Fire and Rescue
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fire and Rescue in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Fire and Rescue over the 6 months leading up to 16 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 694 | 735 | 873 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | +138 | +230 |
| Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue | 41 | 152 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.068% | 0.15% | 0.032% |
| As % of the General category | 0.10% | 0.26% | 0.048% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13 | 135 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,104 | £36,365 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,926 | £38,357 | £27,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £28,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +57.34% | -33.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £50,000 | £35,949 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54,335 | £69,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £28,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +57.89% | -28.32% |
All General Skills
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 40,821 | 59,444 | 56,565 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 67.95% | 57.63% | 66.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20,075 | 38,155 | 34,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,500 | £32,157 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,625 | £42,631 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,793 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.37% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £80,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £101,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,683 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.39% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Fire and Rescue as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Fire and Rescue.
Fire and Rescue
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Fire and Rescue over the 6 months to 16 July 2025.
Fire and Rescue
Top 9 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 16 July 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +31 | 27 | £45,000 | - | 54 |
| Work from Home | +53 | 22 | £40,197 | -9.52% | 14 |
| London | +120 | 14 | £55,000 | +12.63% | 14 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 13 | £45,000 | - | 47 |
| South East | +53 | 7 | £40,197 | -18.20% | 6 |
| South West | +21 | 3 | £54,282 | +20.63% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +69 | 2 | £45,000 | -18.09% | 6 |
| Midlands | +60 | 2 | £45,000 | +7.88% | 9 |
| East of England | +36 | 1 | £45,000 | -26.89% | 8 |
Fire and Rescue
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: