NJC 3/23 - Pay award 2023

Employers’ Secretary, Naomi Cooke

18 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HZ

Telephone 020 7664 3000 

e-mail: [email protected]

Employees’ Secretary, Matt Wrack

Bradley House, 68 Coombe Rd

Kingston upon Thames  KT2 7AE

Telephone 020 8541 1765

National Joint Council for local authority fire and rescue services 

To: Chairs of Fire Authorities 

Chief Fire Officers

Chief Executives/Clerks to Fire Authorities

Directors of HR (Fire Authorities)

Members of the National Joint Council

6 March 2023

CIRCULAR NJC/3/23

Dear Sir/Madam

PAY AWARD 2023

 1. NJC/1/23 contains revised pay rates effective from 1 July 2022. The NJC has also agreed an increase of 5.0% with effect from 1 July 2023. This circular contains the revised rates of pay from 1 July 2023:

Revised rates
Appendix A Pay rates for firefighting roles  
Appendix B Pay rates for the retained duty system  
Appendix C Pay rates for control specific roles  
Appendix D Pay rates for non-operational staff and junior firefighters

 

2. 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).

3. The NJC has agreed that Continual Professional Development payments will also increase by 5.0% with effect from 1 July 2023. Please see the separate NJC circular for the increased payments (NJC/4/23 refers).

Yours faithfully

NAOMI COOKE

MATT WRACK

Joint Secretaries

Appendix A - FIREFIGHTING ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  Basic annual £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter      
Trainee 27,178 12.41 18.62
Development 28,310 12.93 19.40
Competent 36,226 16.54 24.81
       
Crew Manager      
Development 38,501 17.58 26.37
Competent 40,161 18.34 27.51
       
Watch Manager      
Development 41,031 18.74 28.11
Competent A 42,170 19.26   28.89
Competent B 44,911  20.51   30.77
       
Station Manager      
Development 46,712 21.33 32.00
Competent A 48,116  21.97 32.96
Competent B 51,525 23.53 35.30
       
Group Manager      
Development 53,801 24.57 Not applicable
Competent A 55,415 25.30 Not applicable
Competent B 59,642 27.23 Not applicable
       
Area Manager      
Development 63,163 28.84 Not applicable
Competent A 65,056 29.71 Not applicable
Competent B 69,283 31.64 Not applicable

 

Appendix B - FIREFIGHTING ROLES – PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022 (RETAINED DUTY SYSTEM)
  (1) £ per Annum (2) £ per annum (3) £ per Hour (4) £ per occasion
Firefighter        
Trainee 2,718 1,359 12.41 4.77
Development 2,831 1,416   12.93 4.77
Competent 3,623  1,811 16.54  4.77
         
Crew Manager        
Development 3,850 1,925 17.58 4.77
Competent 4,016 2,008 18.34 4.77
         
Watch Manager        
Development 4,103 2,052     18.74   4.77
Competent A 4,217   2,109  19.26 4.77
Competent B 4,491 2,246   20.51 4.77
         
Station Manager        
Development 4,671 2,336 21.33 4.77
Competent A 4,812 2,406 21.97 4.77
Competent B 5,153 2,576 23.53 4.77
         
Group Manager        
Development 5,380 2,690 24.57 4.77
Competent A 5,542 2,771 25.30 4.77
Competent B 5,964 2,982 27.23 4.77
         
Area Manager        
Development 6,316 3,158 28.84    4.77
Competent A 6,506 3,253  29.71 4.77
Competent B 6,928  3,464 31.64 4.77

   

Column 1 shows the full annual retainer (10% of the full-time basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)
Column 2 shows the retainer for employees on the day crewing duty system (5% of the full-time basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)
Column 3 shows the hourly rate for work undertaken
Column 4 shows the disturbance payment per call-out.
APPENDIX C - CONTROL SPECIFIC ROLES - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2023
  Basic annual* £ Basic hourly rate £ Overtime rate £
Firefighter (Control)      
Trainee

25,819

11.79  

17.69
Development

26,895

12.28  

18.42
Competent

34,415

15.71 

23.57
 

 

 

 
Crew Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

36,576

16.70

25.05
Competent

38,153

 17.42 

26.13
 

 

 

 
Watch Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

38,979

17.80  

26.70
Competent A

40,062

18.29

 27.44
Competent B

42,665

19.48 

29.22
 

 

 

 
Station Manager (Control)

 

 

 
Development

44,376

20.26 

30.39
Competent A

45,710

20.87

31.31
Competent B

48,949

 22.35

33.53
 

 

 

  
Group Manager (Control)

 

 

  
Development

51,111

23.34

 Not applicable
Competent A

52,644

24.04

 Not applicable
Competent B

56,660

25.87

 Not applicable

 

*(95% of the respective firefighting role basic annual salary, as set out in Appendix A)

Appendix D - NON-OPERATIONAL STAFF - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  £ per annum
Fire Control Operator equivalent  
During first six months 23,147
After six months and during 2nd year 24,174
During 3rd year 25,321
During 4th year 26,566
During 5th year 28,936
   
Leading Fire Control Operator equivalent 30,988
   
Senior Fire Control Operator equivalent  
During 1st year in rank 31,780
During 2nd year in rank 32,986

 

JUNIOR FIREFIGHTERS - PAY RATES FROM 1 JULY 2022
  £ per annum
Aged 16 12,573
Aged 17 13,510
Aged 18 27,178