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Best security guard jobs
Security guards have the job of keeping people and places safe.
They can work in all sorts of locations, including:
- Corporate buildings
- Hotels
- Events
- Shops
- Airports
Other name for security guards are:
- Security officers
This type of job might involve:
- Watching CCTV
- Protecting against theft
- Managing crowd control
- Signing visitors and workers in and out of a building
- Monitoring entrances and exits
- Patrolling the building
- Responding to security alarms
- Searching luggage and bags
- Using scanning equipment
You may need to work night shifts, over weekends and on bank holidays.
If you want to apply for a security guard job, you might need the following:
- Be over 18
- Pass background checks
- A Security Industry Authority (SIA) licence
- The right to work in the UK
To find out more, read our guide to the best security companies to work for.
Where are the best security guards jobs?
- 1 Heathrow Airport
- 2 Gatwick Airport
- 3 Wilson James
- 4 MAG Airport Group
- 5 Mitie
- 6 NHS
- 7= OCS
- 7= Interserve
- 9= Total Security Services
- 9= Asda
Handy to know about security guards
How much do security guards earn per hour?
£8.72–12.13
From 204 security guards
What contracts are people on?
Based on 199 security guards
How often do people get paid?
Based on 243 security guards
How are people paid?
Based on 248 security guards
How much notice do people get of their shifts?
Based on 243 security guards
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