Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 404 621 755
Rank change year-on-year +217 +134 -74
Permanent jobs citing GIS 614 378 515
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.63% 0.36% 0.33%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 3.40% 1.67% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 191 132 176
10th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £36,310 £38,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +1.01%
75th Percentile £60,388 £65,625 £61,938
90th Percentile £90,000 £79,875 £77,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +6.38%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 18,076 22,599 42,565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 18.44% 21.59% 27.62%
Number of salaries quoted 12,541 13,991 21,425
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,725 £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 £76,250 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +5.77% +6.12%

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Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for GIS in the UK

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Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for GIS in the UK

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for GIS in the UK

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Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
UK excluding London +207 503 £45,000 -10.00% 49
England +217 447 £45,000 -10.00% 52
Work from Home +186 308 £45,000 -18.18% 25
North of England +169 131 £40,132 -24.44% 15
North West +96 91 £40,000 - 11
London +106 87 £58,000 +5.45% 16
South East +79 77 £45,000 -35.71% 8
Scotland -12 75 £45,000 -11.66% 7
South West +18 57 £51,000 +30.77% 4
Midlands +12 53 £80,000 +101.89% 2
East of England +2 41 £43,000 -3.91% 6
Yorkshire +129 39 £63,750 +37.10% 3
Wales +42 39 £54,000 -25.52% 6
East Midlands +11 36 £95,000 +192.31%
Northern Ireland +60 30 - - 2
West Midlands +1 13 £43,806 +1.29% 2
North East -3 1 - - 1

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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:

Application Platforms
1 372 (60.59%) ArcGIS
2 335 (54.56%) GeoServer
3 12 (1.95%) SharePoint
4 10 (1.63%) Apache
5 6 (0.98%) nginx
6 3 (0.49%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (0.49%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.49%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.16%) Confluence
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 33 (5.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.47%) Trello
3 8 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (0.65%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.33%) LaTeX
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.16%) InVision
6 1 (0.16%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (1.79%) Maximo
2 6 (0.98%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (0.81%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.65%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.49%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.49%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.33%) SAP IS-U
6 2 (0.33%) SAP MRS
Cloud Services
1 381 (62.05%) Azure
2 363 (59.12%) AWS
3 43 (7.00%) Power Platform
4 33 (5.37%) SaaS
5 20 (3.26%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (2.77%) Google Sheets
7 13 (2.12%) GitHub
8 11 (1.79%) Power Automate
9 9 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.14%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.14%) Serverless
11 6 (0.98%) Amazon S3
11 6 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
12 4 (0.65%) IaaS
12 4 (0.65%) PaaS
13 3 (0.49%) Azure API Management
13 3 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
14 2 (0.33%) GCP
14 2 (0.33%) PowerApps
15 1 (0.16%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.63%) HTTP
2 6 (0.98%) DNS
3 5 (0.81%) Intranet
4 2 (0.33%) Broadband
4 2 (0.33%) WPA
5 1 (0.16%) Internet
5 1 (0.16%) RNC
5 1 (0.16%) SGSN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 370 (60.26%) PostgreSQL
2 334 (54.40%) QGIS
3 103 (16.78%) Geospatial Data
4 39 (6.35%) SQL Server
5 35 (5.70%) Power BI
6 30 (4.89%) Spatial Data
7 27 (4.40%) Relational Database
8 16 (2.61%) Redis
9 15 (2.44%) MySQL
9 15 (2.44%) NoSQL
10 12 (1.95%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (1.47%) MS Access
12 7 (1.14%) MongoDB
13 5 (0.81%) Metadata
13 5 (0.81%) Tableau
14 4 (0.65%) Triplestore
15 1 (0.16%) Big Data
15 1 (0.16%) BusinessObjects
15 1 (0.16%) Looker
15 1 (0.16%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 13 (2.12%) JIRA
2 11 (1.79%) Team Foundation Server
3 9 (1.47%) Oracle Forms
4 5 (0.81%) Git
5 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 70 (11.40%) Social Skills
2 44 (7.17%) Finance
3 36 (5.86%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (5.86%) Public Sector
4 28 (4.56%) Retail
5 22 (3.58%) Local Government
6 21 (3.42%) Back Office
7 11 (1.79%) Marketing
8 7 (1.14%) Telecoms
9 6 (0.98%) Electronics
9 6 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (0.98%) Manufacturing
9 6 (0.98%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (0.81%) Publishing
11 4 (0.65%) Automotive
11 4 (0.65%) Pharmaceutical
11 4 (0.65%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.49%) Environmental Health
12 3 (0.49%) Law
13 1 (0.16%) Games
Job Titles
1 363 (59.12%) Software Engineer
2 235 (38.27%) Senior
3 214 (34.85%) Senior Software Engineer
4 40 (6.51%) Developer
5 29 (4.72%) Analyst
6 21 (3.42%) Architect
7 17 (2.77%) Digital Transformation
8 16 (2.61%) GIS Analyst
8 16 (2.61%) Network Technician
9 15 (2.44%) Lead
10 14 (2.28%) Consultant
11 12 (1.95%) Geospatial Engineer
12 11 (1.79%) Data Analyst
12 11 (1.79%) Software Developer
12 11 (1.79%) Team Leader
13 10 (1.63%) Digital Transformation Manager
13 10 (1.63%) Transformation Manager
14 9 (1.47%) Application Support Team Leader
14 9 (1.47%) Applications Support
14 9 (1.47%) GIS Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 343 (55.86%) React
2 342 (55.70%) OpenLayers
2 342 (55.70%) PostGIS
3 338 (55.05%) Leaflet
4 314 (51.14%) .NET
5 312 (50.81%) CSS
6 300 (48.86%) .NET Core
7 59 (9.61%) Django
8 35 (5.70%) HTML
9 23 (3.75%) AngularJS
10 21 (3.42%) REST
11 18 (2.93%) JSON
12 16 (2.61%) RESTful
13 14 (2.28%) GeoJSON
13 14 (2.28%) Vue
14 11 (1.79%) Blazor
14 11 (1.79%) Dask
14 11 (1.79%) Flask
15 10 (1.63%) ASP.NET
15 10 (1.63%) GeoPandas
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.49%) Management Information System
2 16 (2.61%) PDA
3 9 (1.47%) Data Centre
3 9 (1.47%) Renewable Energy
4 8 (1.30%) Driving Licence
5 7 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (0.81%) Reference Data
7 4 (0.65%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.65%) Linked Data
7 4 (0.65%) NHS
8 3 (0.49%) 3D Graphics
8 3 (0.49%) Housing Association
8 3 (0.49%) Photography
8 3 (0.49%) Product Ownership
9 2 (0.33%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.33%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.33%) Lidar
9 2 (0.33%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.33%) Onboarding
9 2 (0.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 68 (11.07%) Linux
2 48 (7.82%) Ubuntu
3 15 (2.44%) Windows
4 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 371 (60.42%) Software Engineering
2 356 (57.98%) Web Development
3 354 (57.65%) Actionable Insight
3 354 (57.65%) Agile
4 343 (55.86%) DevOps
5 66 (10.75%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (8.63%) Business Intelligence
7 51 (8.31%) Data Analysis
8 46 (7.49%) Full Stack Development
9 34 (5.54%) Line Management
10 33 (5.37%) Analytics
11 30 (4.89%) Decision-Making
12 28 (4.56%) Computer Science
13 27 (4.40%) Project Management
14 23 (3.75%) OO
15 22 (3.58%) Data Modelling
15 22 (3.58%) Machine Learning
15 22 (3.58%) Software Architecture
16 21 (3.42%) Customer Service
16 21 (3.42%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 401 (65.31%) Python
2 392 (63.84%) JavaScript
3 201 (32.74%) C#
4 51 (8.31%) SQL
5 17 (2.77%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.47%) Apex Code
7 7 (1.14%) Java
8 6 (0.98%) Ada
8 6 (0.98%) PHP
8 6 (0.98%) R
9 4 (0.65%) SPARQL
10 2 (0.33%) C++
11 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.16%) Go
11 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.16%) Ruby
11 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.16%) VB
Qualifications
1 372 (60.59%) Security Cleared
2 348 (56.68%) SC Cleared
3 79 (12.87%) Degree
4 9 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (1.47%) Master's Degree
5 4 (0.65%) AWS Certification
5 4 (0.65%) TOGAF Certification
6 3 (0.49%) DBS Check
6 3 (0.49%) MCPD
6 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.49%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.33%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.33%) PMP
7 2 (0.33%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.16%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.63%) Accessibility
2 9 (1.47%) QA
3 7 (1.14%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.16%) GDPR
System Software
1 15 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (1.47%) Terraform
2 6 (0.98%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 370 (60.26%) ESRI
2 49 (7.98%) Microsoft
3 26 (4.23%) Oracle
4 19 (3.09%) SAP
5 17 (2.77%) Google
6 15 (2.44%) Salesforce
7 9 (1.47%) Civica
7 9 (1.47%) Mapbox
8 8 (1.30%) IBM
9 4 (0.65%) Mapinfo
9 4 (0.65%) Sparx
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe
10 1 (0.16%) Ericsson
10 1 (0.16%) IFS
10 1 (0.16%) Nokia
10 1 (0.16%) Sitecore
10 1 (0.16%) Xamarin