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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 94,596 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	94,383	99.77 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	161	0.17 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	52	0.05 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,819 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,883 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,814	7,865
Contract	4	17

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: August 2026

Jobs listed

634

Down 69.6% vs last year

Average salary

£40,255.00

Down 4.1% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Up 59.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£540.00

Up 0.2% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: August 2026

Jobs listed

Down 100.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£0.00

Down 100.0% 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
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
October 2025	1,469
September 2025	1,800

The Highest Paying Environmental Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Veterinary Surgeon	72	£48,250.00	£58,470.00	£68,690.00
Plant Manager	63	£54,215.00	£57,690.00	£61,170.00
HSE Manager	134	£52,560.00	£55,655.00	£58,745.00
Sustainability Manager	25	£51,400.00	£55,610.00	£59,820.00
Vet	16,983	£53,185.00	£53,950.00	£54,710.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Environmental Health	153	£46,210.00	£48,940.00	£51,670.00
Landscape Manager	4	£46,000.00	£48,875.00	£51,750.00
Air Quality Consultant	39	£41,755.00	£45,880.00	£50,000.00
Veterinary	139	£38,440.00	£45,160.00	£51,875.00
Energy and Sustainability Consultant	2	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Environmental Advisor	47	£41,925.00	£44,830.00	£47,735.00
Waste Operative	10	£40,815.00	£44,440.00	£48,065.00
EHS Advisor	5	£40,000.00	£43,750.00	£47,500.00
Waste Management	148	£39,705.00	£43,200.00	£46,690.00
Environmental Consultant	155	£36,925.00	£40,975.00	£45,020.00
Agriculture	726	£36,350.00	£40,500.00	£44,655.00
Farming	695	£38,050.00	£40,430.00	£42,815.00
Landscape Foreman	9	£36,625.00	£40,325.00	£44,000.00
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	42	£38,580.00	£39,820.00	£41,060.00
Landscaper	549	£36,110.00	£39,700.00	£43,285.00
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Recycling	207	£36,640.00	£38,670.00	£40,705.00
Agricultural Engineer	105	£34,935.00	£37,970.00	£41,000.00
Baker	9	£35,000.00	£36,875.00	£38,750.00
Quality Officer	12	£34,465.00	£36,100.00	£37,750.00
Food Production	231	£33,350.00	£34,815.00	£36,275.00
Head Gardener	4	£30,500.00	£34,000.00	£37,500.00
Veterinary Nurse	25	£31,725.00	£33,995.00	£36,260.00
Food Production Operative	3	£31,650.00	£33,825.00	£36,000.00
Arboriculture	247	£31,835.00	£33,620.00	£35,400.00
Gardener	851	£32,225.00	£33,400.00	£34,585.00
Food Operative	6	£31,325.00	£32,790.00	£34,250.00
Arborist	167	£29,805.00	£32,285.00	£34,760.00
Pest Control	58	£29,905.00	£31,650.00	£33,395.00
Pest Control Technician	49	£29,170.00	£31,435.00	£33,695.00
Garden Centre Manager	12	£30,440.00	£31,360.00	£32,275.00
Recycling Operative	35	£30,390.00	£30,940.00	£31,495.00
Butchery Manager	2	£29,000.00	£30,750.00	£32,500.00
Horticulture	214	£28,935.00	£30,605.00	£32,275.00
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	39	£26,530.00	£27,005.00	£27,490.00