Geospatial Engineer Job Trends

Geospatial Engineer
UK

The median Geospatial Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 654 694 797
Rank change year-on-year +40 +103 +235
Permanent jobs requiring a Geospatial Engineer 5 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.008% 0.010% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.009% 0.011% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - £27,900 £65,250
25th Percentile £67,500 - £69,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £30,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% -61.29% +31.91%
75th Percentile £82,500 £75,000 £84,375
90th Percentile - £79,500 £87,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £30,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +150.00% -53.85% +36.84%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 58,749 46,938 69,506
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 91.97% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 36,633 24,273 54,572
10th Percentile £29,000 £33,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £74,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £54,793 £50,000
% change year-on-year -8.75% +9.59% -4.76%

Geospatial Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Geospatial Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Geospatial Engineer job vacancy trend in the UK

Geospatial Engineer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Geospatial Engineer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Geospatial Engineer job vacancies in the UK

Geospatial Engineer
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Geospatial Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 4 February 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
England +39 1 £75,000 +150.00% 3
UK excluding London +20 1 £75,000 +150.00% 3
North of England - 1 £75,000 -
North West - 1 £75,000 -

Geospatial Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Geospatial Engineer 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 featuring Geospatial Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 5 (100.00%) GIS
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Leaflet
1 5 (100.00%) Open Source
1 5 (100.00%) OpenLayers
1 5 (100.00%) PostGIS
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Spatial Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) AI
2 4 (80.00%) ArcGIS
2 4 (80.00%) C#
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 4 (80.00%) Degree
2 4 (80.00%) DevOps
2 4 (80.00%) ESRI
2 4 (80.00%) MapLibre
2 4 (80.00%) Mathematics
2 4 (80.00%) Physics
2 4 (80.00%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) React
2 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) Web Development
3 1 (20.00%) .NET
3 1 (20.00%) Agile

Geospatial Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) ArcGIS
2 1 (20.00%) GeoServer
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (20.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (100.00%) Geospatial Data
1 5 (100.00%) GIS
2 4 (80.00%) PostgreSQL
3 1 (20.00%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Jenkins
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) Leaflet
1 5 (100.00%) OpenLayers
1 5 (100.00%) PostGIS
2 4 (80.00%) MapLibre
2 4 (80.00%) React
3 1 (20.00%) .NET
3 1 (20.00%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) e-Learning
2 1 (20.00%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Open Source
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Spatial Analysis
2 4 (80.00%) AI
2 4 (80.00%) Computer Science
2 4 (80.00%) DevOps
2 4 (80.00%) Mathematics
2 4 (80.00%) Physics
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Web Development
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Architectural Design
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Data Science
3 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Kanban
3 1 (20.00%) Scrum
3 1 (20.00%) TDD
3 1 (20.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (80.00%) C#
3 1 (20.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Degree
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) ESRI