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Yes. UK law requires an SIA licence for door supervision, security guarding, CCTV operation and close protection. Training takes 3 to 6 days, and the licence application takes around 3 weeks.
The SIA Door Supervisor licence covers the widest range of roles, including pubs, clubs, events and retail security.
Most roles pay between £12.71 and £25 an hour depending on the role, location and shift pattern, with specialist roles such as close protection paying more.
Once you're SIA licensed, you can apply to live vacancies on GuardPass, the UK's security jobs board and app.
Yes. Many security roles offer flexible, weekend and evening shifts that work well alongside other commitments.
Yes. You need to be 18 or over, pass the SIA training course, and hold the right to work in the UK. Home students have no work-hour limits. Student-visa holders usually have a 20-hour weekly limit in term time, printed in their visa conditions. Read more about security work for students on our website.
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