GIS Job Trends in Devon

Geographic Information System (GIS)
South West > Devon

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Devon requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 52 60
Rank change year-on-year +6 +8 -28
Permanent jobs citing GIS 4 1 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Devon 0.64% 0.24% 0.40%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 6.67% 3.85% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% - -
South West median annual salary £28,000 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -30.00% -11.11% +13.92%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Devon

GIS falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Devon.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 60 26 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Devon 9.58% 6.13% 14.92%
Number of salaries quoted 47 12 67
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,438 £36,365
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,750 £40,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.88% -11.11% +14.54%
75th Percentile £53,750 £50,000 £51,250
90th Percentile £67,585 £57,500 £58,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Devon.

GIS job vacancy trend in Devon

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Salary Trend in Devon

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Devon citing GIS

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Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Devon region over the 6 months to 30 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter +1 4 £28,000 -30.00% 5
GIS
South West