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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 84,797 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	84,660	99.84 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	93	0.11 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	44	0.05 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,631 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,066 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,628	7,054
Contract	2	11

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

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

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Environmental Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Environmental Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
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
April 2025	2,517
March 2025	1,887

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	1,178	£52,620.00	£60,795.00	£68,970.00
HSE Manager	65	£52,435.00	£55,990.00	£59,540.00
Vet	16,584	£53,260.00	£53,985.00	£54,715.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Plant Manager	27	£48,335.00	£51,590.00	£54,850.00
Environmental Health	203	£46,630.00	£48,595.00	£50,550.00
Veterinary	1,333	£42,820.00	£48,060.00	£53,295.00
Environmental Advisor	20	£41,825.00	£44,995.00	£48,170.00
Landscape Manager	20	£42,165.00	£43,415.00	£44,665.00
Air Quality Consultant	51	£37,380.00	£41,345.00	£45,315.00
Environmental Consultant	165	£37,035.00	£41,115.00	£45,190.00
Waste Management	69	£37,980.00	£40,960.00	£43,940.00
Agriculture	581	£36,040.00	£40,685.00	£45,335.00
Landscape Foreman	2	£37,000.00	£40,500.00	£44,000.00
Bakery	30	£39,445.00	£40,360.00	£41,270.00
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
Agricultural Engineer	103	£36,455.00	£39,555.00	£42,645.00
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Landscaper	648	£36,170.00	£39,445.00	£42,720.00
Waste Operative	8	£36,625.00	£38,875.00	£41,125.00
Recycling	140	£35,020.00	£38,295.00	£41,570.00
Farming	916	£34,705.00	£37,155.00	£39,615.00
Food Operative	6	£36,000.00	£36,750.00	£37,500.00
EHS Advisor	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Arboriculture	347	£32,720.00	£34,330.00	£35,940.00
Quality Officer	35	£32,840.00	£34,245.00	£35,650.00
Gardener	1,574	£32,040.00	£33,235.00	£34,430.00
Baker	10	£31,665.00	£33,090.00	£34,500.00
Veterinary Nurse	279	£31,320.00	£32,865.00	£34,405.00
Food Production	134	£31,735.00	£32,815.00	£33,895.00
Arborist	147	£29,670.00	£32,415.00	£35,155.00
Garden Centre Manager	6	£31,325.00	£32,325.00	£33,325.00
Recycling Operative	24	£31,315.00	£32,140.00	£32,970.00
Pest Control	81	£29,040.00	£31,030.00	£33,020.00
Pest Control Technician	68	£29,125.00	£30,865.00	£32,600.00
Butchery Manager	2	£29,000.00	£30,750.00	£32,500.00
Horticulture	200	£28,845.00	£30,510.00	£32,180.00
Animal Technician	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Tree Surgeon	4	£27,500.00	£28,540.00	£29,585.00
Landscape Gardener	3	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Tractor Driver	9	£26,800.00	£27,100.00	£27,400.00
Animal Care	31	£26,585.00	£26,585.00	£26,585.00
Head Gardener	2	£25,525.00	£26,025.00	£26,525.00
Landscape Operative	6	£26,000.00	£26,000.00	£26,000.00