GIS Jobs in the North West

Geographic Information System (GIS)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring GIS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GIS over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 284 201 290
Rank change year-on-year -83 +89 +15
Permanent jobs citing GIS 5 90 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.062% 0.91% 0.064%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.65% 5.01% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 4 28 0
10th Percentile £18,375 £30,000 -
25th Percentile £29,063 £32,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £40,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -
75th Percentile £42,250 £42,203 -
90th Percentile £49,000 £44,125 -
England median annual salary £65,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +44.44% -10.00% -

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
North West

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 the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 775 1,796 1,467
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 9.68% 18.22% 18.72%
Number of salaries quoted 450 1,276 879
10th Percentile £33,675 £33,609 £33,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £40,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £51,000 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +7.84% -7.07% +4.26%
75th Percentile £72,500 £67,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £87,250 £83,759 £80,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% -11.54% +8.33%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for GIS in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIS in the North West.

Salary trend for GIS in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in the North West over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.

Salary histogram for GIS in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
Manchester +3 3 £37,000 -7.50% 15
Cheshire +9 2 £35,000 -9.68%
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Cloud Computing
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Aviation
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Local Government
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Architect
2 1 (20.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Logistics Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Senior
2 1 (20.00%) Senior Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Analytics
1 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) 3D Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Critical Path Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Content Management
3 1 (20.00%) Information Assurance
3 1 (20.00%) Logistics
3 1 (20.00%) Matrix Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
3 1 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
3 1 (20.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (20.00%) PHP
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft