Best Places to Find Strength and Conditioning Jobs (2025)

Introduction

At Athlete Now, our mission has always been to help the sports performance industry grow, connect and thrive together. Whether you’re a recent graduate, developing your career, or trying to break into elite sport, finding strength and conditioning jobs in the UK can feel like a massive challenge — especially in today’s competitive market and cost-of-living climate.

As a practising strength & conditioning coach and a lecturer in S&C and sport science since 2017, I’ve watched countless students enter this industry. I’ve seen the excitement, the uncertainty, and the huge potential that S&C careers offer when you know where to look. That’s exactly why I’ve created this guide — to help you navigate your options and find the strongest platforms for S&C, sport science and performance roles.

Whether your passion lies in professional sport, private coaching, education, research or clinical settings, these are the top job boards, organisations and platforms to support your search.

2. UKSCA Jobs Board

The UK Strength and Conditioning Association (UKSCA) is the leading professional body for S&C coaches in the UK. Their jobs board is one of the most reliable places to find discipline-specific roles.

Typical roles advertised:

• Accredited Strength & Conditioning Coach
• Assistant S&C Coach
• Athletic Development Coach
• Performance Coach
• Applied Sports Science roles with an S&C element

Explore current roles via the UKSCA Jobs Board — updated regularly and trusted across elite sport.

3. Athlete Now (Our Sports Practitioner Directory)

Although we no longer host a jobs board on our platform, one of the original reasons we built Athlete Now was to give sports support practitioners greater visibility and help them pick up additional work where possible. While we now focus primarily on connecting practitioners with athletes and helping you build your online presence, the directory still plays a valuable role in helping coaches get discovered.

Our practitioner directory is open to all sports performance professionals — including strength and conditioning coaches, sports therapists, psychologists, nutritionists and more. Profiles start from £20 per year, giving you access to a personalised account, partner discounts, and resources designed to support your professional growth.

In a time where the cost of living is rising, competition in the industry is high, and many S&C or sports science contracts are part-time or lower-paid in the early stages, having the ability to build an additional income stream or develop a side hustle is becoming increasingly important.

Strength and conditioning remains the most searched-for practitioner category on Athlete Now (both within our platform and through search engines), making it an ideal place for UK-based S&C coaches to increase their visibility.

4. UK Sport

UK Sport is central to high-performance sport in the UK and regularly posts roles connected to Olympic and Paralympic programmes.

Typical roles:

• Head / Assistant S&C Coach
• Performance Coach
• Applied Sports Scientist
• Pathway Strength & Conditioning Coach

These are often competitive and may require advanced accreditation (e.g., ASCC), but they’re excellent career targets if you want to work with elite athletes.

Browse current roles on the UK Sport Jobs page.

5. CASES Jobs Board

The Chartered Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (CASES) often advertises roles that blend sports science with strength and conditioning responsibilities — ideal for practitioners with dual skill sets.

You’ll find:

• Performance science roles
• S&C/sports science hybrid posts
• University research and applied roles

Visit the CASES Jobs Board for the latest listings.

6. SportsSmith

SportsSmith is a brilliant resource for performance practitioners, offering job listings, high-quality content, and a well-regarded salary calculator (premium access required).

Common roles posted:

• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Performance Analyst
• Sports Scientist
• Athletic Development Coach

SportsSmith is particularly strong for international roles and professional clubs.

7. Sports Pro Job

Formerly tied to the Complementary Training community created by Mladen Jovanović, Sports Pro Jobs has become a solid source of international S&C and performance roles.

Expect to see positions from:

• The US
• Australia
• Europe
• Professional clubs across multiple sports

A great platform if you’re open to working abroad.

10. Professional Sports Teams & Organisations

11. Universities & Colleges

Higher education institutions offer a wide range of performance, coaching and academic roles.

Common positions:

• University S&C Coach
• Sports Performance Officer
• Lecturer in Strength & Conditioning
• Research Associate/Fellow

Top institutions frequently recruiting include:

• Loughborough University
• University of Bath
• University of Birmingham
• University of Exeter

Check Jobs.ac.uk and university career pages.

12. Private Sports Academies & Performance Centres

Private academies offer great hands-on experience with youth athletes and developing performers.

Roles include:

• Head S&C Coach
• Athletic Development Coach
• Performance Coach

Examples:

• St George’s Park
• Elite Performance Centre
• The Athlete Factory
• EXOS UK – often supporting corperations to offer in house services of Strength and conditioning to support wellbeing and health.
• P3rform – They are uk based and have contracts with may football programmes, clubs and individual athletes. Their roles usually work as part of an MDT working alongside physiotherapists, nutritionists and/or psychologists depending on the training the athlete needs (return to play or performance).

13. Fitness & Wellness Centres

Many commercial gyms now hire S&C-qualified coaches as they expand their performance offerings.

Roles include:

• Strength and Conditioning Coach
• Personal Trainer
• Group Training Coach

Search via Indeed, Reed, or directly on centre websites.

14. Hospitals & Rehabilitation Centres

For practitioners interested in clinical or rehab pathways, hospitals and private clinics provide rewarding applied roles.

Roles include:

• Clinical Strength & Conditioning Specialist
• Exercise Physiologist
• Rehab Specialist

Employers include:

• NHS Trusts
• Spire Healthcare
• Nuffield Health
• Private sports medicine clinics

Search via NHS Jobs and major healthcare career sites.

15. Corporate Wellness

Corporate wellness continues to grow, offering unique opportunities to design wellbeing and performance programmes for employees.

Roles include:

• Corporate Wellness Coordinator
• Health Promotion Specialist
• Wellness Coach

Employers include:

• Deloitte
• Unilever
• PwC
• Google etc
• EXOS often partners with corperate businesses to offer in house services and roles

Most roles appear on LinkedIn or directly through company career portals.

Conclusion

The field of strength and conditioning in the UK is both rewarding and exciting, yet highly competitive. Whether your passion lies in professional sports, academia, healthcare, or corporate wellness, there are numerous paths to pursue. By leveraging specialised job boards, networking, and targeted job searches, you can navigate this dynamic industry and find the career that aligns with your skills and aspirations.

The strength and conditioning field in the UK is dynamic, diverse and competitive — but full of opportunity when you know where to look. Whether you want to work in elite sport, academia, private performance settings or corporate wellbeing, the job boards and platforms above will give you a strong head start. Combining specialist job boards with networking, continuing professional development and a polished practitioner profile can make all the difference in landing the role you’re aiming for.

If you want help showcasing your services or building visibility in the industry, you can also join the Athlete Now directory and become discoverable to athletes and organisations across the UK.