Pollution Control Technique Skills
Ability to apply techniques for controlling pollution in industrial or environmental settings.
Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts
How common is environmental and industrial safety?
This requirement appears in 0.1% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.
The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.Share of new adverts0.1%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers
Official detailed requirements in this ONS group
Filtration Systems
Implement air and industrial filtration systems for clean environments.
Industrial Dust Collection Systems
Designing and maintaining systems for controlling airborne particles in factories.
ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO13.03. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.
Roles that often need this skill category
Occupations where environmental and industrial safety appears most often in UK new adverts
| # | Occupation | Share of occupation adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental health professionals Example titles: Environmental health manager · Food inspector · Shops inspector · Sanitary officer | 8.5% | |
| 2 | Quality control and planning engineers Example titles: Quality control engineer · QC analyst · Mine planner · Group planner | 3.4% | |
| 3 | Environment professionals Example titles: Environment officer · Energy manager · Landfill engineer · Environmental adviser | 2.8% | |
| 4 | Directors in consultancy services Example titles: Director · Company director · Owner · Manager | 1.3% | |
| 5 | Dental practitioners Example titles: Dental practitioner · Dental officer · Dental surgeon · Dental consultant | 1.3% | |
| 6 | Parking and civil enforcement occupations Example titles: Civil enforcement agent · Estate warden · Street warden · Town sergeant | 1.0% | |
| 7 | Agricultural and fishing trades n.e.c. Example titles: Bee farmer · Bee keeper · Area ranger · Fish keeper | 0.9% | |
| 8 | Conservation professionals Example titles: Conservation adviser · Field officer · Access officer · Heritage manager | 0.7% | |
| 9 | Street cleaners Example titles: Street cleaner · Road cleaner · Road orderly · Road sweeper | 0.7% | |
| 10 | Aircraft maintenance and related trades Example titles: Aircraft maintenance engineer · Aero engineer · Service fitter · Aircraft fitter | 0.6% |
How related skills compare
Skills within Energy and Environmental Sciences
| # | Skill | Share of adverts | Change (pp) | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Environmental Science, Engineering and Sustainability Sustainable Engineering and Lifecycle Analysis · Renewable Energy Production Technique Skills · Water Quality and Treatment Technologies | 5.9% | +0.8 pp | |
| 2 | Energy Systems and Engineering Renewable Energy Systems and Sustainable Power · Nuclear Engineering Knowledge · Offshore Drilling and Marine Operations | 2.1% | +0.2 pp | |
| 3 | Earth Sciences and Engineering Geology and Geophysics Knowledge · Geological Deposition Processes | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 4 | Environmental and Industrial Safety Selected skill · Pollution Control Technique Skills · Filtration Systems · Industrial Dust Collection Systems | 0.1% | 0.0 pp | |
| 5 | Marine Safety and Environmental Compliance Marine Pollution Compliance Standard Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp | |
| 6 | Oil and Gas Engineering Extended Reach Drilling Skills · Drilling Fluid Technology Knowledge | 0.0% | 0.0 pp |
About these figures
How to interpret skill demand
Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.
These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.
ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.