Fire and Rescue Job Trends

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 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 639 594 717
Rank change year-on-year -45 +123 +13
Permanent jobs citing Fire and Rescue 174 76 65
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.15% 0.088%
As % of the General category 0.32% 0.22% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 151 27 50
10th Percentile £42,265 £22,129 £35,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £33,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,000 £45,979
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -2.13% +36.03%
75th Percentile - - £50,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £51,516
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% - +52.50%

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 54,641 34,039 42,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.23% 68.43% 57.66%
Number of salaries quoted 33,355 17,632 21,316
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,178 £34,000 £41,250
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 £78,500
90th Percentile £96,000 £96,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £43,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.94% -13.00% -1.38%

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.

Fire and Rescue job vacancy trend in the UK

Fire and Rescue
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fire and Rescue.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Fire and Rescue

Fire and Rescue
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Fire and Rescue over the 6 months to 4 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Fire and Rescue in the UK

Fire and Rescue
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 4 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 -21 170 £55,000 +22.22% 84
UK excluding London -13 152 £55,000 +22.22% 63
Midlands -24 39 £50,000 +11.11% 11
Work from Home -25 37 £50,000 -2.48% 22
North of England - 37 £55,000 - 17
North West - 37 £55,000 - 6
East of England -3 32 £60,000 +33.33% 8
South East -24 25 £55,000 +46.67% 16
London -77 21 £55,000 - 22
West Midlands -37 20 £51,356 +14.12% 3
East Midlands -27 19 £45,000 +50.00% 8
South West -57 16 £55,000 -24.19% 7
Wales - 3 - - 2

Fire and Rescue
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 11 (6.32%) Power Platform
2 10 (5.75%) Azure
3 4 (2.30%) SaaS
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.32%) Power BI
1 11 (6.32%) Power Query
2 10 (5.75%) Data Warehouse
2 10 (5.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 10 (5.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.57%) Data Mining
General
1 73 (41.95%) Local Government
2 35 (20.11%) Public Sector
3 24 (13.79%) Finance
4 22 (12.64%) Police
5 21 (12.07%) Analytical Skills
6 13 (7.47%) Social Skills
7 11 (6.32%) Social Housing
8 7 (4.02%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (3.45%) Legal
10 5 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.30%) Aeronautics
11 4 (2.30%) Aviation
11 4 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.57%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 95 (54.60%) Business Manager
2 84 (48.28%) Business Development Manager
2 84 (48.28%) Development Manager
3 21 (12.07%) Lead
4 10 (5.75%) Business Intelligence Lead
4 10 (5.75%) Team Leader
5 9 (5.17%) Accountant
5 9 (5.17%) Systems Accountant
6 8 (4.60%) Security Manager
7 6 (3.45%) Systems Manager
8 5 (2.87%) Business Project Manager
8 5 (2.87%) Business Systems Manager
8 5 (2.87%) Project Manager
8 5 (2.87%) Support Officer
8 5 (2.87%) Technical Support
8 5 (2.87%) Technical Support Officer
9 4 (2.30%) Data Engineer
9 4 (2.30%) Data Protection Manager
9 4 (2.30%) Infrastructure Services Engineer
9 4 (2.30%) Senior Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.72%) EDI
2 1 (0.57%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 44 (25.29%) CCTV
2 16 (9.20%) Data Protection Act
3 11 (6.32%) Management Information System
4 6 (3.45%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (2.30%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.30%) Robotics
6 2 (1.15%) NHS
6 2 (1.15%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.57%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.57%) Driving Licence
7 1 (0.57%) Housing Association
7 1 (0.57%) iPhone
7 1 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.57%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (6.90%) Windows
2 1 (0.57%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (48.85%) Business Development
2 20 (11.49%) Data Protection
2 20 (11.49%) Decision-Making
3 18 (10.34%) Analytics
4 17 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 16 (9.20%) Agile
5 16 (9.20%) Collaborative Working
5 16 (9.20%) Data Analysis
6 15 (8.62%) AI
7 14 (8.05%) Data Management
7 14 (8.05%) Roadmaps
8 11 (6.32%) Data Visualisation
8 11 (6.32%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (6.32%) Visualisation
9 10 (5.75%) Data Analytics
9 10 (5.75%) Data Architecture
9 10 (5.75%) Data Governance
9 10 (5.75%) Data Integration
9 10 (5.75%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 10 (5.75%) Workload Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.90%) SQL
2 11 (6.32%) Python
3 10 (5.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.57%) R
Qualifications
1 16 (9.20%) Degree
2 15 (8.62%) DBS Check
3 6 (3.45%) City & Guilds
4 3 (1.72%) AAT
5 2 (1.15%) SC Cleared
5 2 (1.15%) Security Cleared
6 1 (0.57%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (11.49%) Data Quality
2 10 (5.75%) GDPR
Vendors
1 11 (6.32%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.30%) Infor
3 1 (0.57%) Siemens