Pay rates

These are the current pay rates for our different staff groups.

Wholetime firefighter rates of pay

Grey
 
Role Basic annual pay £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter trainee 24,191 11.05 16.58
Firefighter development 25,198 11.51 17.27
Firefighter competent 32,244 14.72 22.08
Crew manager development 34,269 15.65 23.48
Crew manager competent 35,747 16.32 24.48
Watch manager development 36,521 16.68 25.02
Watch manager competent A 37,535 17.14 25.71
Watch manager competent B 39,974 18.25 27.38
Station manager development 41,578 18.99 28.49
Station manager competent A 42,827 19.56 29.34
Station manager competent B 45,861 20.94 31.41
Group manager development 47,887 21.87 not applicable
Group manager competent A 49,323 22.52 not applicable
Group manager competent B 53,086 24.24 not applicable
Area manager development 56,220 25.67 not applicable
Area manager competent A 57,905 26.44 not applicable
Area manager competent B 61,667 28.16 not applicable

On-call firefighter rates of pay

Grey
 
Role Full annual retainer £ Hourly rate for work undertaken £ Disturbance payment per call-out £
Firefighter trainee 2,419 11.05 4.24
Firefighter development 2,520 11.51 4.24
Firefighter competent 3,224 14.72 4.24
Crew manager development 3,427 15.65 4.24
Crew manager competent 3,575 16.32 4.24
Watch manager development 3,652 16.68 4.24
Watch manager competent A 3,754 17.14 4.24
Watch manager competent B 3,997 18.25 4.24

Fire control rates of pay

Grey
 
Fire control role Basic annual £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate
Firefighter trainee 22,981 10.49 15.74
Firefighter development 23,938 10.93 16.40
Firefighter competent 30,632 13.99 20.99
Crew manager development 32,556 14.87 22.31
Crew manager competent 33,960 15.51 23.27
Watch manager development 34,695 15.84 23.76
Watch manager competent A 35,658 16.28 24.42
Watch manager competent B 37,975 17.34 26.01
Station manager development 39,499 18.04 27.06
Station manager competent A 20,686 18.58 27.87
Station manager competent B 43,568 19.89 29.84
Group manager development 45,493 20.77 not applicable
Group manager competent A 46,857 21.40 not applicable
Group manager competent B 50,432 23.03 not applicable

Support staff rates of pay

Grey
Support staff rates of pay
Grade Scale point Basic annual £ Basic hourly £
1 1 20,258 10.50
1 2 20,441 10.60
2 4 21,189 10.98
2 5 21,575 11.18
2 6 21,968 11.39
3 8 22,777 11.81
3 9 23,194 12.02
3 11 24,054 12.47
3 12 24,496 12.70
4 14 25,409 13.17
4 15 25,878 13.41
4 17 26,845 13.91
4 19 27,852 14.44
5 22 29,439 15.26
5 23 30,151 15.63
5 24 31,099 16.12
5 25 32,020 16.60
6 27 33,820 17.53
6 28 34,723 18.00
6 29 35,411 18.35
6 30 36,298 18.81
7 32 38,296 19.85
7 33 39,493 20.47
7 34 40,478 20.98
7 35 41,496 21.51
8 37 43,516 22.56
8 38 44,539 23.09
8 39 45,495 23.58
8 40 46,549 24.13
9 42 48,587 25.18
9 43 49,590 25.70
9 44 50,779 26.32
9 45 52,252 27.09
10 47 54,771 28.39
10 48 56,035 29.04
10 49 57,293 29.70
10 50 58,400 30.27
11 52 60,683 31.45
11 53 61,857 32.06
11 54 63,055 32.68
11 55 64,276 33.32

The pay rates for uniformed staff are set by the National Joint Council for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services. The scale points for professional and support staff are determined by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services, but the grade boundaries have been determined locally.