Senior police officers
SOC 2020 code 1162 · Also called: chief, deputy chief and assistant chief constables, chief inspectors, chief superintendents
- Going rate
- £64,000 a year
- General threshold
- £41,700 a year
- Skill level
- RQF 6 or above
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What do Skilled Worker senior police officers get paid?
The standard requirement for SOC 1162 is £64,000 a year for 37.5 hours1.
- 1GOV.UK going rates · SOC 1162
Skilled Worker status
How evidence worksSOC 1162 (Senior police officers) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
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Rules in force on 8 Nov 2026£64,000 is the going rate in Table 1 of GOV.UK’s Appendix Skilled Occupations, used for the standard option (option A). Lower requirements can apply in some cases, for example to new entrants or to applicants with a PhD relevant to the job. The options below show the ones the rules set for this code. Table 2 of the appendix has lower going rates for some other cases, which this page doesn’t list. See both tables on GOV.UK.
Information only. It checks a salary against the published rules for this occupation, not an application. Requirements are for a 37.5-hour week and change with the hours.
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What is the going rate for SOC 1162?
£64,000 a year for a 37.5-hour week under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026, from GOV.UK’s going rates table. The standard requirement is the higher of the going rate and the general threshold of £41,700.
Is SOC 1162 a Skilled Worker occupation code?
SOC 1162 (Senior police officers) is a Skilled Worker occupation code at RQF 6 or above under the rules in force on 8 Nov 2026.
Which job titles are in SOC 1162?
Chief, deputy chief and assistant chief constables, chief inspectors and chief superintendents.