Geospatial Data Job Trends in Scotland

Geographic Information (Geospatial Data)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Geospatial Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 134 197
Rank change year-on-year - +63 +15
Permanent jobs citing Geospatial Data 0 14 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.55% 0.064%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category - 2.86% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 2
10th Percentile - £53,750 £44,501
25th Percentile - £57,188 £47,084
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £54,740
Median % change year-on-year - +27.88% +45.97%
75th Percentile - £72,500 £64,045
90th Percentile - - £67,618
UK median annual salary £48,122 £76,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -36.68% +76.74% -4.44%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

Geospatial Data 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 262 490 833
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.48% 19.12% 26.46%
Number of salaries quoted 95 218 415
10th Percentile £26,100 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £42,640
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,375 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.31% -4.77% -
75th Percentile £64,375 £63,750 £72,433
90th Percentile £77,274 £75,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.50% -4.00%

Geospatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Geospatial Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Geospatial Data job vacancy trend in Scotland

Geospatial Data
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Geospatial Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Geospatial Data