Sustainability Manager Job Trends in England

Sustainability Manager
UK > England

The median Sustainability Manager salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 600 674 672
Rank change year-on-year +74 -2 +282
Permanent jobs requiring a Sustainability Manager 17 5 8
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.032% 0.010% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% 0.011% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 12 2 0
10th Percentile - £40,650 -
25th Percentile £35,500 £43,875 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% - -
75th Percentile £89,000 £62,375 -
90th Percentile - £66,950 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £52,000 -
% change year-on-year +15.38% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 48,032 44,628 46,871
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.90% 92.71% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 30,380 23,318 36,700
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Sustainability Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Sustainability Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Sustainability Manager job vacancy trend in England

Sustainability Manager
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Sustainability Manager job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Sustainability Manager job vacancies in England

Sustainability Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Sustainability Manager in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Sustainability Manager in England

Sustainability Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sustainability Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +63 12 £38,000 -41.54% 1
South East - 5 £89,000 - 2
Sustainability Manager
UK

Sustainability Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Sustainability Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Sustainability Manager in the job title.

1 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
1 7 (41.18%) Degree
2 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (29.41%) Coaching
2 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (29.41%) Contract Negotiation
2 5 (29.41%) dbt
2 5 (29.41%) Due Diligence
2 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) Programme Management
2 5 (29.41%) Project Delivery
2 5 (29.41%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (23.53%) Information Security
3 4 (23.53%) Pay per click
4 3 (17.65%) B2B
4 3 (17.65%) Customer Experience
4 3 (17.65%) SaaS
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.76%) Analytics
5 2 (11.76%) Business Case
5 2 (11.76%) Business Development
5 2 (11.76%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (11.76%) Commercialisation
5 2 (11.76%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (11.76%) CRM
5 2 (11.76%) Customer Engagement
5 2 (11.76%) Data Analytics
5 2 (11.76%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (11.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (11.76%) Deadline-Driven

Sustainability Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) dbt
2 3 (17.65%) SaaS
3 2 (11.76%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.76%) Power BI
1 2 (11.76%) Relational Database
1 2 (11.76%) Tableau
General
1 8 (47.06%) Organisational Skills
2 7 (41.18%) Finance
3 5 (29.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (29.41%) Influencing Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Legal
3 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
4 4 (23.53%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (17.65%) Dutch Language
6 2 (11.76%) Financial Institution
6 2 (11.76%) Marketing
6 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Data Centre
1 5 (29.41%) Web Conferencing
2 3 (17.65%) Onboarding
3 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Decision-Making
2 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (29.41%) Coaching
2 5 (29.41%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (29.41%) Contract Negotiation
2 5 (29.41%) Due Diligence
2 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) Programme Management
2 5 (29.41%) Project Delivery
2 5 (29.41%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (23.53%) Information Security
3 4 (23.53%) Pay per click
4 3 (17.65%) B2B
4 3 (17.65%) Customer Experience
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.76%) Business Case
5 2 (11.76%) Commercialisation
5 2 (11.76%) Conflict Resolution
5 2 (11.76%) GTM Strategy
5 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Degree
2 2 (11.76%) Master's Degree
2 2 (11.76%) MBA
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Intel
1 2 (11.76%) Salesforce