Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Police community support officers demand is falling in Brighton and Hove.
ONS recorded 1 new online adverts for police community support officers in Brighton and Hove in Q2 2026. That is 80.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Brighton and Hove for the broader community and civil enforcement occupations is £26,500.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Police community support officers hiring demand
New online job adverts for police community support officers in Brighton and Hove
New online job adverts have decreased since Apr 2025.
1
Apr 2026 · Brighton and Hove
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for community and civil enforcement occupations in Brighton and Hove
Advertised pay is 10.9% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£26,500
Jan 2025 · Brighton and Hove
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 87.0% | |
| 2 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 86.2% | |
| 3 | Information Technology and Programming | 67.1% | |
| 4 | Education and Training | 48.2% | |
| 5 | Risk and Safety | 46.3% | |
| 6 | Proficiency in Individual World Languages and Dialects | 45.9% | |
| 7 | Social Sciences | 44.2% | |
| 8 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 41.2% | |
| 9 | Digital Marketing | 39.0% | |
| 10 | Defence, Security and Military Systems | 37.7% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 84.8% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 4.3% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 0.0% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 8.7% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 2.2% |
Brighton and Hove compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton and Hove | 1 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 105 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 13 | |
| 2 | Bristol, City of | 5 | |
| 3 | Exeter | 3 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 3 | |
| 5 | North Yorkshire | 3 | |
| 6 | Bedford | 2 | |
| 7 | Luton | 2 | |
| 8 | Highland | 2 | |
| 9 | Aberdeenshire | 2 | |
| 10 | Glasgow City | 2 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Community and civil enforcement occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Lincolnshire | £44,800 | |
| 2 | Solihull | £40,300 | |
| 3 | Thurrock | £39,700 | |
| 4 | Salford | £39,600 | |
| 5 | Oxford | £38,000 | |
| 6 | Knowsley | £36,100 | |
| 7 | Wolverhampton | £35,600 | |
| 8 | North East Lincolnshire | £33,800 | |
| 9 | Herefordshire, County of | £33,800 | |
| 10 | Peterborough | £33,800 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 631) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parking and civil enforcement occupations Civil enforcement agent · Estate warden · Street warden — 93.6% of group adverts | 338 | -7.1% | |
| 2 | Police community support officersYou’re viewing this Police community support officer · Rail community officer · PCSO — 6.4% of group adverts | 23 | -34.3% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.