Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Fire service officers (watch manager and below) demand is falling in East Cambridgeshire.
ONS recorded 0 new online adverts for fire service officers (watch manager and below) in East Cambridgeshire in Q4 2025. That is 100.0% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in East Cambridgeshire for the broader protective service occupations is £32,200.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Fire service officers (watch manager and below) hiring demand
New online job adverts for fire service officers (watch manager and below) in East Cambridgeshire
Comparable observations are not available for this range.
0
Oct 2025 · East Cambridgeshire
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for protective service occupations in East Cambridgeshire
Advertised pay is 2.1% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£32,200
Jan 2025 · East Cambridgeshire
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Operations, Process and Program Management | 88.0% | |
| 2 | Risk and Safety | 79.1% | |
| 3 | Professional and Interpersonal Competencies | 73.7% | |
| 4 | Information Technology and Programming | 59.9% | |
| 5 | Accounting and Financial Trading and Investment | 49.8% | |
| 6 | Manufacturing and Fabrication | 46.1% | |
| 7 | Construction and Built Environment | 36.2% | |
| 8 | Engineering and Manufacturing | 34.3% | |
| 9 | Emergency Services | 32.6% | |
| 10 | Education and Training | 30.9% |
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.0 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 66.4% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 7.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 6.9% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 6.3% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 13.2% |
East Cambridgeshire compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 212 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 63 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 40 | |
| 4 | Glasgow City | 27 | |
| 5 | City of Edinburgh | 21 | |
| 6 | Nottingham | 19 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 19 | |
| 8 | East Suffolk | 17 | |
| 9 | Reading | 16 | |
| 10 | Leeds | 16 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Protective service occupations
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babergh | £130,000 | |
| 2 | Wealden | £67,800 | |
| 3 | Eastbourne | £66,700 | |
| 4 | Scarborough | £65,000 | |
| 5 | Teignbridge | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Canterbury | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Merthyr Tydfil | £49,800 | |
| 8 | Bristol, City of | £49,500 | |
| 9 | Torbay | £49,500 | |
| 10 | Gravesham | £49,000 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 331) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. Coast guard · Trace agent · Water guard — 49.7% of group adverts | 1,213 | -2.8% | |
| 2 | Prison service officers (below principal officer) Prison officer · Prison warden · Borstal officer — 21.2% of group adverts | 517 | +33.9% | |
| 3 | Fire service officers (watch manager and below)You’re viewing this Fire officer · Fire guard · Sub officer — 14.1% of group adverts | 345 | -6.0% | |
| 4 | Non-commissioned officers and other ranks Non-commissioned officer · Able rate · Leading hand — 9.4% of group adverts | 229 | +23.1% | |
| 5 | Police officers (sergeant and below) Police officer · Force armourer · Military police — 5.7% of group adverts | 138 | -47.1% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.