About this role
Financial Conduct Authority
Regulating financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, https://www.fca.org.uk/careers
Requirements of the role
Sitting within the Enforcement & Market Oversight Division, the Enforcement Intelligence and Specialist Services (EISS) Directorate provides strategic knowledge, intelligence capabilities, and operational support across enforcement functions, improving the FCA’s ability to detect harm, deliver effective investigations, and uphold market integrity.
The FCA has recently built a strategic analysis function within the Specialist Intelligence Department (SID) to understand, support and progress the FCA’s operational objectives. The FCA strategy between 2025-2030 commits to 4 key objectives, one of which is preventing Financial Crime, and this function within the Partner & Insights team is central to achieving this objective
The strategic assessment team provides a unique insight into the financial crime threats the FCA and our regulated populations are exposed to, offering all-source analysis to better understand new threats and emerging issues and offer robust recommendations to internal stakeholders to better mitigate the threat of harm.
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Profession
Analysis, Business Intelligence, Enforcement, Finance, Regulation, Risk, Stakeholder Engagement, Strategy
Working pattern
Flexible working, Hybrid
About intelligence & analysis roles for ex-police
Intelligence analyst and researcher roles in corporates, consultancies and government. The National Intelligence Model, source evaluation and analytical products give ex-officers a running start.
See all intelligence & analysis jobs in Leeds →Why this fits a police background — match score 85/100
- Financial crime & fraud
- Intelligence & OSINT
- Investigative casework
- Working to legislation & regulation
What intelligence & analysis roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Intelligence analyst | £30,000–£45,000 |
| Senior analyst | £45,000–£60,000 |
| Due-diligence / corporate intelligence specialist | £50,000–£75,000 |
| Threat-intelligence specialist (cyber) | £55,000–£80,000 |