Fire and Rescue Job Trends in Essex

Fire and Rescue
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - 76
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Essex 0.49% - 0.11%
As % of the General category 0.96% - 0.20%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,691 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,361 - -
75th Percentile £53,257 - -
90th Percentile £60,000 - -
East of England median annual salary £60,000 - £61,551
% change year-on-year - - +115.97%

All General Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 628 301 507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Essex 51.22% 67.04% 55.90%
Number of salaries quoted 385 136 399
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,000 £25,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £28,813 £29,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -19.44% -3.74%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £83,125 £72,650
East of England median annual salary £47,500 £47,842 £45,000
% change year-on-year -0.71% +6.31% -15.89%

Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fire and Rescue relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Fire and Rescue job vacancy trend in Essex

Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend in Essex

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Fire and Rescue.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Fire and Rescue

Fire and Rescue
Salary Histogram in Essex

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fire and Rescue in Essex over the 6 months to 1 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Fire and Rescue in Essex

Fire and Rescue
Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Fire and Rescue within the Essex region over the 6 months to 1 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chelmsford - 2 £60,000 - 1
Fire and Rescue
East of England

Fire and Rescue
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 4 (66.67%) Police
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) ICT Technician
1 4 (66.67%) Service Desk Technician
2 2 (33.33%) Business Development Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Business Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) CMDB
1 4 (66.67%) Data Protection Act
1 4 (66.67%) Driving Licence
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Continuity
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 4 (66.67%) Data Protection
1 4 (66.67%) ITIL
1 4 (66.67%) ITSM
1 4 (66.67%) Line Management
1 4 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (33.33%) Business Development
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (66.67%) Accessibility