GNSS Job Trends in the South West

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term GNSS in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited GNSS over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 164 202 208
Rank change year-on-year +38 +6 +99
Permanent jobs citing GNSS 10 23 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.28% 0.35% 0.24%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.78% 1.22% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £90,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -47.22% - -
England median annual salary £51,250 £62,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -18.00% +19.05% +12.00%

All Generic Skills
South West

GNSS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,286 1,881 1,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 35.89% 28.46% 40.05%
Number of salaries quoted 757 982 1,446
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,275 £29,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £35,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -9.09% +9.48%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,625
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

GNSS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GNSS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

GNSS job vacancy trend in the South West

GNSS
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GNSS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing GNSS

GNSS
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GNSS within the South West region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Devon +3 10 £47,500 -47.22% 2
GNSS
England

GNSS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) 5G
1 4 (40.00%) SD-WAN
1 4 (40.00%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) Git
1 3 (30.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) GNSS Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) Hardware Engineer
1 4 (40.00%) RF Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Product Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Product Test Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Test Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Senior Verification Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Support Supervisor
2 3 (30.00%) Technical Support
2 3 (30.00%) Technical Support Supervisor
2 3 (30.00%) Test Engineer
2 3 (30.00%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (30.00%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Satnav
2 4 (40.00%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 3 (30.00%) Unix
1 3 (30.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) B2B
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 4 (40.00%) Customer Engagement
2 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 4 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (40.00%) Test Assurance
3 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (30.00%) Kalman Filter
3 3 (30.00%) Process Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Project Management
3 3 (30.00%) Resource Allocation
3 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) MATLAB
1 3 (30.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 7 (70.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) ISO 9001