These web pages provide a guide to recruitment and roles within RBFRS, including information on wholetime (fulltime)
and retained (reserve) firefighting, control operators, and support staff. Use the various links to navigate to the
relevant sections for further information.
Retained Firefighter: Pay Scales
The table below shows salaries in the Fire Service with effect from 1st July 2007.
*The Full Annual Retainer
This is the full annual retainer for an employee providing full cover (which is defined of at least 120 hours per
week - hpw) and is 10% of the annual basic pay of a wholetime employee in the same role.
**Rate Per Hour
This is the basic hourly rate of a wholetime employee in the same role.
***Disturbance Payment Per Occasion
This is the fixed disturbance payment made on each occasion than an employee is called out.
POSITION
RETAINER(YR)*
RATE(HR)**
DISTURBANCE***
Firefighter
Trainee
£2,040
£ 9.31
£ 3.56
Development
£2,125
£ 9.70
£ 3.56
Competent
£2,719
£12.41
£ 3.56
Crew Manager
Development
£2,890
£13.19
£ 3.56
Competent
£3,014
£13.76
£ 3.56
Watch Manager
Development
£3,079
£14.06
£ 3.56
Competent A
£3,165
£14.45
£ 3.56
Competent B
£3,370
£15.39
£ 3.56
Station Manager
Development
£3,506
£16.01
£ 3.56
Competent A
£3,611
£16.49
£ 3.56
Competent B
£3,867
£17.66
£ 3.56
Group Manager
Development
£4,038
£18.44
£ 3.56
Competent A
£4,158
£18.99
£ 3.56
Competent B
£4,476
£20.44
£ 3.56
Area Manager
Development
£4,740
£21.64
£ 3.56
Competent A
£4,882
£22.29
£ 3.56
Competent B
£5,200
£23.74
£ 3.56
More senior posts attract varying rates of pay.
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