£49,275.00
Fire Installer	19	£39,200.00	£42,025.00	£44,850.00
Health & Safety Officer	188	£37,940.00	£41,385.00	£44,825.00
Alarm Installer	8	£37,835.00	£41,085.00	£44,335.00
Fire Alarm	400	£37,375.00	£40,900.00	£44,435.00
Fire Alarm Technician	12	£39,000.00	£40,590.00	£42,175.00
Fire Alarm Engineer	224	£36,735.00	£40,540.00	£44,345.00
Military	298	£37,575.00	£40,265.00	£42,955.00
Safety Officer	280	£37,060.00	£40,075.00	£43,075.00
Fire Service Engineer	76	£37,195.00	£39,615.00	£42,035.00
Armed Forces	2,550	£37,040.00	£39,385.00	£41,725.00
Security Advisor	7	£38,375.00	£39,315.00	£40,250.00
Police Officer	109	£37,735.00	£38,670.00	£39,605.00
Prison Officer	8	£36,275.00	£37,775.00	£39,275.00
Neighbourhood Officer	8	£37,150.00	£37,150.00	£37,150.00
Bid Specialist	2	£35,000.00	£36,250.00	£37,500.00
SIA	17	£34,110.00	£34,190.00	£34,275.00
Intelligence Officer	7	£32,500.00	£34,165.00	£35,835.00
Fire Extinguisher	22	£31,050.00	£33,750.00	£36,450.00
Prison Service	7	£28,975.00	£31,675.00	£34,375.00
Security Officer	70	£31,315.00	£31,460.00	£31,605.00
SHE Advisor	13,400	£29,745.00	£31,270.00	£32,800.00
Prison Custody Officer	11	£29,975.00	£29,975.00	£29,975.00
Health And Safety Administrator	11	£27,900.00	£29,400.00	£30,915.00
Prison Escort	6	£26,750.00	£26,750.00	£26,750.00