GIS Job Trends in England

Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 505 478 556
Rank change year-on-year -27 +78 +145
Permanent jobs citing GIS 104 201 111
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.20% 0.41% 0.24%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.75% 2.25% 1.18%
Number of salaries quoted 56 112 85
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,593 £28,572
25th Percentile £44,063 £50,300 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,487 £75,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -39.35% +66.67% -
75th Percentile £69,063 £76,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £95,625 £77,500 £74,000
UK median annual salary £48,122 £75,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -35.84% +66.67% -

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
England

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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 5,952 8,939 9,378
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 11.42% 18.03% 20.62%
Number of salaries quoted 3,909 5,102 7,448
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £101,250 £115,000 £97,087
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

GIS job vacancy trend in England

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Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing GIS

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in England over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for GIS in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the England region over the 6 months to 30 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +35 22 £45,000 -15.57% 20
West Midlands +33 21 £45,000 -15.57% 12
South West +14 21 £34,000 -15.00% 18
South East +8 21 £80,000 +5.26% 33
East of England -41 17 £55,000 -27.63% 10
London +39 13 £70,000 +9.38% 19
North of England +19 9 £45,974 +93.57% 24
North West +24 4 £45,974 +93.57% 12
North East - 3 - - 1
Yorkshire +1 2 - - 11
East Midlands -12 1 £25,000 -19.35% 8
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 6 (5.77%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.96%) GeoServer
2 1 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 35 (33.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (19.23%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (5.77%) AutoCAD
4 2 (1.92%) Civil 3D
4 2 (1.92%) Navisworks
4 2 (1.92%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.96%) MicroStation
5 1 (0.96%) ProjectWise
5 1 (0.96%) Revit
5 1 (0.96%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 1 (0.96%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 9 (8.65%) Azure
2 7 (6.73%) SaaS
3 6 (5.77%) Power Platform
4 4 (3.85%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.88%) AWS
5 3 (2.88%) Azure DevOps
5 3 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
5 3 (2.88%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.88%) GitHub
6 2 (1.92%) Google Docs
6 2 (1.92%) Google Drive
6 2 (1.92%) Google Play
6 2 (1.92%) Google Sheets
6 2 (1.92%) TestFlight
7 1 (0.96%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.88%) Firewall
1 3 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
1 3 (2.88%) Network Security
2 1 (0.96%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (22.12%) Geospatial Data
2 18 (17.31%) Spatial Data
3 11 (10.58%) QGIS
4 6 (5.77%) Metadata
4 6 (5.77%) Power BI
5 5 (4.81%) SQL Server
6 3 (2.88%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.96%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (5.77%) Git
2 4 (3.85%) Jenkins
2 4 (3.85%) JIRA
3 2 (1.92%) Android Studio
3 2 (1.92%) CMake
3 2 (1.92%) Maven
3 2 (1.92%) TestRail
3 2 (1.92%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.92%) Xcode
General
1 46 (44.23%) Social Skills
2 29 (27.88%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
4 22 (21.15%) Legal
5 21 (20.19%) Finance
6 14 (13.46%) Fire and Rescue
7 8 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (5.77%) Law
9 3 (2.88%) German Language
9 3 (2.88%) Military
10 2 (1.92%) Publishing
11 1 (0.96%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.96%) Local Government
11 1 (0.96%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 31 (29.81%) Analyst
2 14 (13.46%) Network Engineer
3 11 (10.58%) Developer
4 9 (8.65%) GIS Developer
5 8 (7.69%) GIS Technician
5 8 (7.69%) Technical Support
6 7 (6.73%) Consultant
6 7 (6.73%) GIS Analyst
6 7 (6.73%) ServiceNow Consultant
6 7 (6.73%) Technical Consultant
7 6 (5.77%) Operations Analyst
7 6 (5.77%) Operations Technician
7 6 (5.77%) Support Consultant
7 6 (5.77%) Technical Support Consultant
8 5 (4.81%) Architect
9 4 (3.85%) Data Analyst
9 4 (3.85%) GIS Officer
9 4 (3.85%) Senior
9 4 (3.85%) Software Engineer
10 3 (2.88%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (7.69%) CSS
1 8 (7.69%) HTML
2 7 (6.73%) JSON
2 7 (6.73%) XML
3 4 (3.85%) Qt
4 3 (2.88%) PostGIS
4 3 (2.88%) YAML
5 2 (1.92%) .NET
5 2 (1.92%) Google Maps API
5 2 (1.92%) JavaFX
5 2 (1.92%) OpenGL
5 2 (1.92%) OpenSceneGraph
5 2 (1.92%) QML
5 2 (1.92%) Qt Quick
5 2 (1.92%) React
5 2 (1.92%) Vulkan
6 1 (0.96%) GeoPandas
Miscellaneous
1 15 (14.42%) SCADA
2 8 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 7 (6.73%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (5.77%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (3.85%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (2.88%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.92%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.96%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.96%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.96%) IoT
8 1 (0.96%) LLPG
8 1 (0.96%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.88%) Windows
2 2 (1.92%) Android
2 2 (1.92%) Apple iOS
2 2 (1.92%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (26.92%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (20.19%) Data Analysis
2 21 (20.19%) Incident Management
3 16 (15.38%) Regulatory Compliance
4 13 (12.50%) Data Management
5 10 (9.62%) Visualisation
6 8 (7.69%) Agile
6 8 (7.69%) Information Security
7 7 (6.73%) Customer Service
7 7 (6.73%) ITSM
7 7 (6.73%) Service Management
8 6 (5.77%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (5.77%) Data Pipeline
8 6 (5.77%) Data Visualisation
8 6 (5.77%) Decision-Making
8 6 (5.77%) Problem Management
8 6 (5.77%) Software Engineering
8 6 (5.77%) Validation
9 5 (4.81%) DevOps
9 5 (4.81%) TOGAF
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.42%) Python
2 13 (12.50%) SQL
3 8 (7.69%) JavaScript
4 6 (5.77%) Java
5 4 (3.85%) Bash
5 4 (3.85%) C++
6 3 (2.88%) PowerShell
6 3 (2.88%) T-SQL
7 2 (1.92%) C
7 2 (1.92%) Objective-C
7 2 (1.92%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.96%) R
8 1 (0.96%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (36.54%) Degree
2 8 (7.69%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.73%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.81%) DBS Check
5 3 (2.88%) CTC Cleared
6 2 (1.92%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.92%) PhD
7 1 (0.96%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.96%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.96%) CESG Certified Professional
7 1 (0.96%) CISM
7 1 (0.96%) CISSP
7 1 (0.96%) City & Guilds
7 1 (0.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.96%) GIAC
7 1 (0.96%) GSLC
7 1 (0.96%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (0.96%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (9.62%) QA
2 3 (2.88%) SLA
3 2 (1.92%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.92%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.96%) COBIT
4 1 (0.96%) GDPR
4 1 (0.96%) GRC
4 1 (0.96%) ISO 19650
4 1 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.96%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (2.88%) Active Directory
1 3 (2.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 40 (38.46%) Microsoft
2 13 (12.50%) ESRI
3 10 (9.62%) Cisco
4 7 (6.73%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.85%) Google
6 3 (2.88%) Hitachi
6 3 (2.88%) HP
6 3 (2.88%) Juniper
6 3 (2.88%) VMware
7 2 (1.92%) Apple
7 2 (1.92%) Atlassian
7 2 (1.92%) Mapbox
7 2 (1.92%) Xamarin
8 1 (0.96%) Autodesk
8 1 (0.96%) Computacenter
8 1 (0.96%) Mapinfo