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Prison service officers (below principal officer) market data for North Norfolk.
ONS recorded 5 new online adverts for prison service officers (below principal officer) in North Norfolk in Q4 2025. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Typical advertised pay in North Norfolk for the broader protective service occupations is £52,700.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Prison service officers (below principal officer) hiring demand
New online job adverts for prison service officers (below principal officer) in North Norfolk
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
5
Oct 2025 · North Norfolk
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for protective service occupations in North Norfolk
Advertised pay is 71.7% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£52,700
Jan 2024 · North Norfolk
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 95.1% | |
| 2 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 90.3% | |
| 3 | Legal and Regulatory | 71.2% | |
| 4 | Information Technology and Programming | 70.0% | |
| 5 | Healthcare and Life Sciences | 67.8% | |
| 6 | Social Sciences | 47.2% | |
| 7 | Marketing and Sales | 44.4% | |
| 8 | Risk and Safety | 42.8% | |
| 9 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 40.3% | |
| 10 | Education and Training | 38.2% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 72.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 1.5% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 20.4% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 3.6% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 2.3% |
North Norfolk compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 97 | |
| 2 | Dorset | 60 | |
| 3 | Breckland | 46 | |
| 4 | Swale | 41 | |
| 5 | West Suffolk | 40 | |
| 6 | York | 38 | |
| 7 | Wiltshire | 34 | |
| 8 | East Riding of Yorkshire | 31 | |
| 9 | Isle of Wight | 30 | |
| 10 | Medway | 27 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Protective service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babergh | £130,000 | |
| 2 | Wealden | £67,800 | |
| 3 | Eastbourne | £66,700 | |
| 4 | Scarborough | £65,000 | |
| 5 | Teignbridge | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Canterbury | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Merthyr Tydfil | £49,800 | |
| 8 | Bristol, City of | £49,500 | |
| 9 | Torbay | £49,500 | |
| 10 | Gravesham | £49,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 331) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. Coast guard · Trace agent · Water guard — 49.7% of group adverts | 1,213 | -2.8% | |
| 2 | Prison service officers (below principal officer)You’re viewing this Prison officer · Prison warden · Borstal officer — 21.2% of group adverts | 517 | +33.9% | |
| 3 | Fire service officers (watch manager and below) Fire officer · Fire guard · Sub officer — 14.1% of group adverts | 345 | -6.0% | |
| 4 | Non-commissioned officers and other ranks Non-commissioned officer · Able rate · Leading hand — 9.4% of group adverts | 229 | +23.1% | |
| 5 | Police officers (sergeant and below) Police officer · Force armourer · Military police — 5.7% of group adverts | 138 | -47.1% |
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.