Geospatial Data Job Trends in Wales

Geographic Information (Geospatial Data)
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Geospatial Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - +21
Permanent jobs citing Geospatial Data 10 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.96% - 0.10%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 11.63% - 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,745 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 - £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +26.06%
75th Percentile £49,500 - £48,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £48,122 £76,000 £43,000
% change year-on-year -36.68% +76.74% -4.44%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Wales

Geospatial 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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 86 165 206
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 8.23% 18.88% 21.46%
Number of salaries quoted 50 115 152
10th Percentile £36,125 £23,750 £23,750
25th Percentile £46,745 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,750 £47,307 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.62% -0.41% -2.06%
75th Percentile £57,875 £65,000 £62,813
90th Percentile £73,750 £74,144 £72,433
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,900 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.10% +6.50% -4.00%

Geospatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Geospatial Data relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Geospatial Data job vacancy trend in Wales

Geospatial Data
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Geospatial Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Geospatial Data

Geospatial Data
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 10 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 10 (100.00%) Cloud Computing
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (100.00%) GIS
General
1 10 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 10 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 10 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 10 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 10 (100.00%) Document Management
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 10 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 10 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 10 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft