Veterinarians: Jobs in Demand in Europe (2025)

Pay in the UK for this job

UK occupation used: Veterinarians (SOC 2020 code 2240). Placeivo matched this to ISCO-08 2250 by job title and duties; the UK and international occupation lists do not line up exactly. National figure for the whole United Kingdom, in pounds sterling (GBP), before income tax and National Insurance.

Small sample: the ONS quality measure (coefficient of variation) is annual figure 12%. ONS advises using estimates like this with caution.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2025 provisional, Table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC 2020): tables 14.7a (annual pay, gross) and 14.1a (weekly pay, gross), full-time employee jobs, United Kingdom. Weekly pay is for April 2025; annual pay is for the tax year ending 5 April 2025, employees in the same job for at least a year. Retrieved 2026-10-13.

See the ONS earnings tables by occupation

UK Skilled Worker visa for this job

This occupation (UK code 2240, Veterinarians) is on the UK list of jobs eligible for the Skilled Worker visa. The job usually has to pay the higher of £41,700 a year or the going rate for the occupation. GOV.UK says the lower going rate applies if you apply for a Health and Care Worker visa in certain occupations, or got the certificate of sponsorship for your first Skilled Worker visa before 4 April 2024 and have held one ever since. Going rates are for a 37.5-hour week and are pro-rated for other hours. Placeivo matched this UK code to ISCO-08 2250 by job title; the lists do not line up exactly.

This is a summary of official rules, not legal advice. Rules change and some people (for example those already on a Skilled Worker visa) have different rules. Always check GOV.UK before you apply.

Source: UK Visas and Immigration, GOV.UK tables "Skilled Worker visa: eligible occupations and codes" and "Skilled Worker visa: going rates for eligible occupation codes", updated 2025-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-15. General minimum salary from GOV.UK "Skilled Worker visa: Your job", checked 2026-10-15.

Compare UK visa going rates by job · Eligible occupations (GOV.UK) · Going rates (GOV.UK) · Salary rules (GOV.UK)

Latest veterinarians job ads

Real vacancies from the official public employment services, updated daily. Job titles are translated into English automatically; the full ad opens on the official site in German or Swedish (your browser's translate button turns it into English).

• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierarzt/Tierärztin
  Landkreis Osnabrück · Osnabrück · Posted 2026-10-14
• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierärztin / Tierarzt
  Landesamt f. Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicherheit Land Niedersachsen · Oldenburg (Oldb) · Posted 2026-10-12
• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierärztin / Tierarzt
  Der Kreisausschuss des Odenwaldkreises · Erbach, Odenwald · Posted 2026-10-12
• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierärztin / einem Tierarzt
  Ministerium für Ländlichen Raum, Landwirtschaft und Heimat Land BW · Tübingen · Posted 2026-10-09
• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierarzt
  Zweckverband Veterinär- und Lebensmittelüberwachung Jena-Saale-Holzland · Stadtroda · Posted 2026-10-08
• Veterinarian
  German title: Tierarzt
  Tierarztpraxis Röcke · Bückeburg · Posted 2026-10-08

Source: Bundesagentur für Arbeit (German Federal Employment Agency). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Germany

• Karlshamn small animal clinic is looking for another dental veterinarian!
  Swedish title: Karlshamn smådjursklinik söker en till tandveterinär!
  Karlshamn smådjursklinik AB · Karlshamn · Posted 2026-10-14
• Veterinarian at the Swedish Armed Forces Combat School for Defence Medicine
  Swedish title: Veterinär vid Försvarsmaktens stridsskola för försvarsmedicin
  Försvarsmakten · Göteborg · Posted 2026-10-14
• Official veterinarian on standby – Food Inspection (hourly employment)
  Swedish title: Officiell veterinär i beredskap – Livsmedelskontrollen (timanställning)
  Livsmedelsverket · Uppsala · Posted 2026-10-14
• Acting veterinarian until summer 2027
  Swedish title: Tf veterinär till sommaren 2027
  Evidensia Sverige AB · Sundsvall · Posted 2026-10-14
• Leg. Veterinarian to Veterinary
  Swedish title: Leg. Veterinär till Djurnära
  Djurnära AB · Lerum · Posted 2026-10-13
• Veterinarian with an interest in internal medicine – join our team!
  Swedish title: Veterinär med intresse för internmedicin – bli en del av vårt team!
  Evidensia Sverige AB · Österåker · Posted 2026-10-13

Source: Arbetsförmedlingen (Swedish Public Employment Service). Ads are written by employers; Placeivo does not check them. See all ads in Sweden

Where veterinarians are needed in Europe

Pay: Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, mean gross monthly earnings of all professionals in each country, in euros. This is the average for the whole occupation group, not for veterinarians alone, and before tax. * Firms with 10 or more employees only. Rent: Eurostat, good-quality 1-bedroom flat in the capital, 2025.

Finding veterinarians jobs in Europe

• EURES is the official job portal of the EU public employment services. The search above looks for "Veterinarian".
• Some jobs are regulated professions: before you can work, your qualification may need to be recognised in the new country.
• If you are not an EU/EEA citizen you will usually need a work permit or a visa such as the EU Blue Card. Check the rules of the country's immigration authority.