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Pay settlement 2024

May 21, 2024

The NJC has agreed an increase of 4.0% with effect from 1 July 2024. 

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 4.0% with effect from 1 July 2024. 

Firefighting Roles

 

Basic annual

£

Basic hourly rate

£

Overtime rate

£

Firefighter

 

 

 

Trainee

28,265

12.91

19.37

Development

29,442

13.44

20.16

Competent

37,675

17.20

25.80

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager

 

 

 

Development

40,041

18.28

27.42

Competent

41,767

19.07

28.61

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager

 

 

 

Development

42,672

19.48

29.22

Competent A

43,857

20.03

30.05

Competent B

46,707

21.33

32.00

 

 

 

 

Station Manager

 

 

 

Development

48,580

22.18

33.27

Competent A

50,041

22.85

34.28

Competent B

53,586

24.47

36.71

 

 

 

 

Group Manager

 

 

 

Development

55,953

25.55

Not applicable

Competent A

57,632

26.32

Not applicable

Competent B

62,028

28.32

Not applicable

 

 

 

 

Area Manager

 

 

 

Development

65,690

30.00

Not applicable

Competent A

67,658

30.89

Not applicable

Competent B

72,054

32.90

Not applicable

 

Retained Duty System

 

 

(1)

£ per

Annum

(2)

£ per

annum

(3)

£ per

Hour

(4)

£ per

occasion

Firefighter

 

 

 

 

Trainee

2,827

1,413

12.91

4.96

Development

2,944

1,472

13.44

4.96

Competent

3,768

1,844

17.20

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

4,004

2,002

18.28

4.96

Competent

4,177

 2,088

19.07

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

4,267

2,134

19.48

4.96

Competent A

4,386

2,193

20.03

4.96

Competent B

4,671

2,335

21.33

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Station Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

4,858

2,429

22.18

4.96

Competent A

5,004

2,502

22.18

4.96

Competent B

5,359

2,679

24.47

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Group Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

5,595

2,798

25.55

4.96

Competent A

5,763

2,882

26.32

4.96

Competent B

6,203

3,101

28.32

4.96

 

 

 

 

 

Area Manager

 

 

 

 

Development

6,569

3,285

30.00

4.96

Competent A

6,766

3,383

30.89

4.96

Competent B

7,205

3,603

32.90

4.96

 

Control Specific Roles

 

Basic annual*

£

Basic hourly rate

£

Overtime rate

£

Firefighter (Control)

 

 

 

Trainee

26,852

12.26

18.39

Development

27,970

12.77

19.16

Competent

35,791

16.34

24.51

 

 

 

 

Crew Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

38,039

17.37

26.06

Competent

39,679

18.12

27.18

 

 

 

 

Watch Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

40,538

18.51

27.77

Competent A

41,664

19.02

28.53

Competent B

44,372

20.26

30.39

 

 

 

 

Station Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

46,151

21.07

31.61

Competent A

47,539

21.71

32.57

Competent B

50,907

23.25

34.88

 

 

 

 

Group Manager (Control)

 

 

 

Development

53,155

24.27

Not applicable

Competent A

54,750

25.00

Not applicable

Competent B

58,927

26.91

Not applicable

 

Non-operational staff

 

 

£

per annum

Fire Control Operator equivalent

 

During first six months

24,073

After six months and during 2nd year

25,141

During 3rd year

26,334

During 4th year

27,629

During 5th year

30,093

 

 

Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent

32,228

 

 

Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent

 

During 1st year in rank

33,051

During 2nd year in rank

34,305

 

Junior Firefighters

 

 

£

per annum

Aged 16

13,076

Aged 17

14,050

Aged 18

28,265

 

Continual Professional Development (CPD) payments from 1 July 2023

 

Avon

921

 

London

1,144

Bedfordshire

811

 

Merseyside

872

Buckinghamshire

702

 

Mid and West Wales

768

Cambridgeshire

719

 

Norfolk

757

Cheshire

930

 

Northern Ireland

785

Cleveland

1185

 

Northamptonshire

823

Cornwall

373

 

Northumberland

1,005

Cumbria

646

 

North Wales

776

Derbyshire

959

 

North Yorkshire

571

Devon & Somerset

683

 

Nottinghamshire

1,149

Dorset & Wiltshire

864

 

Oxfordshire

854

Durham and Darlington

1,047

 

Royal Berkshire

857

East Sussex

678

 

Scotland

1,000

Essex

738

 

Shropshire

846

Gloucestershire

712

 

South Wales

805

Greater Manchester

1,123

 

South Yorkshire

1,257

Hampshire & Isle of Wight

801

 

Staffordshire

865

Hereford & Worcester

842

 

Suffolk

492

Hertfordshire

896

 

Surrey

886

Humberside

878

 

Tyne and Wear

1,211

Kent

788

 

Warwickshire

724

Lancashire

879

 

West Midlands

1,169

Leicestershire

820

 

West Sussex

639

Lincolnshire

480

 

West Yorkshire

1,068

 

 

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