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Starting salary £30,592.87 per annum, rising to at least £32,785.75 per annum after 2 years’ service

31 Aug 2025

Full Time

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About The Role

There’s something so special about working at the world’s most iconic airport. Its sights. Its sounds. Its constant air of excitement.

Become a Heathrow Security Officer and every day, you’ll wake up to a world full of fresh possibilities. Imagine the stories you’ll have when you’re meeting thousands of passengers from all walks of life. And the pride you’ll feel when you’re playing an important part in making their journeys as safe and enjoyable as possible.

With exciting prospects to explore and an improved package to reward you, there’s never been a better time to join Heathrow Security Team. Join and discover why there’s no place like Heathrow.

What hours are available?

Core Combination (Full-Time): A mix of early shifts (starting as early as 04:00), late shifts (finishing as late as 23:00), and some night shifts (any time between 19:00 and 07:00).

Early (Full-Time): Shifts start as early as 04:00 (finishing between 12:45 and 14:30)

Late (Full-Time): Shifts start between 12:15 and 14:30 (finishing between 21:00 and 23:00)

Once you’ve completed your training, you’ll know your shifts 12 months in advance, so you can plan around them. Swaps are often possible, providing even greater flexibility, but it's important that you're available for all shifts on the pattern you apply for.

Your role will involve

Like everyone here, you‘ll be passionate about creating the best Heathrow experience for all our passengers. Throughout each shift, you’ll be greeting people, patrolling the airport, monitoring secure areas and generally putting everyone at ease.

You’ll also be carrying out searches and safety checks on passengers, colleagues, and the items they bring through the airport. Security Officers only search people of their own gender, of course. Which is why we recruit separately for male and female roles.

Yours will be the friendly face that offers passengers a warm welcome as well as a constant reassuring presence, alert to everything that's going on around you, ready to spot potential threats and responding rapidly if and when you do.

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About You

The qualities we look for are more common than you might imagine. You don’t need security experience or an SIA licence. We’ll give you six weeks of full-time training on full pay before you start in your role, along with ongoing mentoring and support to ensure you continue to thrive.

What you will need, however, is:

A warm, engaging personality and positive, friendly approach
Sharp attention to detail
Fluency in written and spoken English – additional languages are a bonus
The physical fitness to cope with long periods of standing, sitting, bending and walking
Full colour vision and hearing that meets our required standard

You must also be:

You must be 18 or older at the time of applying
A UK resident of three years standing, with the right to work in the UK
Happy to complete our pre-employment medical, criminal record and counter-terrorism checks – this usually takes 8–15 weeks, depending on your personal history
Available to complete full-time training for your first six weeks, even if you've chosen to work part-time thereafter

About The Company

What you can expect in return

With our new package you will receive an annual salary of £30,592.87 rising to at least £32,785.75 after 2 years. That means you can have clarity and confidence about the pay you’ll receive throughout your first 24 months at Heathrow.

There are lots of other great benefits on top of that too.

You’ll also get:

ongoing support and mentoring as you develop your career
excellent pension scheme
company bonus programme and Share in Success saver plan
family friendly policies, including a supportive approach to maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
market leading life assurance
income protection
part-funded private medical insurance
generous discounts, including on travel
access to our cycle to work programme
plenty of opportunity for overtime
additional shift allowances on many of our work rosters

Travelling to work

Free parking is available, but we would encourage you to find a sustainable way to travel to work where possible. Sustainable Travel Guide sets out options that everyone can access, from dedicated cycle hub and car share scheme to discounts on the Heathrow Express and some bus and coach routes.

Equal opportunities

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from diverse individuals. We believe that diverse talent makes us stronger – not least because we welcome passengers from all corners of the globe, every single day. At Heathrow we’re an accessible place to work. We're driven by inclusivity and celebrate individuality.

Start a career in a world of its own

Supporting you to learn, encouraging you to be yourself, backing you to achieve more than you might ever have imagined. There’s no better way to begin your new security career. And no better place than at Heathrow. Apply now.

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