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Fire service officers (watch manager and below) Salary in South East

A Fire service officers (watch manager and below) in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £40,161 — that's £3,872 (9%) below the UK median of £44,033. Real ONS figures (SOC 3313, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).

Quick answer

The median salary for a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) in South East is £40,161 gross per year, compared with £44,033 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.

South East vs UK median

AreaMedian (annual)
South East£40,161
United Kingdom£44,033

How South East ranks for Fire service officers (watch manager and below) pay

Regional rank

#6

of 9 ONS regions

vs UK median

£3,872

below £44,033 UK median

Out-earns

33%

of ONS regions

At £40,161, a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) in South East sits below by £3,872 the £44,033 UK median for the role, ranking #6 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.

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Fire service officers (watch manager and below) in South East — frequently asked questions

How much does a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) earn in South East?
The median gross annual pay for a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) in South East is £40,161, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £44,033.
Is this South East figure a real ONS number?
Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
Is a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
The South East median of £40,161 is below by £3,872 the £44,033 UK median for a Fire service officers (watch manager and below), and below by £2,683 the average of the 9 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
Where does South East rank for Fire service officers (watch manager and below) pay?
South East ranks #6 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Fire service officers (watch manager and below) median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 5 regions pay more and 3 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.

Related

Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.

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