GNSS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term GNSS in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited GNSS over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 481 543 548
Rank change year-on-year +62 +5 +207
Permanent jobs citing GNSS 25 29 19
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.059% 0.081% 0.055%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.24% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 13 10 1
10th Percentile - £58,750 -
25th Percentile - £59,375 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £82,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.42% +26.92% +48.57%
75th Percentile £55,000 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 - -
UK median annual salary £47,500 £82,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -42.42% +26.92% +48.57%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,592 12,280 11,959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.21% 34.23% 34.52%
Number of salaries quoted 6,281 5,272 8,510
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,744
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.28% -4.10%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £82,548
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

GNSS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GNSS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

GNSS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

GNSS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing GNSS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing GNSS

GNSS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing GNSS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for GNSS in the UK excluding London

GNSS
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 GNSS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
South West +6 20 £47,500 -47.22% 1
South East +24 3 £55,000 -21.43% 4
East of England - 2 £77,500 -
GNSS
UK

GNSS
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (16.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (20.00%) 5G
2 4 (16.00%) DNS
2 4 (16.00%) HTTP
2 4 (16.00%) SD-WAN
2 4 (16.00%) SMTP
2 4 (16.00%) TCP/IP
2 4 (16.00%) WAN
3 1 (4.00%) 4G
3 1 (4.00%) Broadband
3 1 (4.00%) GSM
3 1 (4.00%) LTE
3 1 (4.00%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (4.00%) TETRA
3 1 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 8 (32.00%) Git
2 4 (16.00%) LabVIEW
General
1 9 (36.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (36.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (8.00%) Electronics
2 2 (8.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.00%) Aerospace
3 1 (4.00%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 8 (32.00%) Senior
1 8 (32.00%) Support Supervisor
1 8 (32.00%) Technical Support
1 8 (32.00%) Technical Support Supervisor
2 5 (20.00%) RF Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) GNSS Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Hardware Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Product Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Product Test Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Python Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Python Software Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Senior Test Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Senior Verification Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Software Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Test Engineer
3 4 (16.00%) Verification Engineer
4 2 (8.00%) Consultant
4 2 (8.00%) Senior Consultant
5 1 (4.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (16.00%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 16 (64.00%) Satnav
2 5 (20.00%) Self-Driving Car
3 4 (16.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.00%) Algorithms
4 1 (4.00%) Lidar
4 1 (4.00%) Robotics
4 1 (4.00%) Verilog
4 1 (4.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 8 (32.00%) Windows
2 4 (16.00%) Linux
2 4 (16.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (84.00%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (80.00%) B2B
2 20 (80.00%) Test Automation
3 8 (32.00%) Decision-Making
3 8 (32.00%) Process Improvement
3 8 (32.00%) Project Management
3 8 (32.00%) Resource Allocation
3 8 (32.00%) Roadmaps
4 5 (20.00%) Kalman Filter
4 5 (20.00%) Mathematics
4 5 (20.00%) Validation
5 4 (16.00%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (16.00%) Open Source
5 4 (16.00%) Open Source Development
5 4 (16.00%) Project Delivery
5 4 (16.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (16.00%) Software Engineering
5 4 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (16.00%) Test Assurance
6 2 (8.00%) Digital Twin
Programming Languages
1 9 (36.00%) Python
2 5 (20.00%) C++
2 5 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 1 (4.00%) C
Qualifications
1 15 (60.00%) Degree
2 4 (16.00%) HND
3 2 (8.00%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (32.00%) ISO 9001
2 1 (4.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) EMC