Fire and Rescue Job Trends in Lancashire

Fire and Rescue
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 27 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 9 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Lancashire 0.55% - -
As % of the General category 0.90% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
North West median annual salary £55,000 - £57,500
% change year-on-year - - -17.86%

All General Skills
Lancashire

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 Lancashire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 996 944 674
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire 60.40% 86.37% 53.88%
Number of salaries quoted 410 207 552
10th Percentile £28,500 £23,402 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £50,055 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.22% +11.23% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £54,793 £60,741
90th Percentile £73,325 £61,250 £70,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,055 £47,500
% change year-on-year -0.11% +5.38% -9.52%

Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

Fire and Rescue job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend in Lancashire

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Fire and Rescue

Fire and Rescue
Job Locations in Lancashire

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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 27 May 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
Preston - 9 £65,000 -
Fire and Rescue
North West

Fire and Rescue
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 5 (55.56%) Local Government
1 5 (55.56%) Police
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Lead
2 4 (44.44%) Infrastructure Engineer
2 4 (44.44%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Infrastructure Engineering
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) Data Quality