GNSS Job Trends

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term GNSS in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited GNSS over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 623 673 689
Rank change year-on-year +50 +16 +326
Permanent jobs citing GNSS 26 38 24
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.043% 0.071% 0.043%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.13% 0.19% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14 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 £79,250 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £82,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -42.42% +26.92% +48.57%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,616 19,935 20,305
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.19% 37.19% 36.62%
Number of salaries quoted 10,355 9,359 14,728
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £31,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%

GNSS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

GNSS job vacancy trend in the UK

GNSS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GNSS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing GNSS

GNSS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing GNSS over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for GNSS in the UK

GNSS
Top 7 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GNSS within the UK over the 6 months to 15 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
England +58 26 £47,500 -46.48% 8
UK excluding London +31 25 £47,500 -42.42% 6
South West -5 20 £47,500 -47.22% 1
Work from Home +62 15 £47,500 -38.71% 3
South East +28 3 £55,000 -21.43% 4
East of England - 2 £77,500 -
London - 1 £75,000 - 3

GNSS
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 1 (3.85%) Kinematics
Cloud Services
1 4 (15.38%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (19.23%) 5G
2 4 (15.38%) DNS
2 4 (15.38%) HTTP
2 4 (15.38%) SD-WAN
2 4 (15.38%) SMTP
2 4 (15.38%) TCP/IP
2 4 (15.38%) WAN
3 1 (3.85%) 4G
3 1 (3.85%) Broadband
3 1 (3.85%) GSM
3 1 (3.85%) LTE
3 1 (3.85%) Software-Defined Radio
3 1 (3.85%) TETRA
3 1 (3.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.85%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 8 (30.77%) Git
2 4 (15.38%) LabVIEW
General
1 9 (34.62%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (34.62%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.69%) Electronics
2 2 (7.69%) Telecoms
3 1 (3.85%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.85%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 9 (34.62%) Senior
2 8 (30.77%) Support Supervisor
2 8 (30.77%) Technical Support
2 8 (30.77%) Technical Support Supervisor
3 5 (19.23%) RF Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) C++ Software Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) GNSS Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Hardware Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Product Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Product Test Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Python Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Python Software Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Senior Test Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Senior Verification Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Software Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Test Engineer
4 4 (15.38%) Verification Engineer
5 2 (7.69%) Consultant
5 2 (7.69%) Senior Consultant
6 1 (3.85%) Senior Communications Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (15.38%) pytest
2 1 (3.85%) Open3D
Miscellaneous
1 16 (61.54%) Satnav
2 5 (19.23%) Self-Driving Car
3 4 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (7.69%) Lidar
4 2 (7.69%) Robotics
5 1 (3.85%) Algorithms
5 1 (3.85%) Verilog
5 1 (3.85%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 8 (30.77%) Windows
2 4 (15.38%) Linux
2 4 (15.38%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (80.77%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (76.92%) B2B
2 20 (76.92%) Test Automation
3 9 (34.62%) Roadmaps
4 8 (30.77%) Decision-Making
4 8 (30.77%) Process Improvement
4 8 (30.77%) Project Management
4 8 (30.77%) Resource Allocation
5 6 (23.08%) Validation
6 5 (19.23%) Kalman Filter
6 5 (19.23%) Mathematics
7 4 (15.38%) Customer Engagement
7 4 (15.38%) Open Source
7 4 (15.38%) Open Source Development
7 4 (15.38%) Project Delivery
7 4 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
7 4 (15.38%) Software Engineering
7 4 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (15.38%) Test Assurance
8 2 (7.69%) Sensor Fusion
Programming Languages
1 9 (34.62%) Python
2 6 (23.08%) C++
3 5 (19.23%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.85%) C
Qualifications
1 16 (61.54%) Degree
2 4 (15.38%) HND
3 3 (11.54%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.85%) PhD
4 1 (3.85%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (30.77%) ISO 9001
2 1 (3.85%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (3.85%) EMC