Geospatial Data Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Geographic Information (Geospatial Data)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Geospatial Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 202 - 188
Rank change year-on-year - - +52
Contract jobs citing Geospatial Data 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.021% - 0.065%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.13% - 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £489
25th Percentile £325 - £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +12.82%
75th Percentile £375 - £625
90th Percentile - - £655
England median daily rate £525 £575 £508
% change year-on-year -8.70% +13.30% +4.10%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
North of 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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 752 507 650
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 15.91% 14.25% 14.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 540 317 469
10th Percentile £316 £325 £305
25th Percentile £375 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -1.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
England median daily rate £500 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 12 18
10th Percentile £50.20 £22.72 £18.21
25th Percentile £59.75 £23.87 £22.68
Median hourly rate £64.50 £26.47 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +143.72% -42.69% -18.98%
75th Percentile £81.50 £41.56 £53.75
90th Percentile £85.20 £65.00 £58.00
England median hourly rate £48.72 £38.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +28.21% -17.71% -12.04%

Geospatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Geospatial Data job vacancy trend in the North of England

Geospatial Data
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Geospatial Data
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

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

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

Geospatial Data
Contract Job Locations in the North of 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 21 December 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
North West - 1 £350 - 1
Geospatial Data
England

Geospatial Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 1 (100.00%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) GIS Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) GIS Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Roadmap