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 3 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.23% - -
As % of the General category 0.33% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £22,129 - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,979 £33,800
% change year-on-year -2.13% +36.03% -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 1,823 2,144 1,957
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 70.63% 58.88% 74.78%
Number of salaries quoted 703 945 1,585
10th Percentile £25,600 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £38,750 £35,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -34.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £54,855 £67,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £71,532 £85,000 £83,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -

Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Fire and Rescue job vacancy trend 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 3 October 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 - 6 £22,129 - 3
Fire and Rescue
UK

Fire and Rescue
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 6 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (66.67%) Driving Licence
3 2 (33.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (66.67%) Mathematics
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Service
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Assurance
3 2 (33.33%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Data Management
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) ITSM
3 2 (33.33%) Release Management
3 2 (33.33%) SDLC
3 2 (33.33%) Service Management
3 2 (33.33%) Threat Intelligence
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) QA
2 2 (33.33%) SLA