Security
Security is one of the fastest routes from training into paid shifts. Once you hold an SIA licence you can pick up work across venues, retail, corporate sites and events.
£20,000 to £35,000 a year
Guarding premises, patrolling, monitoring access and reporting incidents. Needs an SIA licence.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)£25,000 to £30,000 a year
Licensed to work at venues where alcohol is served, and across retail, corporate and event security.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)No official salary range published
Monitoring public space surveillance systems. Needs a separate SIA public space surveillance licence.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)£25,000 to £38,000 a year
Planning security for a site or organisation and managing the officers who deliver it.
Official role profile (opens in a new tab)Salaries are shown from starter to experienced and are a guide only — your pay depends on your employer, your hours and where you work. Source: National Careers Service (UK Government). We review these figures against the official profiles and update them when they change.
Listed in the order most learners take them.
Level 2
6 Days
Level 2
1 day
Level 2
2 Days (if you have Door Supervisor) or 3 Days
Level 2
2 Days
Level 3
1 day
