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Pay settlement 2022

March 06, 2023

The NJC has agreed an increase of 7.0% with effect from 1 July 2022. 

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 have also been increased by 7%. 

Firefighting Roles

 

Basic annual

£

Basic hourly rate

£

Overtime rate

£

Firefighter

 

 

 

Trainee

25,884

11.82

17.73

Development

26,962

12.31

18.47

Competent

34,501

15.75

23.63

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager

 

 

 

Development

36,668

16.74

25.11

Competent

38,249

17.47

26.21

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager

 

 

 

Development

39,077

17.84

26.76

Competent A

40,162

18.34

27.51

Competent B

42,772

19.53

29.30

 

 

 

 

Station Manager

 

 

 

Development

44,488

20.31

30.47

Competent A

45,825

20.92

31.38

Competent B

49,071

22.41

33.62

 

 

 

 

Group Manager

 

 

 

Development

51,239

23.40

Not applicable

Competent A

52,776

24.10

Not applicable

Competent B

56,802

25.94

Not applicable

 

 

 

 

Area Manager

 

 

 

Development

60,155

27.47

Not applicable

Competent A

61,958

28.29

Not applicable

Competent B

65,984

30.13

Not applicable

Retained Duty System

 

(1)

£ per

Annum

(2)

£ per

annum

(3)

£ per

Hour

(4)

£ per

occasion

Firefighter

 

 

 

 

Trainee

2,588

1,294

11.82

4.54

Development

2,696

1,348

12.31

4.54

Competent

3,450

1,725

15.75

4.54

 

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

3,667

1,833

16.74

4.54

Competent

3,825

 1,912

17.47

4.54

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

3,908

1,954

17.84

4.54

Competent A

4,016

2,008

18.34

4.54

Competent B

4,277

2,139

19.53

4.54

 

 

 

 

 

Station Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

4,449

2,224

20.31

4.54

Competent A

4,583

2,291

20.92

4.54

Competent B

4,907

2,454

22.41

4.54

 

 

 

 

 

Group Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

5,124

2,562

23.40

4.54

Competent A

5,278

2,639

24.10

4.54

Competent B

5,680

2,840

25.94

4.54

 

 

 

 

 

Area Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

6,016

3,008

27.47

4.54

Competent A

6,196

3,098

28.29

4.54

Competent B

6,598

3,299

30.13

4.54

Control Specific Roles

 

Basic annual*

£

Basic hourly rate

£

Overtime rate

£

Firefighter (Control)

 

 

 

Trainee

24,590

11.23

16.85

Development

25,614

11.70

17.55

Competent

32,776

14.97

22.46

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

34,835

15.91

23.87

Competent

36,337

16.59

24.89

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

37,123

16.95

25.43

Competent A

38,154

17.42

26.13

Competent B

40,633

18.55

27.83

 

 

 

 

Station Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

42,264

19.30

28.95

Competent A

43,534

19.88

29.82

Competent B

46,617

21.29

31.94

 

 

 

 

Group Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

48,677

22.23

Not applicable

Competent A

50,137

22.89

Not applicable

Competent B

53,962

24.64

Not applicable

Non-operational staff

 

£

per annum

Fire Control Operator equivalent

 

During first six months

22,045

After six months and during 2nd year

23,023

During 3rd year

24,115

During 4th year

25,301

During 5th year

27,558

 

 

Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent

29,512

 

 

Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent

 

During 1st year in rank

30,267

During 2nd year in rank

31,415

 

Junior Firefighters

 

 

£

per annum

Aged 16

11,974

Aged 17

12,867

Aged 18

25,884

Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments from 1 July 2022

Fire Authority

 

CPD (£)

 

 

Fire Authority

 

CPD (£)

 

Avon

844

 

London

1048

Bedfordshire

743

 

Merseyside

798

Buckinghamshire

643

 

Mid and West Wales

703

Cambridgeshire

658

 

Norfolk

693

Cheshire

851

 

Northern Ireland

719

Cleveland

1085

 

Northamptonshire

753

Cornwall

342

 

Northumberland

920

Cumbria

591

 

North Wales

710

Derbyshire

878

 

North Yorkshire

523

Devon & Somerset

626

 

Nottinghamshire

1052

Dorset & Wiltshire

791

 

Oxfordshire

782

Durham and Darlington

959

 

Royal Berkshire

785

East Sussex

621

 

Scotland

916

Essex

676

 

Shropshire

774

Gloucestershire

652

 

South Wales

737

Greater Manchester

1029

 

South Yorkshire

1151

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

733

 

Staffordshire

792

Hereford & Worcester

771

 

Suffolk

450

Hertfordshire

821

 

Surrey

811

Humberside

804

 

Tyne and Wear

1109

Kent

722

 

Warwickshire

663

Lancashire

805

 

West Midlands

1070

Leicestershire

750

 

West Sussex

585

Lincolnshire

440

 

West Yorkshire

978

 

 

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