GIS Analyst Job Trends in the UK excluding London

GIS Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median GIS Analyst salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 531 - 676
Rank change year-on-year - - +99
Permanent jobs requiring a GIS Analyst 4 0 14
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.008% - 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 14
10th Percentile - - £35,529
25th Percentile - - £36,334
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.59%
75th Percentile - - £45,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £43,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -31.03% +8.75% +12.68%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 48,756 25,279 55,473
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 90.32% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 31,033 14,237 42,179
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £64,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

GIS Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'GIS Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

GIS Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

GIS Analyst
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for GIS Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for GIS Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

GIS Analyst
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
North East - 3 - -
North of England - 3 - - 2
South West - 1 £30,000 -
GIS Analyst
UK

GIS Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, GIS Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the UK excluding London region featuring GIS Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) GIS
2 3 (75.00%) AutoCAD
2 3 (75.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) ESRI
2 3 (75.00%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (75.00%) Metadata
2 3 (75.00%) Python
2 3 (75.00%) QA
2 3 (75.00%) QGIS
2 3 (75.00%) Spatial Data
2 3 (75.00%) SQL
2 3 (75.00%) Visualisation

GIS Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) AutoCAD
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (100.00%) GIS
2 3 (75.00%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (75.00%) Metadata
2 3 (75.00%) QGIS
2 3 (75.00%) Spatial Data
General
1 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Legal
1 3 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Renewable Energy
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Data Management
1 3 (75.00%) Data Visualisation
1 3 (75.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) Python
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) ESRI