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 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 626 | 579 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | +118 | +26 |
| Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue | 179 | 88 | 55 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.15% | 0.18% | 0.076% |
| As % of the General category | 0.33% | 0.26% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 157 | 27 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,214 | £22,129 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £33,125 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £49,737 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -9.52% | +47.15% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,560 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £53,439 | £45,000 | £46,958 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -4.17% | +59.13% |
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 general skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 54,662 | 33,812 | 42,045 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 46.30% | 68.40% | 57.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33,337 | 17,621 | 20,673 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £33,750 | £41,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £96,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £43,095 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.02% | -13.81% | -0.99% |
Fire and Rescue
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Fire and Rescue relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fire and Rescue.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Fire and Rescue over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.
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Top 13 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 10 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -20 | 175 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 111 |
| UK excluding London | -14 | 157 | £53,439 | +18.75% | 84 |
| Midlands | -24 | 40 | £50,000 | +11.11% | 13 |
| North of England | -21 | 38 | £55,000 | - | 18 |
| Work from Home | -49 | 38 | £50,000 | -2.48% | 32 |
| North West | - | 38 | £55,000 | - | 10 |
| East of England | -4 | 33 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 13 |
| South East | -30 | 27 | £50,000 | +33.33% | 19 |
| London | -57 | 21 | £55,000 | - | 28 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 20 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 6 |
| West Midlands | -47 | 20 | £51,356 | +14.12% | 7 |
| South West | -68 | 16 | £55,000 | -24.19% | 14 |
| Wales | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: