Fire and Rescue Job Trends in the North of England

Fire and Rescue
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 255 271 288
Rank change year-on-year +16 +17 +126
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 9 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.083% 0.077% 0.035%
As % of the General category 0.14% 0.11% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 8 7 3
10th Percentile £24,050 £38,750 £50,500
25th Percentile £33,313 £45,625 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £59,375
90th Percentile £51,245 - £60,500
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £40,162
% change year-on-year -10.00% +24.50% -23.50%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 6,573 6,166 5,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 60.54% 67.63% 59.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,142 2,500 3,879
10th Percentile £26,500 £30,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,055 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +0.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £63,750 £66,389 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,190 £82,510
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Fire and Rescue job vacancy trend in the North of England

Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Fire and Rescue.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Fire and Rescue

Fire and Rescue
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fire and Rescue in the North of England over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Fire and Rescue in the North of England

Fire and Rescue
Job Locations in the North of England

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 North of England region over the 6 months to 15 January 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
North West +31 8 £37,500 +7.14% 1
Yorkshire -16 1 - - 2
Fire and Rescue
England

Fire and Rescue
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 7 (77.78%) Public Sector
2 5 (55.56%) Advertising
2 5 (55.56%) Retail
3 2 (22.22%) Electronics
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Legal
3 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
3 2 (22.22%) Marketing
3 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Police
3 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Telecoms
4 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Security Engineer
1 5 (55.56%) Systems Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) IT Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) IT Support
2 2 (22.22%) IT Support Engineer
2 2 (22.22%) Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) 1st Line Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) 1st Line Support
3 1 (11.11%) 1st Line Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Business Change Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Change Analyst
3 1 (11.11%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support
3 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Field Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Field Support Engineer
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Digital
3 1 (11.11%) Head of Technology
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Driving Licence
2 5 (55.56%) CCTV
3 2 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (11.11%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Service Delivery
2 5 (55.56%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (33.33%) ITSM
4 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
4 2 (22.22%) Programme Management
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Case Management
5 1 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Innovation
5 1 (11.11%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
5 1 (11.11%) Service Management
5 1 (11.11%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (22.22%) A+ Certification
1 2 (22.22%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) SAP