Police Inspectors and Detectives: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Police Inspectors and Detectives is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 3355) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Police detective
- Police inquiry agent
- Police inspector
Latest police inspectors and detectives job ads
Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).
Sweden
5 open ads- Preliminary Investigation Manager to PKC Nord
Swedish title: Förundersökningsledare till PKC Nord
Polismyndigheten · Umeå · Posted 2026-10-09 - Team Leader to Area Police Operations
Swedish title: Gruppchef till områdespolisverksamheten
Polismyndigheten · Landskrona · Posted 2026-10-09 - Head of Group to Intervention Operations
Swedish title: Gruppchef till ingripandeverksamheten
Polismyndigheten · Landskrona · Posted 2026-10-09 - Fraud Center Preliminary Investigation Manager
Swedish title: Förundersökningsledare till Bedrägericenter
Polismyndigheten · Sundsvall · Posted 2026-10-08 - Stay-at-home parent
Swedish title: Hemförälder på internatet
Sigtuna Skolstiftelse · Sigtuna · Posted 2026-10-05
Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden
Where police inspectors and detectives are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all technicians and associate professionals (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Shortage | €4,368 a month * | Brussels: €1,150 |
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,724 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €5,731 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Latvia | Shortage | €1,618 a month | Riga: €870 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,749 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Norway | Shortage | €6,047 a month | Oslo: €2,000 |
| Poland | Shortage | €1,404 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Spain | Shortage | €2,402 a month | Madrid: €1,300 |
| Austria | Surplus | €3,816 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
| Slovakia | Surplus | €1,562 a month | Bratislava: €910 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all technicians and associate professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for police inspectors and detectives alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What police inspectors and detectives do
Police inspectors and detectives investigate facts and circumstances relating to crimes committed in order to identify suspected offenders and obtain information not readily available or apparent concerning establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons, mostly in order to prevent crimes.
Typical tasks
- Establishing contacts and sources of information about crimes planned or committed, in order to prevent crimes or identify suspected offenders
- Obtaining and verifying evidence by examining crime and accident scenes for clues and physical evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects and analysing documents and computer files
- Analysing evidence in order to solve crimes, identify criminal activity and gather information for court cases
- Establishing contacts and sources of information not readily available or apparent concerning establishments or the circumstances and behaviour of persons, usually with the aim of preventing a crime
- Making arrests
- Testifying in courts of law or reporting to superiors about circumstances and results of investigations
Finding police inspectors and detectives jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Police inspector".
- Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
- If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.
Cost of living where the jobs are
Take-home pay needed to rent a good 1-bedroom flat in the capitals of countries reporting a shortage:
About this data
- Shortage and surplus: European Labour Authority, EURES Report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annex table 21 (published 2026). Each country's public employment service reports which occupations it finds hard to fill or in oversupply. Countries not listed did not report this occupation as either.
- Definition, tasks and job titles: International Labour Organization, ISCO-08 structure and definitions.
- Pay: Eurostat, Structure of Earnings Survey 2022 (earn_ses22_48), by occupation group.
- Job ads: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Germany) and Arbetsförmedlingen (Sweden), refreshed about once a day.