Geographic Information System (GIS)
Wales > South Wales
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Wales requiring GIS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 53 | 73 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | -4 | +46 |
| Permanent jobs citing GIS | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.30% | 0.36% | 0.43% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 3.03% | 2.80% | 2.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £57,325 | £51,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £57,438 | £56,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.20% | -12.50% | +14.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £65,438 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £65,775 | £77,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £48,122 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.43% | -12.50% | +66.67% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
South Wales
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 South Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 66 | 143 | 135 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 9.98% | 12.76% | 19.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 92 | 98 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £23,750 | £37,002 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £31,250 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £46,014 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.96% | -26.38% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,586 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £65,977 | £75,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,029 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.95% | -5.94% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Salary Trend in South Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Wales citing GIS.
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Job Locations in South Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 1 September 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 |
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| Cardiff | +21 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Newport | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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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