GIS Manager Contract Job Trends in England

GIS Manager
UK > England

The median GIS Manager daily rate in England is £686, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 559 483 553
Rank change year-on-year -76 +70 -
Contract jobs requiring a GIS Manager 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.004% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.004% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £580 - -
25th Percentile £608 £413 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £686 £425 £600
Median % change year-on-year +61.47% -29.17% -
75th Percentile £783 £438 £625
90th Percentile £823 - -
UK median daily rate £686 £425 £600
% change year-on-year +61.47% -29.17% -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 31,137 24,269 35,007
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.66% 93.07% 93.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,768 15,138 23,489
10th Percentile £300 £299 £270
25th Percentile £407 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £640
90th Percentile £725 £750 £745
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,988 717 2,110
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.92 £13.18
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.46 £16.54
Median hourly rate £31.36 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.41% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.73 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.68 £75.00 £72.46
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £34.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% -2.23%

GIS Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'GIS Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

GIS Manager job vacancy trend in England

GIS Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for GIS Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for GIS Manager job vacancies in England

GIS Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing GIS Manager in England over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for GIS Manager in England

GIS Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for GIS Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for GIS Manager job vacancies in England

GIS Manager
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 GIS Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 12 February 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 1 £573 -
South West - 1 £800 - 1
North of England - 1 £573 -
GIS Manager
UK

GIS Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, GIS Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring GIS Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) GIS
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

GIS Manager Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management