Does London Fire Brigade pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, London Fire Brigade employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at London Fire Brigade. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at London Fire Brigade?

76% of London Fire Brigade employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated London Fire Brigade 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at London Fire Brigade?

Firefighter (39) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Fire Fighter (5) , Sub Officer (3) , AOM (2) , Assistant Operations Manager (2) , Fire Engineer (2) , Fire Safety Officer (2) , Project Support Officer (2)

What are the pros of working at London Fire Brigade according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance Good people at watch level" ((in 16 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 13 reviews)); "Training is excellent." ((in 6 reviews)); "Good pension and job security." ((in 4 reviews)); "Good benefits and decent holidays" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at London Fire Brigade according to real employee reviews?

"Instances of poor management" ((in 10 reviews)); "Why give out duties to one ff when you could unnecessarily move 5 and pay more than you need to??! HQ are trying too hard to make things diverse when there is no need to, work force is the most diverse ive ever known." ((in 7 reviews)); "Shift work and arrogant managers." ((in 4 reviews)); "low salary" ((in 4 reviews)); "Lack of training or career progression" ((in 3 reviews))

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London Fire Brigade Reviews

3.7

76% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)

Ron Dobson

66% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (115 reviews)

London Fire Brigade has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The London Fire Brigade employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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115 reviews

2.0

13 May 2026

Great colleagues but minimal work-life balance

Support officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with

Cons

Minimal work life balance A lot of employees I spoke to were under pressure

2.0

27 Apr 2026

Terrible organisation, incompetent upper management

Firefighter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

station life is for the most part good good variety of incidents

Cons

Terrible management, poor incident command system throw DEI and all the other woke agenda down your throats

2.0

14 Apr 2026

Ok

Administrative assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits and decent holidays

Cons

Toxic environment and judgemental, condenscending

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Learning Support and Resilience Officer - Neurodiversity Support

Operations Support Group (OSG ) Technician

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