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 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 707 829 599
Rank change year-on-year +122 -230 +562
Permanent jobs citing Decarbonisation 23 70 397
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.041% 0.070% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.044% 0.082% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 22 64 25
10th Percentile - £26,750 £34,750
25th Percentile £47,000 £32,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,917 £53,499 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.08% -6.96% -
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% -13.04%

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 52,380 85,029 95,220
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.83% 85.31% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,622 59,821 55,996
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,079 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,375 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,810 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.62% -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 17 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Decarbonisation in the UK

Decarbonisation
Top 7 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 17 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 +107 23 £66,917 +13.90% 80
UK excluding London +143 18 £52,000 +0.01% 73
Midlands +62 11 £52,000 -28.28% 8
East Midlands +28 10 £52,000 - 4
South East +88 7 £73,833 +52.24% 20
London +105 5 £100,000 +66.67% 28
West Midlands +53 1 £60,000 +9.09% 4

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 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (43.48%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
1 1 (4.35%) Tableau
General
1 7 (30.43%) Local Government
1 7 (30.43%) Social Housing
2 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 10 (43.48%) Automation Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 1 (4.35%) Analyst
3 1 (4.35%) Data Analyst
3 1 (4.35%) Project Manager
3 1 (4.35%) Research Analyst
3 1 (4.35%) Senior
3 1 (4.35%) Senior Manager
3 1 (4.35%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 10 (43.48%) SCADA
2 7 (30.43%) Housing Association
3 1 (4.35%) Podcast
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Validation
2 10 (43.48%) Computer Science
2 10 (43.48%) Verification and Validation
3 8 (34.78%) Decision-Making
4 7 (30.43%) Asset Management
4 7 (30.43%) Collaborative Culture
4 7 (30.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 7 (30.43%) Customer Service
4 7 (30.43%) Data Management
4 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (17.39%) Full-Stack Development
6 1 (4.35%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (4.35%) Analytics
6 1 (4.35%) Business Analytics
6 1 (4.35%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (4.35%) Data Science
6 1 (4.35%) Line Management
6 1 (4.35%) Machine Learning
6 1 (4.35%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (4.35%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) R
2 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (82.61%) Degree
2 10 (43.48%) SC Cleared
2 10 (43.48%) Security Cleared
3 7 (30.43%) MRICS