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UK AI Jobs/Emergency & Uniform/Security Service personnel
Grows with AI

Security Service personnel

11.7K UK workers · typical pay £43,000 · entry route Bachelor's degree (Level 6). Projected growth of +13% to 2035.

How AI is actually used here · measured · Anthropic Economic Index
48%
Augmentation
AI mostly does the task
8.4×
Time compression
~5.3h → ~38min
2.75/5
AI autonomy
how hands-off it runs
52%
Automation
of measured usage
How the collaboration splits · the six measured modes
directive 36.2%task iteration 27.2%learning 16.9%feedback loop 15%validation 2.9%unclassified 1.9%
What people make with AI here
document / report26%explanation / answer18%analysis / summary13%

Real Claude.ai usage mapped to this occupation's SOC group, Apr+May 2026, CC-BY. Claude users only; task times model-estimated; augment/automate is how AI is used, not a count of jobs lost. Method →

Facts · ONS + NCS
UK workers (2024)
11.7K
Median pay
£43.0K
Our scored call · a labelled hypothesis, not a measurement
AI exposure
7 / 10
Elasticity
8.5 / 10
2035 outlook
+13%
Exposure · 7/10
Why AI can do the work

Many core functions, such as intelligence analysis, foreign language translation, and software development, are highly susceptible to AI-driven automation and productivity gains. While physical surveillance and high-level human judgment provide a buffer, the shift toward digital data processing and cyber-security makes this role significantly exposed to AI integration.

Elasticity · 8.5/10
Whether demand expands when it gets cheaper

The threat landscape and data surface area are effectively infinite, meaning cheaper intelligence analysis unlocks a massive latent backlog of unmonitored signals and proactive threat hunting.

Trajectory to 2035

Headcount grows +13%, a Jevons-pattern curve.

Adoption scenario
×1.00 · Consensus

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Headcount projection · 2024 → 2035
Baseline 11.7K workers (2024) · % change vs baseline
Peak 2027 +14%2035 +13%
Peak 20272024202620282030203220342035-7%+0%+17%+13%
Peak headcount
2027
+14% vs 2024
2035 endpoint
+13%
13.3K workers
Time to −10%
Never crosses in model
Total wage pool
£0.5B
pay × jobs
Where this role lives

UK employment share by region, SOC-joined to 3319.

South East
14.2K · 17.3%
London
9.5K · 11.6%
South West
9.4K · 11.5%
East
8.7K · 10.6%
Scotland
8.2K · 10%
North West
7.9K · 9.6%
East Midlands
7.1K · 8.7%
West Midlands
6.3K · 7.7%
Gender split

Majority-male role (62.4% men).

26.5K women · 38%43.9K men · 62%
slug: security-service-personnel · dataset 2026.03 · CC-BY-4.0