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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 95,945 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	95,715	99.76 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	172	0.18 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	58	0.06 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,845 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,995 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,840	7,975
Contract	4	19

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Environmental Jobs

Permanent Environmental Jobs

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

782

Down 57.3% vs last year

Average salary

£42,395.00

Up 1.5% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Down 14.3% vs last year

Average day rate

£595.00

Up 12.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: October 2026

Jobs listed

Up 300.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£615.00

Up 79.8% 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
October 2026	782
September 2026	894
August 2026	634
July 2026	763
June 2026	1,347
May 2026	2,130
April 2026	2,286
March 2026	3,601
February 2026	2,734
January 2026	2,701
December 2025	1,584
November 2025	1,849

The Highest Paying Environmental Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Veterinary Surgeon	58	£47,490.00	£57,895.00	£68,305.00
Plant Manager	89	£53,370.00	£57,195.00	£61,010.00
Sustainability Lead	9	£54,500.00	£56,165.00	£57,835.00
HSE Manager	159	£52,785.00	£55,640.00	£58,490.00
Vet	15,431	£53,865.00	£54,520.00	£55,175.00
Sustainability Manager	23	£49,545.00	£53,275.00	£57,015.00
Environmental Health	162	£46,575.00	£49,350.00	£52,120.00
Waste Operative	16	£43,845.00	£47,690.00	£51,530.00
Veterinary	138	£39,500.00	£46,265.00	£53,020.00
Energy and Sustainability Consultant	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Environmental Advisor	101	£41,675.00	£44,725.00	£47,770.00
Air Quality Consultant	29	£40,285.00	£43,910.00	£47,525.00
Waste Management	184	£39,915.00	£43,155.00	£46,400.00
Farming	665	£39,325.00	£41,695.00	£44,065.00
EHS Advisor	7	£37,500.00	£41,665.00	£45,835.00
Agriculture	773	£37,215.00	£41,060.00	£44,910.00
Quality Officer	6	£38,800.00	£41,000.00	£43,215.00
Environmental Consultant	145	£36,525.00	£40,800.00	£45,070.00
Landscape Foreman	9	£36,625.00	£40,325.00	£44,000.00
Landscaper	504	£36,880.00	£40,125.00	£43,365.00
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
Bakery	37	£38,655.00	£39,975.00	£41,300.00
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Landscape Manager	13	£37,810.00	£39,375.00	£40,935.00
Recycling	259	£37,225.00	£39,210.00	£41,200.00
Agricultural Engineer	130	£34,865.00	£37,950.00	£41,025.00
Veterinary Nurse	23	£33,665.00	£36,215.00	£38,765.00
Baker	13	£33,835.00	£35,250.00	£36,665.00
Food Production	242	£33,230.00	£34,525.00	£35,820.00
Head Gardener	4	£30,500.00	£34,000.00	£37,500.00
Food Operative	4	£31,650.00	£33,825.00	£36,000.00
Food Production Operative	3	£31,650.00	£33,825.00	£36,000.00
Gardener	843	£32,595.00	£33,780.00	£34,970.00
Arboriculture	200	£31,860.00	£33,765.00	£35,665.00
Pest Control Technician	13	£31,000.00	£32,700.00	£34,400.00
Arborist	158	£29,955.00	£32,440.00	£34,920.00
Pest Control	28	£30,165.00	£31,970.00	£33,775.00
Recycling Operative	37	£31,170.00	£31,710.00	£32,250.00
Garden Centre Manager	12	£30,440.00	£31,360.00	£32,275.00
Horticulture	196	£29,360.00	£30,815.00	£32,275.00
Landscape Gardener	7	£29,335.00	£30,085.00	£30,835.00
Animal Technician	3	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Tree Surgeon	2	£27,000.00	£27,625.00	£28,250.00
Animal Care	39	£26,530.00	£27,005.00	£27,490.00
Food Technician	1	£25,175.00	£25,175.00	£25,175.00