Environmental Health Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Environmental Health
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Environmental Health in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Environmental Health over the 6 months leading up to 23 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 425 337 391
Rank change year-on-year -88 +54 +60
Contract jobs citing Environmental Health 3 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.014% 0.023% 0.043%
As % of the General category 0.025% 0.038% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile - - £142
25th Percentile £153 - £143
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 - £145
Median % change year-on-year - - -77.69%
75th Percentile £158 - £150
90th Percentile - - £306
UK median daily rate £155 - £145
% change year-on-year - - -77.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Median hourly rate £58.00 - £10.50
UK median hourly rate £58.00 - £10.50

All General Skills
UK excluding London

Environmental Health falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,794 7,941 11,538
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.62% 61.78% 54.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,159 4,913 6,750
10th Percentile £220 £213 £205
25th Percentile £375 £360 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year - -4.04% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,292 506 1,520
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.70 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.43 £18.26 £15.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £27.97 £24.87
Median % change year-on-year -15.71% +12.46% -19.12%
75th Percentile £57.50 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.25 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £25.90
% change year-on-year -16.67% +15.85% -26.01%

Environmental Health
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Environmental Health relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Environmental Health job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Environmental Health
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Environmental Health.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Environmental Health

Environmental Health
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Environmental Health.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Environmental Health

Environmental Health
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Environmental Health within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West - 2 £155 -
North of England - 2 £155 -
South East -57 1 - - 1
Environmental Health
UK

Environmental Health
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Field Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Field Service Engineer
1 2 (66.67%) Mobile Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Learning Management System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (66.67%) Logistics
1 2 (66.67%) Preventative Maintenance
1 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree