Annual Salary
£20,000 to £45,000
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Landscape architects plan, design, create and manage the landscapes we live and work in.
Average UK salary in 2019 was £30,378
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends; occasionally
There will be
3.5% more Landscape architect jobs in 2026.
In this role you could:
You may need to wear protective clothing.
You could work in an office, at a client's business or visit sites.
Your working environment may be outdoors in all weathers and you'll travel often.
You can get into this job through:
You could get a degree or postgraduate qualification, which is recognised by the Landscape Institute. Relevant degree subjects include:
It can help with your course application if you have some work experience in landscape architecture. This will also help you to decide if this is the career for you. The Landscape Institute has some useful information on how to get relevant work experience.
If you already have a degree in a related subject, such as architecture, horticulture or botany, you may be able to take a Landscape Institute accredited postgraduate course. The Landscape Institute has hints and tips, which you may find useful.
You'll usually need:
Doing a college course could help you to start out training towards this career. Relevant courses include:
You'll usually need:
You could do a chartered landscape professional degree apprenticeship and follow the landscape design pathway.
This typically takes 60 months to complete as a mix of workplace learning and academic study at an approved university.
You'll usually need:
You could become a member of the Landscape Institute to increase your professional standing.
You'll find out more about how to train as a landscape architect from the Landscape Institute.
With experience, you could move on to a supervisory or management position, become a partner in a private practice, or set up your own practice.
You could also take a teaching qualification and become a lecturer in landscape architecture at a university.
You'll need: