West Midlands Police Jobs
Live vacancies, recruitment status and — the bit job boards leave out — what the job actually pays at West Midlands once regional allowances, tax and pension are accounted for.
Also searched as west midlands police, wmp, birmingham police. West Midlands Police covers Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.
West Midlands vacancies right now
Read from West Midlands Police's own job board, today.
Business Support Officer (Operations)
Birmingham · Posted yesterday
Part-Time Cleaner/Porter - Oldbury Custody
WEST BROMWICH · Posted yesterday
Call Handling & Dispatch - - Expression of Interest
Birmingham · Posted yesterday
Senior Process Analyst
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 2 days ago
Principal Applications Architect
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 2 days ago
Firearms Officer Transferee (Constable) - February 2027
Birmingham · Posted 3 days ago
Cleaner/Porter - Stechford
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 4 days ago
ODU Senior Emergency Exercise Manager - Counter Terrorism Policing
Birmingham · Posted 4 days ago
ID Bureau Officer
BIRMINGHAM · Posted last week
Recruitment & Selection Officer PART-TIME - Counter Terrorism Policing
Birmingham · Posted last week
Digital Communications Assistant (Corporate Comms)
BIRMINGHAM · Posted last week
Communications Assistant (Corporate Comms)
BIRMINGHAM · Posted last week
Financial Investigator - 2 Years - FTC/Secondment
BIRMINGHAM · Posted last week
Part-time Cleaner/Porter - (Chelmsley Wood)
Birmingham · Posted 2 weeks ago
Civil Litigation Lawyer
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 2 weeks ago
Training Officer (Operations)
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 2 weeks ago
Chief Resilience Officer- 2 Year Secondment
Birmingham · Posted 2 weeks ago
PC to Sergeant Promotion Process
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 2 weeks ago
Senior Linux Engineer
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 6 weeks ago
Infrastructure Services Analyst
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 6 weeks ago
Infrastructure Services Senior Analyst
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 6 weeks ago
Special Inspector - Promotion Process/Lateral Transfer
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 8 weeks ago
Police Constable Degree Apprenticeship (PCDA) - Expression of Interest
Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 2 months ago
Detention/Escort Officer
BIRMINGHAM · Posted 3 months ago
Detective Constable Entry Programme (DCEP)
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 3 months ago
Police Community Support Officer
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 3 months ago
Police Constable Entry Programme (PCEP)
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 3 months ago
Transferee: Force Contact Dispatch Officer
Birmingham · Ongoing advert
Police Officer: Rejoiners
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Ongoing advert
Police Officer Transferee – All Ranks
BIRMINGHAM · Ongoing advert
Retire & Re-join - Police Officer
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Ongoing advert
Special Constable
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Ongoing advert
StreetWatch Night Time Economy - Volunteer
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Ongoing advert
Detective Constable - Degree Holder Entry Programme (DCDHEP)
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 10 months ago
Police Constable - Degree Holder Entry Programme - (DHEP)
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 10 months ago
Professional Policing Degree Holder Entry
West Midlands, United Kingdom · Posted 10 months ago
Opportunities for Military Personnel
BIRMINGHAM · Ongoing advert
Transferee Roads Policing Officer - West Midlands Police
BIRMINGHAM · Ongoing advert
Transferee - PPU Constables
BIRMINGHAM · Ongoing advert
What West Midlands 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 West Midlands
Effective 2026-09-01. You move up one point each year.
| Pay point | National base | At West Midlands |
|---|---|---|
| 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 West Midlands
Our last check found West Midlands 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
West Midlands Police covers Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall, with headquarters at Birmingham. 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.
West Midlands recruitment questions
Is West Midlands Police recruiting right now? +
Read from West Midlands Police's own job board, today.
How much do West Midlands Police officers get paid? +
A new constable at West Midlands 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 West Midlands Police use? +
Our last check found West Midlands 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 West Midlands Police? +
West Midlands Police covers Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall, with headquarters at Birmingham. The main population centres are Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton and Walsall. 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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