Decarbonisation Jobs

Decarbonization
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Decarbonisation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Decarbonisation over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 680 836 601
Rank change year-on-year +156 -235 +559
Permanent jobs citing Decarbonisation 22 71 396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.039% 0.068% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.042% 0.081% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 20 64 25
10th Percentile - £26,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £53,499 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.80% -6.96% -17.86%
75th Percentile £73,833 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,875 £68,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £51,997 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.01% +3.99% -28.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Decarbonisation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,256 87,133 91,481
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.58% 84.04% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 25,854 60,896 54,581
10th Percentile £28,822 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,899
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -9.69% +1.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,564 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.13% -9.09% +4.76%

Decarbonisation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Decarbonisation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Decarbonisation in the UK

Decarbonisation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Decarbonisation.

Salary trend for Decarbonisation in the UK

Decarbonisation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Decarbonisation over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Decarbonisation in the UK

Decarbonisation
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Decarbonisation within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
England +136 21 £52,000 -9.57% 88
UK excluding London +145 17 £52,000 +0.01% 68
Midlands +66 12 £52,000 -28.28% 13
East Midlands +52 11 £52,000 - 6
London +99 5 £100,000 +66.67% 37
South East +78 4 £73,833 +52.24% 8
Work from Home +101 1 £60,000 +57.47% 28
West Midlands +52 1 - - 7
Wales +38 1 £60,000 +83.21%

Decarbonisation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Azure
1 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (45.45%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
1 1 (4.55%) Tableau
General
1 4 (18.18%) Local Government
1 4 (18.18%) Social Housing
2 2 (9.09%) Retail
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Legal
3 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (45.45%) Automation Engineer
2 4 (18.18%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Data Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Electrical Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Full-Stack Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Operations Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Research Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Security Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Security Operations Analyst
4 1 (4.55%) Senior
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Senior Software Developer
4 1 (4.55%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.55%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (45.45%) SCADA
2 4 (18.18%) Housing Association
3 1 (4.55%) Data Centre
3 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) PMI
3 1 (4.55%) Podcast
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Smart City
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (50.00%) Validation
2 10 (45.45%) Computer Science
2 10 (45.45%) Verification and Validation
3 5 (22.73%) Data Management
3 5 (22.73%) Decision-Making
3 5 (22.73%) Full-Stack Development
4 4 (18.18%) Asset Management
4 4 (18.18%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (18.18%) Customer Service
4 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (9.09%) Business Development
6 1 (4.55%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
6 1 (4.55%) Data Validation
6 1 (4.55%) Machine Learning
6 1 (4.55%) Mathematics
6 1 (4.55%) Risk Analysis
6 1 (4.55%) Statistical Modelling
6 1 (4.55%) Statistics
6 1 (4.55%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 6 (27.27%) Python
2 2 (9.09%) SQL
3 1 (4.55%) C
3 1 (4.55%) C#
3 1 (4.55%) C++
3 1 (4.55%) Java
3 1 (4.55%) R
Qualifications
1 18 (81.82%) Degree
2 10 (45.45%) SC Cleared
2 10 (45.45%) Security Cleared
3 4 (18.18%) MRICS
4 1 (4.55%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (4.55%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
4 1 (4.55%) HND
4 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.55%) PhD
4 1 (4.55%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) GDPR
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Docker
1 1 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft