Spatial Data Job Trends in Scotland

Spatial Data
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Spatial Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Spatial Data 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.029% - -
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.49% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £41,351 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -31.08% - -14.29%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Scotland

Spatial 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 205 374 1,185
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 6.01% 14.84% 22.49%
Number of salaries quoted 104 128 335
10th Percentile £27,125 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +10.58% -11.11%
75th Percentile £77,125 £76,840 £65,000
90th Percentile £101,750 £96,042 £75,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -0.83% +0.83% -4.00%

Spatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Spatial Data job vacancy trend in Scotland

Spatial Data
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Spatial Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Spatial Data

Spatial Data
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Spatial Data within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 August 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
Glasgow - 1 - -
Spatial Data
UK

Spatial Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 1 (100.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) AutoCAD
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CAD
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management