Police pay and benefits

Your salary will be dependent on the entry route you join us on. Your starting salary will be £28,551 with annual increments rising to £46,044 per annum after 7 years’ service. You will receive further increments in accordance with the Constables Pay Structure for new entrants in England and Wales.

Competitive annual leave entitlement, rising with length of service.

Your shift pattern will offer you a mix of work and down-time, during the week and at weekends. As policing is required over a 24-hour period, officers work a combination of earlies, lates and nights.

Greater Manchester Police offers flexible working, flexitime, part-time opportunities, and career breaks for a number of roles and opportunities. These can be discussed with line managers and local SLT. 

Our advice is that candidates should be realistic to themselves about whether they can deal with the adjustment to shift work, and open and honest with their families/friends about any support they may need.

Pension scheme with generous employer contributions.

You will have the opportunity to join GMP’s Sports and Social Club. For a nominal monthly sum, a wide range of activities are available such as indoor football, tennis, squash and badminton as well as an extensive gym. There are also bar and restaurant facilities with function rooms that can be hired for private events.

The Blue Light Card is a discount service that provides discounts to emergency service workers. Members can access 15,000 discounts across well-known retailers and local businesses across a large span of categories.

You will also have access to a Credit Union that offers financial services exclusively for police officers, staff and their families.

Greater Manchester Police offers support for anxiety, depression, women’s and men’s mental health, as well as access to clinicians at our occupational health unit, to all employees.

Mentoring support is also available to those going through promotions and student officers are assigned a tutor constable to support them through their training.   

GMP have partnered with Fleet Solutions to offer a car lease salary sacrifice scheme to all eligible employees. The scheme offers a range of vehicles to suit everyone’s needs, ranging from small compact cars to large family SUV’s.

Using a salary sacrifice scheme enables you to make savings subject to your salary not falling below National Minimum/Living Wage levels.

The Scheme Offers:

• Competitive prices
• No deposit
• Full maintenance included.
• Breakdown cover is also included.
• Insurance cover
• Trouble-free budgeting
• Easy ordering and high service levels