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.
Fulltime Firefighter: Pay Scales
Table 1: The table below shows salaries in the Fire Service with effect from 1st July 2008.
POSITION
ANNUAL SALARY
BASIC RATE/HR
OVERTIME RATE
Firefighter
Trainee
£20,896
£ 9.54
£14.31
Development
£21,766
£ 9.94
£14.91
Competent
£27,851
£12.72
£19.08
Crew Manager
Development
£29,601
£13.52
£20.27
Competent
£30,877
£14.10
£21.15
Watch Manager
Development
£31,546
£14.40
£21.61
Competent A
£32,422
£14.80
£22.21
Competent B
£34,529
£15.77
£23.65
Station Manager
Development
£35,916
£16.40
£24.60
Competent A
£36,994
£16.89
£25.34
Competent B
£39,614
£18.09
£27.13
Group Manager
Development
£41,364
£18.89
-
Competent A
£42,605
£19.45
-
Competent B
£45,855
£20.94
-
Area Manager
Development
£48,560
£22.17
-
Competent A
£50,017
£22.84
-
Competent B
£53,268
£24.32
-
More senior posts attract varying rates of pay.
Table 2: The table below shows salaries for Junior Firefighters with effect from 1st July 2008.
POSITION
ANNUAL SALARY
Junior Firefighter
Aged 16
£ 9,666
Aged 17
£10,388
Aged 18
£20,896
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