Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Prison service officers (below principal officer) demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 21 new online adverts for prison service officers (below principal officer) in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 8.7% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £30,700.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Prison service officers (below principal officer) hiring demand
New online job adverts for prison service officers (below principal officer) in Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
21
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for prison service officers (below principal officer) across the UK
Advertised pay is 7.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£30,700
May 2025 · UK
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% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 21 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 517 |
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.