Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for GIS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GIS over the 6 months to 16 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 210 | 209 | 236 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +27 | -71 |
| Permanent jobs citing GIS | 75 | 24 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.13% | 0.50% | 0.035% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 3.86% | 2.78% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £39,750 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £47,500 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £50,939 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.66% | -32.08% | +48.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £67,500 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +1.01% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland
GIS is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 1,941 | 863 | 1,094 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 29.16% | 17.97% | 19.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 508 | 475 | 589 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £36,250 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,833 | £42,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +14.29% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £77,715 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £89,852 | £73,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £65,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +8.33% | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIS in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 April 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 April 2024. 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +57 | 35 | £60,000 | -2.04% | |
| Glasgow | -79 | 32 | - | - | 1 |
| Aberdeen | - | 5 | £45,000 | - | |
| West Lothian | - | 1 | £30,000 | - | |
| Perth and Kinross | - | 1 | £24,000 | - | |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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