Ex-Police Jobs in the United Kingdom
Leaving the police is a bigger career change than most employers understand — but the skills you built on the job are in demand. Investigation, incident command, working to legislation, interviewing, intelligence: every role listed here has been matched against what police experience actually translates to in civilian work.
1762 live matched jobs · updated daily · free for candidates
Latest matched jobs
- Full-time
London Residential Security Team - Close Protection
DGCS.io · London
Your patrol and monitoring skills from operational policing are directly applicable to this residential security role.
Posted Yesterday
- Full-time
Ass't Operations Manager - North
The Combined Services Provider · Liverpool
£28,000 – £30,000Estimated
Your incident command and team management experience translates directly to coordinating event operations and supervising frontline staff.
Posted Yesterday
- Full-time
Retail Security Officer
Mitie · Liverpool
Your conflict management and observation skills from policing are directly applicable to protecting assets and people.
Posted Yesterday
- Full-time
Retail Relief Security Officer
Mitie · Bristol
Your conflict management and incident response skills from policing are directly applicable to this security role.
Posted Yesterday
- Contract
Security Architect - (Active SC Clearance Required)
Sanderson Government & Defence · London
£500 – £550 a dayEstimated
Your experience managing risk and applying security standards in policing gives you a strong foundation for security architecture.
Posted Yesterday
- Full-time
Relief Security Officer Bristol
Mitie · Bristol
Your incident response and conflict management skills from policing are directly applicable to protecting people and assets.
Posted 2 days ago
By job category
Close Protection
7 live jobs
Compliance & Regulatory
385 live jobs
Cyber Security & Digital Forensics
106 live jobs
Facilities & Operations
270 live jobs
Fraud Prevention
187 live jobs
Intelligence & Analysis
63 live jobs
Investigation
90 live jobs
Risk & Resilience
158 live jobs
Security
496 live jobs
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- Manchester (185)
- Newcastle upon Tyne (50)
- Nottingham (38)
- Sheffield (41)
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