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 8 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 255 281 276
Rank change year-on-year +26 -5 +147
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 7 12 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.070% 0.11% 0.014%
As % of the General category 0.11% 0.18% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 6 12 1
10th Percentile £29,625 £35,000 -
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,688 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -9.09% +39.87%
75th Percentile £38,750 - £57,500
90th Percentile £59,575 - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £32,004
% change year-on-year -10.00% +56.23% -38.17%

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 common skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,326 6,822 4,626
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 63.20% 62.71% 64.95%
Number of salaries quoted 2,942 2,903 3,518
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £27,570
25th Percentile £30,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £69,409
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -0.83%

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 8 December 2025.

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 8 December 2025. 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 +46 6 £37,500 +7.14% 7
Yorkshire -13 1 - - 6
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 5 (71.43%) Public Sector
2 4 (57.14%) Advertising
2 4 (57.14%) Retail
3 2 (28.57%) Legal
4 1 (14.29%) Electronics
4 1 (14.29%) Finance
4 1 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Local Government
4 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 1 (14.29%) Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Police
4 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Security Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) Systems Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Business Change Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Change Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) Field Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Field Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Head of Digital
2 1 (14.29%) Head of Technology
2 1 (14.29%) IT Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Driving Licence
2 4 (57.14%) CCTV
3 1 (14.29%) NHS
3 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Service Delivery
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) ITSM
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (14.29%) Case Management
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Innovation
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
4 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 1 (14.29%) Service Management
4 1 (14.29%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) A+ Certification
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) SAP