Fire and Rescue Job Trends in Scotland

Fire and Rescue
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 - 163
Rank change year-on-year - - +84
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 3 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.12% - 0.037%
As % of the General category 0.17% - 0.050%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,129 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,958 £33,800
% change year-on-year -4.17% +38.93% -23.26%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,807 2,879 2,015
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 71.31% 64.44% 74.11%
Number of salaries quoted 714 1,029 1,561
10th Percentile £25,500 £30,600 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,750 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £55,938 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,600 £82,548
UK median annual salary £53,750 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.27% -8.33% -

Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Fire and Rescue as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Fire and Rescue in Scotland

Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Fire and Rescue

Fire and Rescue
Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 September 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
Glasgow - 3 £22,129 - 6
Fire and Rescue
UK

Fire and Rescue
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (66.67%) Driving Licence
3 1 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Mathematics
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) ITSM
3 1 (33.33%) Release Management
3 1 (33.33%) SDLC
3 1 (33.33%) Service Management
3 1 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) SLA