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Highest Paying Environmental Jobs in the UK

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Last 12 Month Environmental Jobs Summary

There have been 92,320 listed Environmental Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	92,137	99.80 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	134	0.15 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	49	0.05 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,775 new Environmental Jobs posted each week, or 7,693 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,771	7,677
Contract	3	15

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

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: May 2026

Jobs listed

2,130

Down 3.5% vs last year

Average salary

£42,390.00

Up 0.4% vs last year

Last 12 Month UK Contract Environmental Jobs

Inside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 211.1% vs last year

Average day rate

£595.00

Up 24.4% vs last year

Outside IR35

Latest month: May 2026

Jobs listed

Up 140.0% vs last year

Average day rate

£575.00

Up 128.5% 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
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
June 2025	1,666

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	596	£51,140.00	£60,315.00	£69,495.00
HSE Manager	122	£52,590.00	£55,740.00	£58,885.00
Vet	19,444	£54,135.00	£54,835.00	£55,530.00
Plant Manager	49	£50,360.00	£54,080.00	£57,805.00
Sustainability Lead	13	£50,200.00	£53,200.00	£56,200.00
Veterinary	623	£43,890.00	£51,015.00	£58,135.00
Environmental Health	181	£46,400.00	£48,670.00	£50,940.00
Waste Management	137	£41,690.00	£44,975.00	£48,260.00
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
Landscape Manager	7	£42,000.00	£42,000.00	£42,000.00
Environmental Consultant	180	£37,590.00	£41,830.00	£46,065.00
Agriculture	728	£36,210.00	£40,650.00	£45,095.00
Landscape Foreman	11	£36,815.00	£40,415.00	£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
Landscaper	632	£36,265.00	£39,560.00	£42,855.00
Waste Officer	6	£37,600.00	£39,500.00	£41,425.00
Agricultural Engineer	120	£35,730.00	£39,280.00	£42,825.00
Farming	713	£36,035.00	£38,275.00	£40,525.00
Recycling	171	£34,625.00	£37,855.00	£41,085.00
Food Operative	6	£36,000.00	£36,750.00	£37,500.00
Bakery	34	£35,530.00	£36,290.00	£37,055.00
Quality Officer	22	£34,370.00	£36,180.00	£38,000.00
EHS Advisor	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Food Production	177	£33,085.00	£34,465.00	£35,835.00
Veterinary Nurse	155	£32,565.00	£34,440.00	£36,315.00
Gardener	1,232	£33,300.00	£34,320.00	£35,335.00
Arboriculture	301	£32,215.00	£33,850.00	£35,480.00
Baker	10	£31,665.00	£33,090.00	£34,500.00
Arborist	148	£29,540.00	£32,330.00	£35,110.00
Recycling Operative	31	£31,450.00	£32,275.00	£33,105.00
Garden Centre Manager	11	£30,440.00	£31,360.00	£32,275.00
Pest Control	85	£29,145.00	£31,195.00	£33,240.00
Pest Control Technician	72	£29,250.00	£31,095.00	£32,945.00
Butchery Manager	2	£29,000.00	£30,750.00	£32,500.00
Horticulture	206	£28,465.00	£29,700.00	£30,935.00
Animal Technician	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Landscape Gardener	3	£28,000.00	£28,000.00	£28,000.00
Animal Care	29	£27,190.00	£27,860.00	£28,535.00
Tree Surgeon	2	£27,000.00	£27,625.00	£28,250.00