Humberside Police Jobs

We checked Humberside Police's own recruitment site on 1 October 2026. The entry routes page said Humberside Police was not recruiting at the present time. On 1 October 2026 the national joining the police website listed Humberside Police under "recruiting soon" for every constable entry route it covers, so it was not advertising a constable or rejoiner intake there that day. Our own tracker, which reads the force's job board twice a day, reported: This force's recruitment system blocks automated checks, so we can't read it directly. Police staff, PCSO and special constable roles are advertised separately on the force's careers site, so a force can be closed to new constables and still have other vacancies open.

Apply directly to Humberside Police through its own careers site. For police constable roles the national stages are an application form, the national sift (a situational judgement test and a behavioural styles questionnaire) and the College of Policing online assessment (a competency-based interview, a written exercise and a briefing exercise), followed by fitness, medical and vetting checks. Since 17 March 2026 the Police Regulations 2003 (regulation 10(1)(eb)) also require constable candidates, other than transferees, to pass an in-person interview with the force they apply to. Humberside Police's own site described its stage when we checked it on 1 October 2026. The force's recruitment timeline shows an in-force interview after the online assessment centre, followed by vetting, occupational health, fitness, biometrics, substance misuse and reference checks.

We checked Humberside Police's recruitment pages on 1 October 2026. Applicants need a full, valid manual UK or EU driving licence at the time of application. Driving licence rules are set by each force, so another force may differ. Check the force page before you apply, especially if you are still learning or hold an automatic-only licence.

Yes. The Police Regulations 2003 (regulation 10(1)(eb)) require constable candidates, other than transferees, to pass an in-person interview with the force. Its own recruitment pages, checked on 1 October 2026, say the following. The force's recruitment timeline shows an in-force interview after the online assessment centre, followed by vetting, occupational health, fitness, biometrics, substance misuse and reference checks. This is separate from the competency-based interview inside the College of Policing online assessment. Our mock interview tool lets you practise answering competency questions out loud.

We checked Humberside Police's recruitment pages on 1 October 2026. Applicants need three continuous years of UK residence immediately before applying, with any period of travel under a year, and an unrestricted right to work in the UK. If you have lived or travelled abroad in that period, ask the force's recruitment team before applying rather than guessing.

On Humberside Police's own careers and vacancies pages, which is the only place an application can be made. Constable entry routes also appear on the national joining the police website's "which forces are recruiting" list. Job boards sometimes repost police staff adverts, but the force's own advert is the one with the current closing date.

New constables start on £32,255 a year (national pay point 1, no regional allowance), rising to £52,015 at the top of the constable scale, on rates from 1 September 2026. After income tax, National Insurance and the 12.88% pension contribution, the starting figure is roughly £1,952 a month. Increments move you up the scale each year, subject to satisfactory performance.

We checked Humberside Police's own pages on 1 October 2026. PCEP is the only constable entry route Humberside currently offers, with a uniform pathway and a detective pathway. Both are two-year programmes with about 22 weeks of initial training at Courtland Road; the detective pathway adds investigative training. The national joining the police site listed none of its constable routes as open on 1 October 2026. Across England and Wales forces choose from the PCDA, PCEP, DHEP and professional policing degree holder routes, plus detective and rejoiner routes; check the force's site for its next intake.

Nationally, yes: the PCDA and PCEP are open to people without a degree. The Home Office list in Annex BA lets a chief officer accept a level 3 qualification (such as two A levels), or equivalent experience, including service as a special constable or PCSO. Whether Humberside Police is running either route at the moment is a matter for the force; on 1 October 2026 the national site listed neither as open there.

2,308 full-time equivalent officers (2,336 people) at 31 March 2026, according to the Home Office police workforce statistics published on 22 July 2026. In the year to 31 March 2026 the force took on 145 officers (FTE, excluding transfers) and 22 transferred in from other forces.

There is no published national timescale, and it varies by force, intake date and how quickly vetting and medical checks clear. The College of Policing's guide to joining describes the stages but does not give a fixed length. Our recruitment timeline planner lays out the stages so you can see where the waits usually fall.

Humberside Police covers Hull, East Riding, North and North East Lincolnshire, with headquarters at Kingston upon Hull. The main population centres include Hull, Grimsby, Scunthorpe. New officers are usually posted where the force needs them rather than to a station of their choosing, so it is worth being realistic about travelling across the whole force area.

We checked Humberside Police's pages on 1 October 2026. Transferees must be serving in a Home Office force and have completed initial police learning and probation. The force advertises a relocation and removal package of up to £8,000 for officers living outside the force area and at least 50 miles from their place of work. Our guide to transferring between forces explains what happens to your pay point, pension and probation.