Senior Officer Salaries 2025-26
Publication of senior officer salary information
The following information relates to members of the Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Strategic Management Team. This incorporates the following roles:
- Chief Fire Officer
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer
The following table sets out information about the above roles:
| Name | Job Title | Service area | Average Weekly Hours | Pay Range £000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Craig Parkin | Cheif Fire Officer | Head of Paid Service | 42* | £161-179 |
| Mr Damien West | Assistant Chief Fire Officer | Strategic Director for Corporate Support | 42* | £121-134 |
| Mr Michael Sharman | Assistant Chief Fire Officer | Strategic Director for Service Delivery | 42* | £121-134 |
Officers marked with an asterix provide continuous operational cover outside of their normal working arrangements on a rota basis.
Chief Fire Officer
The Chief Fire Officer has a duty, on behalf of the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Combined Fire Authority, to
- Advise and support the Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority in ensuring that it achieves its strategic aims and plans of the Fire Authority for the protection of communities and people it services
- Be responsible for discharging, on behalf of the Fire Authority, the requirements placed upon it by the Fire Services Acts 1947, 1959 and 2004 and other appropriate legislation, as determined by the Fire Authority.
- To ensure, in association with the Treasurer and the Clerk to the Authority, that the financial and formal administrative affairs of the Authority are properly carried out within the terms of the Authority’s Financial Regulations and Standing Orders and any appropriate legislation.
Strategic Directors
The Strategic Directors have budgetary and staffing responsibilities for the following areas with effect from 1 May 2024. Job descriptions are attached as appendices:
Strategic Director for Service Delivery
- Emergency Call Handling and Mobilising
- Operational response
- Fire Prevention and Community safety
- Fire Protection
- Fire Investigation Resilience and Business Continuity
- Management
- Operational Training
Strategic Director for Strategic Support
- Risk and Operational Assurance
- Resilience and Business Continuity Management
- Health & Safety
- Estates Procurement and Stores
- Fleet Management
- Equipment
- Information and Communication Technology
- Planning and Programmes
- Performance Management
- Corporate Communications
- Corporate Administration
- Human Resources (Personnel, Occupational Health, Equalities)
- Industrial relations
- Organisational Development
Other roles
Additionally, under the Code of Recommended Practice for Local Authorities on Data Transparency, it is recommended that the salaries of senior employees of the Service who earn more than £50,000 per annum should be published. These roles are listed below.
Strategic Management Team
| Role | Basic Salary | Allowances | Total Remuneration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area Manager x3 | £65,690 - £72,054 pa |
|
£88,027 - £96,555 £1,239 |
| Area Manager (Head of Prevention, Protection and Fire Investigation) | £65,690 - £72,054 |
Day duty rota On-call allowance equating to 5% of basic salary |
£68,974 - £75,675 |
| Head of People and OD | £65,690 - £72,054pa | On call allowance equating to 5% of basic salary | £68,974 - £75,675 |
| Head of Finance and Treasurer | £74,284 - £80,648 pa |
|
£77,569 - £84,251 |
Basic salary, flexi-duty and essential car user allowances are determined by national pay agreements.
Non Strategic Roles above the £50k threshold
There are 39 other employees whose remuneration is above £50k per annum as at 31 March 2025. These are as follows:
- Group Manager x 6
- Station Manager x 18
- Head of Engineering
- Estates Manager
- Equipment Manager
- Procurement Manager
- ICT Service Delivery Manager
- ICT Project Manager (ESN Transition)
- Inclusion and Organisational Development Manager
- HR Manager
- Assistant Head of Finance
- Occupational Health and Fitness Manager
- Strategic Support Manager
- Corporate Programme Manager
- HR Business Partner x 2
- Head of Community Safety and Engagement
Appendices - Job Role Information
- Area Manager Rolemap
- Assistant Chief Fire Officer
- Assistant Head of Finance
- Chief Fire Officer / Chief Executive
- Corporate Programme Manager
- Equipment Manager
- Estates Manager
- Group Manager Rolemap
- Head of Community Safety and Engagement
- Head of Digital
- Head of Engineering
- Head of Finance
- Head of People and Organisational Development
- HR Business Partner
- HR Manger - Service Delivery
- ICT Project Manager - ESN Transition
- ICT Service Delivery Manager
- Occupational Health and Fitness Manager
- Organisational Development and Inclusion Manager
- Procurement Manager
- Station Manager Rolemap
- Strategic Support Manager