GIS Architect
UK

The median GIS Architect salary in the UK is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 896 953 -
Rank change year-on-year +57 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a GIS Architect 9 20 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.019% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.021% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 92,813 95,219 148,250
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.52% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,625 59,878 85,347
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

GIS Architect
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured GIS Architect in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GIS Architect in the UK

GIS Architect
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for GIS Architect in the UK

GIS Architect
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS Architect within the UK over the 6 months to 28 April 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
England +108 6 £90,000 -
Midlands -1 6 £90,000 -
UK excluding London -15 6 £90,000 - 1
East Midlands -14 2 £95,000 -

GIS Architect Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, GIS Architect job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring GIS Architect in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) GIS
1 9 (100.00%) Data Security
1 9 (100.00%) Python
1 9 (100.00%) Web Development
1 9 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 9 (100.00%) Full Stack Development
2 7 (77.78%) Decarbonisation
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) Critical Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Business Case
2 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Accessibility
2 7 (77.78%) Degree
2 7 (77.78%) Computer Science
2 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 7 (77.78%) UX Design
2 7 (77.78%) Visualisation
2 7 (77.78%) Data Visualisation
2 7 (77.78%) User Experience
2 7 (77.78%) Mapbox
2 7 (77.78%) Spatial Data
2 7 (77.78%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (77.78%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 7 (77.78%) Statistics
2 7 (77.78%) Project Planning
2 7 (77.78%) HTML
2 7 (77.78%) JavaScript
2 7 (77.78%) SQL
2 7 (77.78%) CSS

GIS Architect Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (100.00%) GIS
2 7 (77.78%) Geospatial Data
2 7 (77.78%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (77.78%) Spatial Data
General
1 7 (77.78%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (77.78%) CSS
1 7 (77.78%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Data Security
1 9 (100.00%) Full Stack Development
1 9 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 9 (100.00%) Web Development
2 7 (77.78%) Agile
2 7 (77.78%) Business Case
2 7 (77.78%) Computer Science
2 7 (77.78%) Critical Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Data Visualisation
2 7 (77.78%) Decarbonisation
2 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (77.78%) Project Management
2 7 (77.78%) Project Planning
2 7 (77.78%) Statistics
2 7 (77.78%) User Experience
2 7 (77.78%) UX Design
2 7 (77.78%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 9 (100.00%) Python
2 7 (77.78%) JavaScript
2 7 (77.78%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (77.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (77.78%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (77.78%) Mapbox