Fire and Rescue Job Trends in Cumbria

Fire and Rescue
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.69% - -
As % of the General category 1.71% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median annual salary £37,500 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -17.86%

All General Skills
Cumbria

Fire and Rescue falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 175 171 152
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 40.23% 54.81% 44.06%
Number of salaries quoted 79 82 95
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,250 £28,100
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,784 £31,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,000 £40,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.18% +38.27% -10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,708 £61,625
90th Percentile £68,000 £77,500 £68,750
North West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Fire and Rescue
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Director
1 3 (100.00%) Technology Director
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (100.00%) Digital Innovation
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management