Pay settlement 2023

The NJC has agreed an increase of 5.0% with effect from 1 July 2023.

In all cases annual figures are rounded to the nearest pound and hourly rates are derived from the appropriate annual figure divided by 52.143 (rounded to nearest penny) then by 42 (rounded to nearest penny).

The NJC has agreed that Continual Professional Development payments will also increase by 5.0% with effect from 1 July 2023.

Firefighting Roles

	Basic annual £	Basic hourly rate £	Overtime rate £
Firefighter
Trainee	27,178	12.41	18.62
Development	28,310	12.93	19.40
Competent	36,226	16.54	24.81

Crew Manager
Development	38,501	17.58	26.37
Competent	40,161	18.34	27.51

Watch Manager
Development	41,031	18.74	28.11
Competent A	42,170	19.26	28.89
Competent B	44,911	20.51	30.77

Station Manager
Development	46,712	21.33	32.00
Competent A	48,116	21.97	32.96
Competent B	51,525	23.53	35.30

Group Manager
Development	53,801	24.57	Not applicable
Competent A	55,415	25.30	Not applicable
Competent B	59,642	27.23	Not applicable

Area Manager
Development	63,163	28.84	Not applicable
Competent A	65,056	29.71	Not applicable
Competent B	69,283	31.64	Not applicable

Retained Duty System

	(1) £ per Annum	(2) £ per annum	(3) £ per Hour	(4) £ per occasion
Firefighter
Trainee	2,718	1,359	12.41	4.77
Development	2,831	1,416	12.93	4.77
Competent	3,623	1,811	16.54	4.77

Crew Manager
Development	3,850	1,925	17.58	4.77
Competent	4,016	2,008	18.34	4.77

Watch Manager
Development	4,103	2,052	18.74	4.77
Competent A	4,217	2,109	19.26	4.77
Competent B	4,491	2,246	20.51	4.77

Station Manager
Development	4,671	2,336	21.33	4.77
Competent A	4,812	2,406	21.97	4.77
Competent B	5,153	2,576	23.53	4.77

Group Manager
Development	5,380	2,690	24.57	4.77
Competent A	5,542	2,771	25.30	4.77
Competent B	5,964	2,982	27.23	4.77

Area Manager
Development	6,316	3,158	28.84	4.77
Competent A	6,506	3,253	29.71	4.77
Competent B	6,928	3,464	31.64	4.77

Control Specific Roles

	Basic annual* £	Basic hourly rate £	Overtime rate £
Firefighter (Control)
Trainee	25,819	11.79	17.69
Development	26,895	12.28	18.42
Competent	34,415	15.71	23.57

Crew Manager (Control)
Development	36,576	16.70	25.05
Competent	38,153	17.42	26.13

Watch Manager (Control)
Development	38,979	17.80	26.70
Competent A	40,062	18.29	27.44
Competent B	42,665	19.48	29.22

Station Manager (Control)
Development	44,376	20.26	30.39
Competent A	45,710	20.87	31.31
Competent B	48,949	22.35	33.53

Group Manager (Control)
Development	51,111	23.34	Not applicable
Competent A	52,644	24.04	Not applicable
Competent B	56,660	25.87	Not applicable

Non-operational staff

	£ per annum
Fire Control Operator equivalent
During first six months	23,147
After six months and during 2^nd year	24,174
During 3^rd year	25,321
During 4^th year	26,566
During 5^th year	28,936

Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent	30,988

Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent
During 1^st year in rank	31,780
During 2^nd year in rank	32,986

Junior Firefighters

	£ per annum
Aged 16	12,573
Aged 17	13,510
Aged 18	27,178

Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments from 1 July 2023

Avon	886	London	1100
Bedfordshire	780	Merseyside	838
Buckinghamshire	675	Mid and West Wales	738
Cambridgeshire	691	Norfolk	728
Cheshire	894	Northern Ireland	755
Cleveland	1139	Northamptonshire	791
Cornwall	359	Northumberland	966
Cumbria	621	North Wales	746
Derbyshire	922	North Yorkshire	549
Devon & Somerset	657	Nottinghamshire	1105
Dorset & Wiltshire	831	Oxfordshire	821
Durham and Darlington	1007	Royal Berkshire	824
East Sussex	652	Scotland	962
Essex	710	Shropshire	813
Gloucestershire	685	South Wales	774
Greater Manchester	1080	South Yorkshire	1209
Hampshire & Isle of Wight	770	Staffordshire	832
Hereford & Worcester	810	Suffolk	473
Hertfordshire	862	Surrey	852
Humberside	844	Tyne and Wear	1164
Kent	758	Warwickshire	696
Lancashire	845	West Midlands	1124
Leicestershire	788	West Sussex	614
Lincolnshire	462	West Yorkshire	1027