Geospatial Engineer Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London
Geospatial Engineer
UK > UK excluding London
The median Geospatial Engineer daily rate in the UK excluding London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 481 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Geospatial Engineer jobs | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London | 0.042% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.046% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £550 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £650 | £501 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +29.87% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the UK excluding London matching a recognised job title | 26,206 | 15,594 | 15,438 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 90.67% | 89.72% | 92.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13,992 | 9,670 | 8,877 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £208 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,777 | 1,530 | 1,062 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.09 | £13.75 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.38 | £17.17 | £19.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.75 | £53.44 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -28.14% | -21.35% |
Geospatial Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Geospatial Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Geospatial Engineer Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Geospatial Engineer job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Geospatial Engineer Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Geospatial Engineer jobs within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | - | 7 | £600 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £700 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £700 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North of England | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Geospatial Engineer Skill Set Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Geospatial Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Geospatial Engineer job ads across the UK excluding London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 58.3% | 7 |
| 2 | ArcGIS | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2 | Geospatial Data | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2 | Python | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2 | Software Engineering | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2 | SQL | 41.7% | 5 |
| 7 | AWS | 33.3% | 4 |
| 7 | Azure | 33.3% | 4 |
| 7 | Continuous Improvement | 33.3% | 4 |
| 7 | GIS | 33.3% | 4 |
| 11 | SC Cleared | 25.0% | 3 |
| 12 | Problem-Solving | 16.7% | 2 |
| 13 | Apache | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | CI/CD | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Engineering | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Lineage | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Pipeline | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Quality | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Databricks | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Delta Lake | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | GeoJSON | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Git | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Metadata | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | PostGIS | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | PySpark | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Spatial Data | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Test Automation | 8.3% | 1 |
| 13 | Validation | 8.3% | 1 |
Geospatial Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineer | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2 | AWS Engineer | 33.3% | 4 |
| 2 | Python Engineer | 33.3% | 4 |
| 4 | Senior Software Engineer | 16.7% | 2 |
| 5 | Data Engineer | 8.3% | 1 |