Spatial Data Job Trends in the South West
Spatial Data
England > South West
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West citing Spatial Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 254 | 171 | 208 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | +37 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Spatial Data | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South West | 0.018% | 0.10% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 0.27% | 0.97% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £37,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £40,000 | £65,000 | £33,555 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.46% | +93.71% | -25.10% |
All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
South West
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 citing database or business intelligence skills in the South West.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing database or business intelligence skills | 741 | 412 | 787 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West | 6.60% | 10.40% | 12.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 492 | 261 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,468 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £42,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -13.04% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,675 | £66,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +5.18% |
Spatial Data Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Spatial Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Spatial Data Salary Trend in the South West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Spatial Data.
Spatial Data 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 Spatial Data within the South West region over the 6 months to 5 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Gloucestershire | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | |
| Spatial Data England |
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Spatial Data Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Database & Business Intelligence
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elasticsearch | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Geospatial Data | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GIS | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | QGIS | 50.0% | 1 |