GIS Jobs in England

Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GIS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GIS over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 441 653 725
Rank change year-on-year +212 +72 -70
Permanent jobs citing GIS 445 298 448
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.52% 0.32% 0.34%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.93% 1.51% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 173 104 164
10th Percentile £32,100 £31,250 £27,650
25th Percentile £36,120 £37,685 £40,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,750 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
England

GIS is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 15,189 19,732 36,889
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.77% 21.42% 27.71%
Number of salaries quoted 11,482 12,441 19,231
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GIS in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIS in England.

Salary trend for GIS in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GIS in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the England region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +176 131 £40,000 -20.00% 10
North West +102 90 £40,000 - 9
London +97 86 £57,750 +5.00% 23
South East +67 77 £45,000 -35.71% 14
South West -12 56 £51,000 +27.50% 8
Midlands +18 53 £80,000 +117.69% 2
East of England +8 41 £43,000 -3.91% 7
Yorkshire +133 39 £63,750 +177.17%
East Midlands +12 36 £95,000 +192.31%
West Midlands 0 13 £43,806 +1.29% 1
North East -7 2 £40,000 -24.69% 1
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 237 (53.26%) ArcGIS
2 201 (45.17%) GeoServer
3 11 (2.47%) SharePoint
4 10 (2.25%) Apache
5 6 (1.35%) nginx
6 3 (0.67%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (0.67%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.67%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.22%) Confluence
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 27 (6.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.02%) Trello
3 4 (0.90%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.45%) LaTeX
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.22%) InVision
6 1 (0.22%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (2.25%) Maximo
2 6 (1.35%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.67%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.67%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.67%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.45%) SAP IS-U
6 2 (0.45%) SAP MRS
Cloud Services
1 245 (55.06%) Azure
2 229 (51.46%) AWS
3 42 (9.44%) Power Platform
4 25 (5.62%) SaaS
5 19 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (3.82%) Google Sheets
7 13 (2.92%) GitHub
8 11 (2.47%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.80%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.57%) Serverless
11 6 (1.35%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (0.90%) IaaS
12 4 (0.90%) PaaS
13 3 (0.67%) Azure API Management
13 3 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.45%) GCP
14 2 (0.45%) PowerApps
15 1 (0.22%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.25%) HTTP
2 5 (1.12%) Intranet
3 2 (0.45%) Broadband
3 2 (0.45%) WPA
4 1 (0.22%) Internet
4 1 (0.22%) RNC
4 1 (0.22%) SGSN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (52.36%) PostgreSQL
2 200 (44.94%) QGIS
3 87 (19.55%) Geospatial Data
4 38 (8.54%) SQL Server
5 35 (7.87%) Power BI
6 26 (5.84%) Spatial Data
7 25 (5.62%) Relational Database
8 16 (3.60%) Redis
9 15 (3.37%) MySQL
10 14 (3.15%) NoSQL
11 11 (2.47%) Data Warehouse
12 9 (2.02%) MS Access
13 7 (1.57%) MongoDB
14 5 (1.12%) Tableau
15 4 (0.90%) Triplestore
16 3 (0.67%) Metadata
17 1 (0.22%) Big Data
17 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
17 1 (0.22%) Looker
17 1 (0.22%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 13 (2.92%) JIRA
2 10 (2.25%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (2.02%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (1.12%) Git
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 59 (13.26%) Social Skills
2 43 (9.66%) Finance
3 35 (7.87%) Public Sector
4 32 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.84%) Retail
6 22 (4.94%) Local Government
7 21 (4.72%) Back Office
8 11 (2.47%) Marketing
9 8 (1.80%) Telecoms
10 6 (1.35%) Electronics
10 6 (1.35%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.12%) Publishing
12 4 (0.90%) Automotive
12 4 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
12 4 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.67%) Environmental Health
13 3 (0.67%) Law
14 1 (0.22%) Fire and Rescue
14 1 (0.22%) Games
14 1 (0.22%) German Language
Job Titles
1 229 (51.46%) Software Engineer
2 136 (30.56%) Senior
3 126 (28.31%) Senior Software Engineer
4 38 (8.54%) Developer
5 23 (5.17%) Analyst
6 18 (4.04%) Architect
7 17 (3.82%) Digital Transformation
8 16 (3.60%) Network Technician
9 14 (3.15%) Lead
10 13 (2.92%) Consultant
11 12 (2.70%) Geospatial Engineer
12 11 (2.47%) Data Analyst
12 11 (2.47%) GIS Analyst
12 11 (2.47%) Team Leader
13 10 (2.25%) Digital Transformation Manager
13 10 (2.25%) Software Developer
13 10 (2.25%) Transformation Manager
14 9 (2.02%) Application Support Team Leader
14 9 (2.02%) Applications Support
14 9 (2.02%) Support Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (46.97%) React
2 208 (46.74%) OpenLayers
2 208 (46.74%) PostGIS
3 204 (45.84%) Leaflet
4 199 (44.72%) .NET
5 195 (43.82%) CSS
6 186 (41.80%) .NET Core
7 39 (8.76%) Django
8 32 (7.19%) HTML
9 22 (4.94%) AngularJS
10 20 (4.49%) REST
11 18 (4.04%) JSON
12 16 (3.60%) RESTful
13 14 (3.15%) GeoJSON
13 14 (3.15%) Vue
14 11 (2.47%) Blazor
14 11 (2.47%) Dask
14 11 (2.47%) Flask
15 10 (2.25%) ASP.NET
15 10 (2.25%) GeoPandas
Miscellaneous
1 45 (10.11%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.60%) PDA
3 8 (1.80%) Driving Licence
4 5 (1.12%) Reference Data
5 4 (0.90%) Data Structures
5 4 (0.90%) Linked Data
5 4 (0.90%) NHS
6 3 (0.67%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (0.67%) Data Centre
6 3 (0.67%) Housing Association
6 3 (0.67%) Product Ownership
6 3 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
6 3 (0.67%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.45%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.45%) IoT
7 2 (0.45%) Lidar
7 2 (0.45%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.45%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.22%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 48 (10.79%) Linux
2 28 (6.29%) Ubuntu
3 15 (3.37%) Windows
4 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (52.81%) Software Engineering
2 219 (49.21%) Web Development
3 216 (48.54%) Agile
4 212 (47.64%) Actionable Insight
5 209 (46.97%) DevOps
6 62 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
8 49 (11.01%) Data Analysis
9 42 (9.44%) Full Stack Development
10 34 (7.64%) Line Management
11 31 (6.97%) Analytics
12 30 (6.74%) Decision-Making
13 26 (5.84%) Computer Science
14 23 (5.17%) Data Modelling
14 23 (5.17%) OO
14 23 (5.17%) Project Management
15 21 (4.72%) CRM
15 21 (4.72%) Customer Service
15 21 (4.72%) MVC
16 19 (4.27%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 261 (58.65%) Python
2 252 (56.63%) JavaScript
3 128 (28.76%) C#
4 47 (10.56%) SQL
5 16 (3.60%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.02%) Apex Code
7 7 (1.57%) Java
8 6 (1.35%) Ada
8 6 (1.35%) PHP
8 6 (1.35%) R
9 4 (0.90%) SPARQL
10 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.22%) Ruby
10 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 229 (51.46%) Security Cleared
2 213 (47.87%) SC Cleared
3 73 (16.40%) Degree
4 10 (2.25%) Master's Degree
5 8 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.90%) AWS Certification
6 4 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (0.67%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.67%) MCPD
7 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.45%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.45%) PMP
9 1 (0.22%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.02%) QA
2 7 (1.57%) Accessibility
2 7 (1.57%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.22%) GDPR
4 1 (0.22%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (3.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (2.02%) Terraform
2 6 (1.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 233 (52.36%) ESRI
2 42 (9.44%) Microsoft
3 26 (5.84%) Oracle
4 19 (4.27%) SAP
5 17 (3.82%) Google
6 15 (3.37%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.02%) Civica
8 7 (1.57%) IBM
9 6 (1.35%) Mapbox
10 4 (0.90%) Sparx
11 2 (0.45%) Mapinfo
12 1 (0.22%) Adobe
12 1 (0.22%) Ericsson
12 1 (0.22%) IFS
12 1 (0.22%) Nokia
12 1 (0.22%) Xamarin