Police Officers: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)
Police Officers is an official occupation group (ISCO-08 code 5412) used by the International Labour Organization and Eurostat.
- Constable
- Police officer
- Police patrol officer
Latest police officers 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 officers are needed in Europe
| Country | EURES 2025 | Average gross pay, all service and sales workers (2022) | 1-bed rent in the capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | Shortage | €1,124 a month | Prague: €1,250 |
| Denmark | Shortage | €3,491 a month * | Copenhagen: €1,800 |
| Germany | Shortage | €2,479 a month | Berlin: €1,350 |
| Lithuania | Shortage | €1,166 a month | Vilnius: €830 |
| Netherlands | Shortage | €2,491 a month | Not yet verified |
| Poland | Shortage | €892 a month | Warsaw: €840 |
| Slovenia | Shortage | €1,527 a month | Ljubljana: €950 |
| Austria | Surplus | €2,397 a month * | Vienna: €1,250 |
Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all service and sales workers in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for police officers alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.
What police officers do
Police officers maintain law and order, patrolling public areas, enforcing laws and regulations and arresting suspected offenders.
Typical tasks
- Patrolling a specific area to maintain public order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property and enforcing laws and regulations
- Identifying, pursuing and arresting suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts
- Directing traffic and assuming authority in the event of accidents
- Providing emergency assistance to victims of accidents, crimes and natural disasters
Finding police officers jobs in Europe
- EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Police officer".
- 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.