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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 93,977 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	93,773	99.78 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	152	0.16 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	52	0.06 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,807 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,831 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,803	7,814
Contract	3	16

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

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: July 2026

Jobs listed

763

Down 65.2% vs last year

Average salary

£41,845.00

Down 0.8% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Down 24.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£610.00

Up 12.9% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: July 2026

Jobs listed

Up 84.6% vs last year

Average day rate

£485.00

Up 59.7% 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
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
August 2025	2,759

The Highest Paying Environmental Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Veterinary Surgeon	163	£49,710.00	£59,250.00	£68,795.00
Sustainability Manager	19	£53,350.00	£56,070.00	£58,795.00
HSE Manager	129	£52,150.00	£55,410.00	£58,665.00
Plant Manager	61	£51,430.00	£55,295.00	£59,160.00
Vet	17,897	£53,420.00	£54,130.00	£54,835.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Veterinary	271	£42,925.00	£49,720.00	£56,515.00
Environmental Health	145	£45,955.00	£49,220.00	£52,480.00
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	148	£39,570.00	£42,200.00	£44,825.00
Environmental Consultant	167	£36,555.00	£40,825.00	£45,095.00
Farming	697	£38,215.00	£40,440.00	£42,670.00
Landscape Foreman	11	£36,815.00	£40,415.00	£44,000.00
Agriculture	721	£36,045.00	£40,345.00	£44,645.00
Landscaper	563	£36,765.00	£40,130.00	£43,490.00
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
Bakery	24	£37,605.00	£38,355.00	£39,110.00
Agricultural Engineer	115	£35,280.00	£38,345.00	£41,400.00
Recycling	200	£35,400.00	£37,415.00	£39,435.00
Quality Officer	20	£34,370.00	£36,180.00	£38,000.00
Landscape Manager	2	£32,000.00	£36,000.00	£40,000.00
Veterinary Nurse	49	£33,510.00	£35,455.00	£37,405.00
EHS Advisor	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Food Production	210	£33,065.00	£34,540.00	£36,015.00
Gardener	951	£32,955.00	£34,195.00	£35,435.00
Head Gardener	4	£30,500.00	£34,000.00	£37,500.00
Food Operative	4	£33,000.00	£33,625.00	£34,250.00
Arboriculture	236	£31,130.00	£33,190.00	£35,245.00
Baker	5	£31,250.00	£32,750.00	£34,250.00
Arborist	169	£29,750.00	£32,530.00	£35,305.00
Pest Control	59	£29,480.00	£31,540.00	£33,595.00
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	213	£28,500.00	£29,790.00	£31,085.00
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