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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 93,450 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	93,254	99.79 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	144	0.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	52	0.06 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,797 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,788 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,793	7,771
Contract	3	16

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

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: June 2026

Jobs listed

1,347

Down 39.4% vs last year

Average salary

£42,100.00

Down 0.3% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 111.8% vs last year

Average day rate

£600.00

Up 13.7% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: June 2026

Jobs listed

Up 260.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£530.00

Up 104.2% 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
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
October 2025	1,469
September 2025	1,800
August 2025	2,759
July 2025	2,081

The Highest Paying Environmental Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Veterinary Surgeon	262	£51,605.00	£60,330.00	£69,060.00
Sustainability Manager	23	£57,030.00	£59,280.00	£61,535.00
Plant Manager	58	£53,655.00	£57,515.00	£61,380.00
HSE Manager	127	£52,055.00	£55,405.00	£58,745.00
Vet	18,922	£54,260.00	£55,065.00	£55,870.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Veterinary	421	£44,690.00	£51,225.00	£57,755.00
Environmental Health	163	£46,320.00	£48,725.00	£51,130.00
Energy and Sustainability Consultant	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Waste Operative	10	£40,815.00	£44,440.00	£48,065.00
Environmental Advisor	26	£41,275.00	£44,390.00	£47,495.00
Air Quality Consultant	43	£39,965.00	£44,360.00	£48,750.00
Waste Management	143	£40,950.00	£43,850.00	£46,745.00
Environmental Consultant	166	£37,200.00	£41,425.00	£45,650.00
Landscape Foreman	11	£36,815.00	£40,415.00	£44,000.00
Landscaper	605	£37,175.00	£40,335.00	£43,500.00
Agriculture	713	£36,020.00	£40,275.00	£44,535.00
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
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Farming	720	£37,005.00	£39,425.00	£41,845.00
Agricultural Engineer	115	£35,935.00	£39,170.00	£42,395.00
Landscape Manager	4	£37,000.00	£39,000.00	£41,000.00
Bakery	32	£36,700.00	£37,590.00	£38,480.00
Recycling	193	£35,470.00	£37,560.00	£39,655.00
Quality Officer	22	£34,370.00	£36,180.00	£38,000.00
Veterinary Nurse	74	£33,370.00	£35,325.00	£37,275.00
EHS Advisor	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Gardener	1,017	£33,400.00	£34,455.00	£35,505.00
Food Production	207	£32,740.00	£34,250.00	£35,755.00
Head Gardener	2	£30,500.00	£34,000.00	£37,500.00
Food Operative	4	£33,000.00	£33,625.00	£34,250.00
Arboriculture	276	£31,775.00	£33,540.00	£35,300.00
Baker	10	£31,665.00	£33,090.00	£34,500.00
Arborist	159	£29,715.00	£32,410.00	£35,105.00
Pest Control	65	£29,150.00	£31,435.00	£33,725.00
Pest Control Technician	51	£29,080.00	£31,380.00	£33,685.00
Garden Centre Manager	12	£30,440.00	£31,360.00	£32,275.00
Recycling Operative	33	£30,655.00	£31,315.00	£31,980.00
Butchery Manager	2	£29,000.00	£30,750.00	£32,500.00
Horticulture	208	£28,330.00	£29,685.00	£31,040.00
Animal Technician	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Landscape Gardener	5	£28,500.00	£29,000.00	£29,500.00
Tree Surgeon	2	£27,000.00	£27,625.00	£28,250.00
Animal Care	34	£26,335.00	£26,890.00	£27,455.00