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Police community support officers market data for West Dunbartonshire.
A current ONS demand observation is not available for this occupation and geography. The year-on-year comparison is unavailable for the aligned series. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £28,600.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for police community support officers across the UK
Advertised pay is 5.0% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£28,600
May 2025 · UK
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% |
West Dunbartonshire 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 | 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.