Merseyside Police Jobs
Live vacancies, recruitment status and — the bit job boards leave out — what the job actually pays at Merseyside once regional allowances, tax and pension are accounted for.
Also searched as merseyside police, liverpool police, wirral police. Merseyside Police covers Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens.
Merseyside vacancies right now
Read from Merseyside Police's own job board, today.
Reactive Maintenance Officer
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted today
Portfolio & Partnership Officer VAWG Lead
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 4 days ago
Detention Officer
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted last week
ICT Technical Analyst (Networks)
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 2 weeks ago
NWROCU HR Resourcing Officer - EXT
NWROCU, United Kingdom · Posted 2 weeks ago
Intelligence Development Officer
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 2 weeks ago
Register your interest - Police Constable Entry Program (PCEP)
United Kingdom · Posted 3 weeks ago
PCDA Register your interest - Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
United Kingdom · Posted 6 weeks ago
Register your Interest - Detective Constable Entry Program (DCEP)
United Kingdom · Posted 2 months ago
Police Officer Transferee
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 5 months ago
Special Constable- Volunteer Police Officer
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 5 months ago
Pre-join Register your interest - Professional Policing Degree Holder
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 5 months ago
Police Community Support Officers Apprenticeship
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 9 months ago
Police Staff Register Your Interest
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 10 months ago
Police Officer Rejoiners
Merseyside, United Kingdom · Posted 12 months ago
What Merseyside actually pays
Police pay is set nationally, so the advert figure is the same almost everywhere. What changes between forces is the allowance on top — and no force advert tells you what lands in your account after the 13.44% pension contribution.
Starting salary
£33,969
National scale, no supplement
Take-home
£2,027
per month, after tax, NI and pension
Top of scale
£52,015
constable, after 7 years
Against all 43
#11
top payer is the Met at £42,331
Constable pay scale at Merseyside
Effective 2026-09-01. You move up one point each year.
| Pay point | National base | At Merseyside |
|---|---|---|
| Point 0 (on appointment) | £33,969 | £33,969 |
| Point 1 | £37,648 | £37,648 |
| Point 2 | £39,688 | £39,688 |
| Point 3 | £41,976 | £41,976 |
| Point 4 | £43,228 | £43,228 |
| Point 5 | £44,544 | £44,544 |
| Point 6 | £48,258 | £48,258 |
| Point 7 | £52,015 | £52,015 |
How to join Merseyside
Our last check found Merseyside referencing these routes. Each one opens and closes on its own schedule.
PCEP
Police Constable Entry Programme
A non-degree route to becoming a police constable, with training delivered by the force and no university study attached.
Around two years to confirmation as a constable
PCDA
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship
An apprenticeship route where you earn a full constable salary while studying for a degree in professional policing practice.
Three years, ending in a degree and confirmation as a constable
DHEP
Degree Holder Entry Programme
A two-year route for people who already hold a degree in any subject, leading to a graduate diploma in professional policing practice.
Two years to confirmation as a constable
Detective
Detective Entry Routes
Direct-entry and degree-holder detective programmes that take you into investigative work without first spending years in uniform.
Two years to substantive detective constable, in most schemes
Transferee
Transferee (Serving Officers)
A lateral move for officers already serving with another Home Office force, keeping rank, pay point and pension scheme.
Typically three to six months from application to start date
Rejoiner
Rejoiners (Former Officers)
A route back into policing for officers who previously resigned or retired in good standing.
Often faster than initial entry — a shortened conversion rather than a full programme
Specials
Special Constable
A volunteer constable with full police powers, serving a minimum number of hours each month alongside other work.
Ongoing, with a minimum commitment of around 16 hours a month
PCSO
Police Community Support Officer
A paid, uniformed non-warranted role focused on neighbourhood policing, visibility and community engagement.
Permanent role with an initial training period of a few months
Staff
Police Staff
Civilian roles inside a force — control room, forensics, analysis, custody, finance, HR and digital.
Permanent and fixed-term contracts
Where you'd be policing
Merseyside Police covers Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens, with headquarters at Liverpool. New officers are usually posted to a division rather than a station of their choosing, so it is worth being realistic about commuting across the whole force area.
Merseyside recruitment questions
Is Merseyside Police recruiting right now? +
Read from Merseyside Police's own job board, today.
How much do Merseyside Police officers get paid? +
A new constable at Merseyside Police starts on £33,969 a year on the national police pay scale, with no regional supplement. That rises to £52,015 at the top of the constable scale after seven years. After tax, National Insurance and the 13.44% pension contribution, the starting figure is roughly £2,027 a month in your hand.
Which entry routes does Merseyside Police use? +
Our last check found Merseyside Police referencing Police Constable Entry Programme, Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship, Degree Holder Entry Programme, Detective Entry Routes, Transferee (Serving Officers), Rejoiners (Former Officers), Special Constable, Police Community Support Officer, Police Staff. Routes open and close independently, so check the force's own site for the current window.
Where would I be posted with Merseyside Police? +
Merseyside Police covers Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens, with headquarters at Liverpool. The main population centres are Liverpool, Birkenhead, Southport and St Helens. Posting is usually to a division rather than a station of your choosing, so it is worth being realistic about commuting across the whole force area.
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