Protective service associate professionals, other Pay Data UK — 2024

Protective service associate professionals, other roles in the UK earn a median of £39,751 per year, equivalent to £20.43 per hour as of 2024. This represents a 3.6% increase in annual pay compared to the previous year. Pay varies across the UK, ranging from £27,130 to £57,861 per year.

How Pay Varies Across the UK

Each bar shows how many areas of the UK have a median annual pay in that range for Protective service associate professionals, other roles. The dashed line marks the national median.

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About Protective service associate professionals, other

Job holders in this unit group inspect goods to ensure compliance with regulations concerning payment of duty, establish that persons entering and leaving the UK have necessary authorisation for crossing national borders, monitor maritime conditions, undertake search and rescue operations, plan and coordinate services of private detective agencies and security measures for individuals, establishments or organisations, investigates activities such as fraud and other crimes, and perform other security and protective service occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 331: Protective service occupations.

Typical Tasks and Duties

• examines, weighs and counts goods imported by ship or aircraft, ensures that the declared value of goods is satisfactory, and that duties and taxes have been paid
• examines passports, visas, work permits and other immigration documents, and allows or refuses entry into the UK
• maintains revenue control at breweries, tobacco factories and other premises where dutiable goods are manufactured, processed or stored
• visits racecourses, greyhound stadiums and betting shops to ensure compliance with legal requirements
• broadcasts information on weather and maritime conditions, monitors shipping and provides instruction to navigators
• receives distress messages, alerts other appropriate rescue services and participates in search and rescue operations
• photographs, fingerprints and undertakes other forms of forensic examination at the scene of a crime
• analyses security requirements, advises clients, and develops, monitors and improves security measures
• supervises and assigns duties to security and detection staff
• investigates crimes, including fraud, trading practices and the private affairs of individuals

Entry Routes and Qualifications

These posts have varying entry requirements. Some posts require no academic qualifications whereas others require GCSEs/S grades and/or relevant practical experience. Entry to some occupations is followed by periods of assessed probationary training and professional examinations.

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Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.