Geospatial Data Contract Job Trends in England

Geographic Information (Geospatial Data)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Geospatial Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 471 508 574
Rank change year-on-year +37 +66 +129
Contract jobs citing Geospatial Data 41 25 26
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.15% 0.078% 0.064%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.80% 0.43% 0.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 16 19
10th Percentile £375 £394 £315
25th Percentile £408 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £575 £618
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% -6.88% +17.62%
75th Percentile £625 £628 £741
90th Percentile £675 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £490 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -14.78% +4.55% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - £14.46
25th Percentile - - £18.34
Median hourly rate - £22.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% -63.07%
75th Percentile - - £21.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - £22.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -63.07%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
England

Geospatial Data 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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 5,108 5,792 6,748
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.11% 18.06% 16.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,504 3,929 4,800
10th Percentile £338 £350 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -
75th Percentile £633 £663 £663
90th Percentile £750 £813 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £528 £540
% change year-on-year -5.21% -2.31% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 83 144
10th Percentile £20.67 £17.50 £20.33
25th Percentile £29.00 £22.20 £27.02
Median hourly rate £42.00 £35.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.99% -33.33% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £61.60 £73.75
90th Percentile £80.00 £71.15 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £39.48 £33.22 £51.06
% change year-on-year +18.86% -34.94% +2.11%

Geospatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Geospatial Data relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Geospatial Data job vacancy trend in England

Geospatial Data
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Geospatial Data.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Geospatial Data

Geospatial Data
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Geospatial Data in England over the 6 months to 16 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Geospatial Data in England

Geospatial Data
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Geospatial Data.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Geospatial Data

Geospatial Data
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Geospatial Data within the England region over the 6 months to 16 October 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +33 22 £495 -3.41% 4
South East +12 6 £425 -46.88% 7
West Midlands -11 6 £375 -
Midlands -15 6 £375 -
South West +9 4 £592 -1.35% 11
North of England -23 2 £463 - 3
North West -16 1 £350 - 3
Yorkshire -27 1 £575 -
Geospatial Data
UK

Geospatial Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 7 (17.07%) ArcGIS
2 6 (14.63%) GeoServer
2 6 (14.63%) Smallworld
3 5 (12.20%) Apache Spark
4 2 (4.88%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (2.44%) CMS
Cloud Services
1 14 (34.15%) Azure
2 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
3 4 (9.76%) AWS
4 2 (4.88%) GCP
4 2 (4.88%) GitHub
4 2 (4.88%) Serverless
5 1 (2.44%) AWS Lambda
5 1 (2.44%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.44%) DKIM
1 1 (2.44%) DNS
1 1 (2.44%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (73.17%) GIS
2 12 (29.27%) Spatial Data
3 11 (26.83%) QGIS
4 9 (21.95%) Tableau
5 5 (12.20%) Power BI
6 4 (9.76%) Big Data
7 3 (7.32%) Metadata
8 2 (4.88%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 9 (21.95%) Git
2 2 (4.88%) GDB
3 1 (2.44%) JIRA
3 1 (2.44%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 16 (39.02%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (29.27%) Social Skills
3 8 (19.51%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (19.51%) Telecoms
4 4 (9.76%) Public Sector
5 2 (4.88%) Publishing
6 1 (2.44%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.44%) Legal
Job Titles
1 14 (34.15%) Analyst
2 7 (17.07%) Data Analyst
2 7 (17.07%) GIS Analyst
3 6 (14.63%) Data Engineer
3 6 (14.63%) Data Scientist
4 5 (12.20%) Python Engineer
5 4 (9.76%) Architect
5 4 (9.76%) Developer
5 4 (9.76%) GIS Architect
5 4 (9.76%) Python Data Engineer
6 3 (7.32%) Business Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) Data Centre Analyst
6 3 (7.32%) GIS Business Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) Data Consultant
7 2 (4.88%) Geospatial Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) GIS Manager
7 2 (4.88%) Junior
7 2 (4.88%) Junior Analyst
7 2 (4.88%) Junior Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (14.63%) PostGIS
2 5 (12.20%) GeoPandas
3 3 (7.32%) CSS
3 3 (7.32%) HTML
4 2 (4.88%) GeoJSON
4 2 (4.88%) KML
4 2 (4.88%) Node.js
4 2 (4.88%) NumPy
4 2 (4.88%) Pandas
4 2 (4.88%) PySpark
5 1 (2.44%) JSON
5 1 (2.44%) Lightning Web Components
5 1 (2.44%) Matplotlib
5 1 (2.44%) REST
5 1 (2.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (19.51%) Algorithms
2 6 (14.63%) Legacy Systems
2 6 (14.63%) Self-Motivation
3 5 (12.20%) Distributed Computing
4 3 (7.32%) Data Centre
4 3 (7.32%) Product Ownership
4 3 (7.32%) Replication
5 2 (4.88%) IoT
5 2 (4.88%) Management Information System
5 2 (4.88%) Social Media
6 1 (2.44%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.44%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (48.78%) Visualisation
2 15 (36.59%) Analytics
2 15 (36.59%) Machine Learning
3 14 (34.15%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (29.27%) AI
5 11 (26.83%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (24.39%) CI/CD
6 10 (24.39%) Data Science
6 10 (24.39%) Decision-Making
7 9 (21.95%) Agile
7 9 (21.95%) Data Modelling
7 9 (21.95%) Data Visualisation
7 9 (21.95%) Mathematics
8 8 (19.51%) Actionable Insight
8 8 (19.51%) Validation
9 7 (17.07%) DevOps
9 7 (17.07%) Migration
9 7 (17.07%) Spatial Analysis
9 7 (17.07%) Workflow
10 6 (14.63%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 24 (58.54%) Python
2 11 (26.83%) SQL
3 2 (4.88%) Perl
3 2 (4.88%) Shell Script
4 1 (2.44%) Apex Code
4 1 (2.44%) Bash
4 1 (2.44%) C#
4 1 (2.44%) Java
4 1 (2.44%) JavaScript
4 1 (2.44%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 9 (21.95%) Degree
2 7 (17.07%) Security Cleared
3 5 (12.20%) SC Cleared
4 4 (9.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 4 (9.76%) Master's Degree
4 4 (9.76%) PhD
5 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.44%) PMP
5 1 (2.44%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (21.95%) Data Quality
2 2 (4.88%) QA
3 1 (2.44%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 1 (2.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.44%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.44%) Terraform
Vendors
1 12 (29.27%) ESRI
2 8 (19.51%) Microsoft
3 6 (14.63%) Intergraph
4 5 (12.20%) Databricks
5 2 (4.88%) Oracle
6 1 (2.44%) Salesforce