Geospatial Data Contract Job Trends in Scotland

Geographic Information (Geospatial Data)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Geospatial Data skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 - 137
Rank change year-on-year - - +27
Contract jobs citing Geospatial Data 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Scotland 0.061% - 0.12%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.28% - 0.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £196
25th Percentile - - £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +28.57%
75th Percentile - - £469
90th Percentile - - £480
UK median daily rate £500 £600 £425
% change year-on-year -16.63% +41.18% -15.00%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 361 302 413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 22.19% 16.91% 17.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 212 183 297
10th Percentile £313 £351 £386
25th Percentile £402 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -9.00% +0.50%
75th Percentile £538 £523 £560
90th Percentile £625 £625 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile - £18.26 -
25th Percentile £52.50 - £18.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £19.59 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +180.76% +0.46% -7.14%
75th Percentile £57.50 £25.71 £20.75
90th Percentile - £28.07 -
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £30.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +45.00% -35.04% +2.62%

Geospatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Geospatial Data job vacancy trend in Scotland

Geospatial Data
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Geospatial Data
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

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

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

Geospatial Data
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Midlothian - 1 £150 - 1
Geospatial Data
UK

Geospatial Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) GIS Technician
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Photography
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Aerial Photography
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) QA