Conservation professionals: salary in the UK
Pay by year
The median went from £30,506 in 2021 to £40,006 in 2025 (+31%); for all full-time employees in the UK it changed by +25% over the same years.
Figures by year
| P10 | P25 | Median | P75 | P90 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | x | £23,806 | £30,506 | x | x |
| 2022 | x | x | £36,675 | x | x |
| 2023 | x | £30,635 | £36,431 | x | x |
| 2024 | x | £29,767 | £36,032 | x | x |
| 2025 | x | £33,431 | £40,006 | x | x |
| 2026 | x | x | x | x | x |
ONS figures for each year, not adjusted for inflation. Years before 2021 used a different occupation classification, so they can't be compared. Earlier years are ONS's revised figures; the latest is provisional.
ONS didn't publish salary figures for Conservation professionals in 2026: too few full-time employees were in the survey sample for a reliable estimate. This is common for jobs where many people are self-employed, because the survey only covers employees.
The wider group Conservation and Environment Professionals (SOC 215) has a median of £43,234 a year.
ONS did publish a mean of £42,558, which is less reliable than a median would be.
Men and women
| Median | Mean | Jobs (thousands) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | x | x | x |
| Women | £38,285 | £39,851 | x |
Job titles in this occupation
ONS codes these 36 job titles to SOC 2151 Conservation professionals. Pay figures are for the whole occupation, not for each title.
- Access officer
- Assistant conservation officer
- Chief conservation officer
- Coastal nature conservationist
- Conservancy officer
- Conservation adviser
- Conservation manager
- Conservation officer
- Conservationist
- Countryside access officer
- Countryside adviser
- Countryside manager
- Countryside officer
- District officer
- Divisional officer
- Ecological consultant
- Ecologist
- Ecology officer
- Energy conservation officer
- Field officer
- Head of conservation
- Heritage interpreter
- Heritage manager
- Heritage officer
- Historic buildings inspector
- Inspector
- Land management adviser
- Landscape scientist
- Marine conservationist
- Marine ecologist
- National park manager
- National park officer
- Nature reserve manager
- Rural development officer
- Senior conservation officer
- Water conservation officer
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Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2026 provisional, Table 14.7a (full-time employees, gross annual pay, UK, tax year ending 5 April 2026). Provisional figures may be revised.