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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 90,681 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	90,513	99.81 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	121	0.13 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	47	0.05 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,744 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,557 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,740	7,542
Contract	3	14

The busiest month for new permanent Environmental Jobs in the UK is March, whilst the quietest month is October.

The busiest month for new contract Environmental Jobs is also March, and the quietest month is May.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Environmental Jobs

Permanent Environmental Jobs

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

2,286

Up 2.7% vs last year

Average salary

£44,060.00

Up 5.7% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 242.9% vs last year

Average day rate

£605.00

Up 41.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: April 2026

Jobs listed

Up 33.3% vs last year

Average day rate

£525.00

Up 152.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month Total Listed Environmental Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2026	2,286
March 2026	3,601
February 2026	2,734
January 2026	2,701
December 2025	1,584
November 2025	1,849
October 2025	1,469
September 2025	1,800
August 2025	2,759
July 2025	2,081
June 2025	1,666
May 2025	1,959

The Highest Paying Environmental Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Sustainability Manager	21	£58,790.00	£60,975.00	£63,170.00
Veterinary Surgeon	1,094	£52,090.00	£60,810.00	£69,530.00
HSE Manager	113	£53,515.00	£56,870.00	£60,225.00
Vet	19,009	£54,225.00	£55,065.00	£55,900.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Plant Manager	39	£49,895.00	£52,985.00	£56,070.00
Veterinary	1,206	£44,560.00	£51,240.00	£57,915.00
Environmental Health	203	£45,885.00	£47,715.00	£49,550.00
Environmental Advisor	24	£41,930.00	£44,965.00	£47,995.00
Waste Operative	10	£40,815.00	£44,440.00	£48,065.00
Landscape Manager	11	£42,250.00	£44,125.00	£46,000.00
Waste Management	132	£40,765.00	£43,860.00	£46,955.00
Air Quality Consultant	51	£37,380.00	£41,345.00	£45,315.00
Environmental Consultant	191	£36,425.00	£40,665.00	£44,900.00
Landscape Foreman	11	£36,815.00	£40,415.00	£44,000.00
Agriculture	707	£35,580.00	£40,190.00	£44,810.00
Environmental Coordinator	1	£35,000.00	£40,000.00	£45,000.00
Farm Manager	2	£40,000.00	£40,000.00	£40,000.00
HSE Officer	2	£37,500.00	£40,000.00	£42,500.00
Landscaper	668	£36,340.00	£39,725.00	£43,100.00
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Agricultural Engineer	125	£35,960.00	£39,360.00	£42,760.00
Farming	782	£35,830.00	£38,100.00	£40,380.00
Recycling	170	£34,430.00	£37,390.00	£40,350.00
Food Operative	6	£36,000.00	£36,750.00	£37,500.00
Quality Officer	33	£34,710.00	£36,440.00	£38,175.00
Bakery	34	£35,530.00	£36,290.00	£37,055.00
EHS Advisor	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Gardener	1,327	£33,000.00	£34,645.00	£36,285.00
Veterinary Nurse	234	£32,540.00	£34,145.00	£35,750.00
Arboriculture	311	£32,505.00	£33,990.00	£35,470.00
Baker	10	£31,665.00	£33,090.00	£34,500.00
Food Production	140	£31,705.00	£33,080.00	£34,450.00
Arborist	138	£29,515.00	£32,280.00	£35,040.00
Recycling Operative	31	£31,450.00	£32,275.00	£33,105.00
Garden Centre Manager	9	£30,665.00	£31,290.00	£31,915.00
Pest Control	83	£29,145.00	£31,195.00	£33,240.00
Pest Control Technician	70	£29,250.00	£31,095.00	£32,945.00
Butchery Manager	2	£29,000.00	£30,750.00	£32,500.00
Horticulture	202	£29,105.00	£30,445.00	£31,780.00
Animal Technician	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Tree Surgeon	3	£28,750.00	£29,065.00	£29,375.00
Landscape Gardener	3	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Animal Care	29	£27,190.00	£27,860.00	£28,535.00