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Overview
As an Investigator reporting to a Deputy Senior Investigator, you will be a member of a team carrying out independent investigations into the most significant incidents concerning the delivery of policing in Scotland.
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Key Information
- Location: Inverurie (Hybrid)
- Salary: £39,767 - £45,472
- Contract type: 2 years fixed term
- Hours: 35 hours
- Deadline: Sunday, 18th October
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- Job description
- Success profiles
- Experience requirements
- Vetting details
- Job benefits
- Our selection process
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Success Profiles Candidate Guide
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Learn About The Three Step Application Process We Use
- stage 1: online application
- stage 2: assessment
- stage 3: offer and pre-employment checks
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Home
Investigator
Investigator
Overview
As an Investigator reporting to a Deputy Senior Investigator, you will be a member of a team carrying out independent investigations into the most significant incidents concerning the delivery of policing in Scotland.
Please note: we capture and store personal information about individuals who choose to provide personal details via the job application form. Please read our Privacy Notices to find out more about how we process your personal information, what we do with it, how long we intend to keep it, and on what legal basis.
Privacy Notice
Key Information
- Location: Inverurie (Hybrid)
- Salary: £39,767 - £45,472
- Contract type: 2 years fixed term
- Hours: 35 hours
- Deadline: Sunday, 18th October
Candidate Information Pack
Our candidate information pack provides you with all the relevant details relating to this vacancy.
It Includes
- Job description
- Success profiles
- Experience requirements
- Vetting details
- Job benefits
- Our selection process
Information Pack
Success Profiles Candidate Guide
This guide offers helpful advice on how to apply for our jobs and explains the recruitment framework we use.
Success Profiles Guide
Candidate Application Process Guide
Learn About The Three Step Application Process We Use
- stage 1: online application
- stage 2: assessment
- stage 3: offer and pre-employment checks
Application Process Guide
About investigation roles for ex-police
Investigator roles across corporate, insurance, financial and public-sector settings. Interviewing (PEACE), evidence handling, disclosure and case-file discipline are exactly what these employers struggle to hire.
See all investigation jobs in Glasgow →Why this fits a police background — match score 95/100
- Investigative casework
What investigation roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Claims / junior investigator | £28,000–£38,000 |
| Corporate / counter-fraud investigator | £35,000–£48,000 |
| Senior investigator | £48,000–£65,000 |
| Investigations manager | £60,000–£85,000 |