LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025

The LinkedIn Green Skills Report 2025 indicates a significant slowdown in the green job market in Italy.
While globally the demand for sustainable skills grows by 8%, Italy shows a slight decline (-0.1%) after the strong increase recorded in 2024.

The supply side, however, continues to grow: applications for green roles rise by 3.5%, and the share of professionals with sustainable skills reaches 17.5%.
Nevertheless, the actual incidence of green skills in the labor market drops from 15.5% to 9.2%, signalling fragmentation and training pathways that are still not sufficiently structured.

Most active sectors

The sectors showing the highest activity in green hiring are:

• Agriculture: +39%
• Utilities: +36%
• Construction: +34%

Additional sectors experiencing notable growth include:

• Administrative services: +9.5%
• Finance: +7.6%

Most in-demand skills

• Sustainable business
• Sustainability strategies
• Operational efficiency

Demand for green skills is particularly strong within financial services.

Fastest-growing roles

• Sustainability specialist: +11%
• HSE manager: +7%
• Green consultant: +6.3%

Internationally, however, priorities appear to be shifting: the fastest-growing role is the
AI Manager (+517%), highlighting how digital transformation is capturing resources and attention.

Why is Italy slowing down?

• Regulatory instability
• Insufficient investment in green innovation
• Lack of advanced professional profiles
• Territorial imbalance

Recommendations from the report

The report suggests several priorities to close the gap between demand and supply:

• Integrate green and digital skills
• Stabilize incentives and policy measures
• Support innovation among SMEs
• Improve skills monitoring and classification

Despite the challenges, professional interest in the green sector continues to grow.
The real challenge will be aligning market needs and talent, ensuring that the ecological transition does not remain
“an unfinished project.”