The NJC has agreed an increase of 3.2% with effect from 1 July 2025.
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).
In order to ensure all employees receive a pay increase on promotion where they otherwise may not as a result of the loss of a Continual Professional Development payment, the NJC applies a minimum guaranteed increase upon promotion in such circumstances. That figure will be £425pa with effect from 1 July 2025. For those on the retained duty system the figure will be £105 pa with the same effective date.
Firefighting Roles
| Basic annual £ | Basic hourly rate £ | Overtime rate £ |
Firefighter |
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29,169 | 13.32 | 19.99 | |
Development | 30,384 | 13.87 | 20.81 |
Competent | 38,881 | 17.75 | 26.63 |
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Crew Manager |
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Development | 41,322 | 18.87 | 28.31 |
Competent | 43,104 | 19.68 | 29.52 |
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Watch Manager |
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Development | 44,038 | 20.11 | 30.17 |
Competent A | 45,260 | 20.67 | 31.01 |
Competent B | 48,202 | 22.01 | 33.02 |
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Station Manager |
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Development | 50,135 | 22.89 | 34.34 |
Competent A | 51,642 | 23.58 | 35.37 |
Competent B | 55,301 | 25.25 | 37.88 |
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Group Manager |
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Development | 57,743 | 26.37 | Not applicable |
Competent A | 59,476 | 27.16 | Not applicable |
Competent B | 64,013 | 29.23 | Not applicable |
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Area Manager |
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Development | 67,792 | 30.96 | Not applicable |
Competent A | 69,823 | 31.88 | Not applicable |
Competent B | 74,360 | 33.95 | Not applicable |
Retained Duty System
(1) £ per Annum | (2) £ per annum | (3) £ per Hour | (4) £ per occasion | |
| Firefighter |
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| Trainee | 2,917 | 1,458 | 13.32 | 5.12 |
| Development | 4,558 | 1,519 | 13.87 | 5.12 |
| Competent | 5,832 | 1,944 | 17.75 | 5.12 |
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| Crew Manager |
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| Development | 6,198 | 2,066 | 18.87 | 5.12 |
| Competent | 6,466 | 2,155 | 19.68 | 5.12 |
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| Watch Manager |
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| Development | 6,606 | 2,202 | 20.11 | 5.12 |
| Competent A | 6,789 | 2,263 | 20.67 | 5.12 |
| Competent B | 7,230 | 2,410 | 22.01 | 5.12 |
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| Station Manager |
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| Development | 7,520 | 2,507 | 22.89 | 5.12 |
| Competent A | 7,746 | 2,582 | 23.58 | 5.12 |
| Competent B | 8,295 | 2,765 | 25.25 | 5.12 |
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| Group Manager |
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| Development | 8,662 | 2,887 | 26.37 | 5.12 |
| Competent A | 8,921 | 2,974 | 27.16 | 5.12 |
| Competent B | 9,602 | 3,201 | 29.23 | 5.12 |
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| Area Manager |
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| Development | 10,169 | 3,390 | 30.96 | 5.12 |
| Competent A | 10,473 | 3,491 | 31.88 | 5.12 |
| Competent B | 11,154 | 3,718 | 33.95 | 5.12 |
Control Specific Roles
| Basic annual* £ | Basic hourly rate £ | Overtime rate £ |
Firefighter (Control) |
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Trainee | 27,711 | 12.65 | 18.98 |
Development | 28,865 | 13.18 | 19.77 |
Competent | 36,937 | 16.87 | 25.31 |
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Crew Manager (Control) |
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Development | 39,256 | 17.93 | 26.90 |
Competent | 40,949 | 18.70 | 28.05 |
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Watch Manager (Control) |
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Development | 41,836 | 19.10 | 28.65 |
Competent A | 42,997 | 19.63 | 29.45 |
Competent B | 45,792 | 20.91 | 31.37 |
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Station Manager (Control) |
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Development | 47,628 | 21.75 | 32.63 |
Competent A | 49,060 | 22.40 | 33.60 |
Competent B | 52,536 | 23.99 | 35.99 |
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Group Manager (Control) |
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Development | 54,856 | 25.05 | Not applicable |
Competent A | 56,502 | 25.80 | Not applicable |
Competent B | 60,812 | 27.77 | Not applicable |
Non-operational staff
£ per annum | |
| Fire Control Operator equivalent | |
| During first six months | 26,740 |
| After six months and during 2nd year | 26,740 |
| During 3rd year | 27,177 |
| During 4th year | 28,513 |
| During 5th year | 31,056 |
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| Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent | 33,259 |
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| Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent |
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| During 1st year in rank | 34,109 |
| During 2nd year in rank | 35,403 |
Junior Firefighters
£ per annum | |
| Aged 16 | 16,535 |
| Aged 17 | 16,535 |
| Aged 18 | 29,169 |
Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments from 1 July 2023
| Avon | 950 |
| London | 1,181 |
| Bedfordshire | 837 |
| Merseyside | 900 |
| Buckinghamshire | 724 |
| Mid and West Wales | 793 |
| Cambridgeshire | 742 |
| Norfolk | 781 |
| Cheshire | 960 |
| Northern Ireland | 810 |
1,223 |
| Northamptonshire | 849 | |
| Cornwall | 385 |
| Northumberland | 1,037 |
| Cumbria | 667 |
| North Wales | 801 |
| Derbyshire | 990 |
| North Yorkshire | 589 |
| Devon & Somerset | 705 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,186 |
| Dorset & Wiltshire | 892 |
| Oxfordshire | 881 |
| Durham and Darlington | 1,081 |
| Royal Berkshire | 884 |
| East Sussex | 700 |
| Scotland | 1,032 |
| Essex | 762 |
| Shropshire | 873 |
| Gloucestershire | 735 |
| South Wales | 831 |
| Greater | 1,159 |
| South Yorkshire | 1,297 |
| Hampshire & Isle of Wight | 827 |
| Staffordshire | 893 |
| Hereford & Worcester | 869 |
| Suffolk | 508 |
| Hertfordshire | 925 |
| Surrey | 914 |
| Humberside | 906 |
| Tyne and Wear | 1,250 |
| Kent | 813 |
| Warwickshire | 747 |
| Lancashire | 907 |
| West Midlands | 1,206 |
| Leicestershire | 846 |
| West Sussex | 659 |
| Lincolnshire | 495 |
| West Yorkshire | 1,102 |
