Salary guide · Health & Safety
Health & Safety: what the jobs pay
10 jobs, lowest paid first. Yearly ranges seen in real UK adverts in 2026, and the hourly rate on a 40 hour week.
| Job | A year | An hour, 40 hour week | Tickets or qualifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water hygiene technician | £25,000 to £32,000 | about £12.02 to £15.38 | Legionella awareness training, driving licence |
| Asbestos surveyor | £27,000 to £38,000 | about £12.98 to £18.27 | BOHS P402 (surveying and sampling), driving licence |
| Legionella risk assessor | £27,000 to £36,000 | about £12.98 to £17.31 | City and Guilds or equivalent legionella risk assessment qualification, driving licence |
| Health and safety trainer | £30,000 to £42,000 | about £14.42 to £20.19 | NEBOSH certificate, PTTLS or Level 3 Award in Education and Training |
| Fire risk assessor | £32,000 to £45,000 | about £15.38 to £21.63 | Level 4 fire risk assessment qualification, IFE or IFSM membership often asked for |
| Health and safety advisor | £38,000 to £52,000 | about £18.27 to £25.00 | NEBOSH General Certificate to start. The NEBOSH Diploma or a Level 6 NVQ is what moves you up, and either route leads to Chartered membership of IOSH |
| CDM advisor | £45,000 to £65,000 | about £21.63 to £31.25 | NEBOSH Construction Certificate at least, and a working knowledge of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 |
| Process safety engineer | £45,000 to £70,000 | about £21.63 to £33.65 | Degree in chemical engineering, IChemE membership useful |
| Health and safety manager | £48,000 to £70,000 | about £23.08 to £33.65 | NEBOSH Diploma or a Level 6 NVQ, and normally Chartered membership of IOSH. On construction, SMSTS as well |
| HSEQ manager | £50,000 to £72,000 | about £24.04 to £34.62 | The safety qualification plus auditing: ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001, and lead auditor training for the bigger roles |
Advertised ranges, not a survey of take home pay, and the same job pays differently by region. The National Living Wage for anybody 21 and over is £12.71 an hour. Wrong for your area? Tell us.
Live health & safety jobs All sectors Take home pay calculator