Sustainability Manager
UK

The median Sustainability Manager salary in the UK is £47,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 872 955 1229
Rank change year-on-year +83 +274 -330
Permanent jobs requiring a Sustainability Manager 24 15 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.024% 0.014% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.016% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 7 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,823 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £70,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.86% - -
75th Percentile £49,408 £87,500 -
90th Percentile £51,816 £98,000 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,636 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Sustainability Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Sustainability Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Sustainability Manager in the UK

Sustainability Manager
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Sustainability Manager.

Salary trend for Sustainability Manager in the UK

Sustainability Manager
Top 8 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Sustainability Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. 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 +122 23 £47,000 -32.86% 5
UK excluding London +25 21 £40,636 - 3
North of England - 15 - -
North West - 15 - -
London +131 3 £49,687 -29.02% 2
South East - 3 £40,636 - 1
South West - 2 £47,000 - 1
Wales - 1 - -

Sustainability Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Sustainability Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Sustainability Manager in the job title.

1 4 (16.67%) Marketing
2 3 (12.50%) Degree
2 3 (12.50%) Agile
3 2 (8.33%) Legal
3 2 (8.33%) Asset Management
3 2 (8.33%) Social Housing
3 2 (8.33%) Public Sector
3 2 (8.33%) Housing Association
3 2 (8.33%) Coaching
3 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.33%) Decarbonisation
4 1 (4.17%) Critical Success Factor
4 1 (4.17%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (4.17%) Project Delivery
4 1 (4.17%) Business Case
4 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (4.17%) Business Strategy
4 1 (4.17%) Roadmaps
4 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
4 1 (4.17%) Data Management
4 1 (4.17%) Business Development
4 1 (4.17%) Progress Chef
4 1 (4.17%) Product Marketing
4 1 (4.17%) Product Management
4 1 (4.17%) Programme Management
4 1 (4.17%) Retail
4 1 (4.17%) SQL
4 1 (4.17%) Project Management

Sustainability Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 4 (16.67%) Marketing
2 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (8.33%) Legal
2 2 (8.33%) Public Sector
2 2 (8.33%) Social Housing
3 1 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (4.17%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.33%) Housing Association
2 1 (4.17%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (12.50%) Agile
2 2 (8.33%) Asset Management
2 2 (8.33%) Coaching
2 2 (8.33%) Decarbonisation
3 1 (4.17%) Business Case
3 1 (4.17%) Business Development
3 1 (4.17%) Business Strategy
3 1 (4.17%) Critical Success Factor
3 1 (4.17%) Data Management
3 1 (4.17%) Product Management
3 1 (4.17%) Product Marketing
3 1 (4.17%) Programme Management
3 1 (4.17%) Project Delivery
3 1 (4.17%) Project Management
3 1 (4.17%) Roadmaps
3 1 (4.17%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) Progress Chef