GIS Contract Job Trends in Wales
Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wales citing GIS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 50 | - | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing GIS | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wales | 0.90% | - | 1.09% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 8.57% | - | 7.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | - | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | - | £650 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +44.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | - | £698 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | - | £717 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -10.89% | +1.00% |
All Database & BI Skills
Wales
GIS 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 citing database or business intelligence skills in Wales.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 70 | 56 | 66 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales | 10.51% | 13.08% | 14.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 34 | 51 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £304 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £372 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £438 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -12.50% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £596 | £576 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £666 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £513 | £500 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -5.66% | -0.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.67 | £24.27 | £25.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.06 | £26.42 | £25.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.73 | £30.00 | £25.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.90% | +16.10% | +14.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.55 | £31.88 | £26.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.82 | £33.00 | £26.38 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.18 | £43.50 | £31.55 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.63% | +37.90% | -33.59% |
GIS Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GIS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.
GIS Daily Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing GIS.
GIS Hourly Rate Trend in Wales
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing GIS.
GIS Contract Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Wales region over the 6 months to 3 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 Wales | - | 6 | £588 | - | 8 |
| GIS UK |
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GIS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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.
Application Platforms
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArcGIS | 100.0% | 6 |