GIS Contract Job Trends in Cardiff
Geographic Information System (GIS)
South Wales > Cardiff
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cardiff citing GIS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | - | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GIS | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 1.88% | - | 2.01% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 12.50% | - | 9.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | - | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | - | £650 |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | - | £698 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | - | £717 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £588 | - | £650 |
All Database & BI Skills
Cardiff
GIS falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills in Cardiff.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 48 | 38 | 51 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | 15.00% | 17.04% | 20.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 39 | 28 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £303 | £188 |
| 25th Percentile | £316 | £350 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £438 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -16.27% | +60.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £501 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £690 | £638 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £500 | £425 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -18.66% | +34.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.21 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £16.90 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.62 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £20.13 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £20.71 | - | - |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £20.73 | £30.00 | £25.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.90% | +16.10% | +14.84% |
GIS Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GIS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
GIS Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing GIS.
GIS Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing GIS.
GIS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Application Platforms
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcGIS | 100.0% | 6 |