GIS Job Trends in Wales

Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > Wales

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 57 83
Rank change year-on-year -57 +26 +11
Permanent jobs citing GIS 21 12 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.64% 1.40% 0.21%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 8.82% 15.19% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 8 11 2
10th Percentile £27,068 - £57,325
25th Percentile £28,483 £46,745 £57,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,311 £48,122 £61,250
Median % change year-on-year -39.09% -21.43% -7.55%
75th Percentile £29,668 £49,500 £65,438
90th Percentile - - £65,775
UK median annual salary £42,500 £48,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -11.46% +20.00% -7.51%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Wales

GIS 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 238 79 179
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 7.29% 9.20% 12.79%
Number of salaries quoted 108 65 109
10th Percentile £30,350 £45,698 £23,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £46,745 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,307
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +16.26% +5.13%
75th Percentile £69,000 £62,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,825 £73,750 £69,660
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +4.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

GIS job vacancy trend in Wales

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Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing GIS

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Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Wales region over the 6 months to 6 October 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 Wales -33 13 - - 2
Mid Wales - 6 £29,311 -
North Wales - 2 £27,734 -
GIS
UK

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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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (38.10%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.52%) Spatial Data
General
1 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Local Government
3 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Architect
1 11 (52.38%) Principal Architect
1 11 (52.38%) Senior
1 11 (52.38%) Senior Architect
2 2 (9.52%) Analyst
2 2 (9.52%) Network Analyst
2 2 (9.52%) Support Technician
2 2 (9.52%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (52.38%) Graphic Design
2 6 (28.57%) Web Conferencing
3 4 (19.05%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Customer Service
2 6 (28.57%) Kalman Filter
3 2 (9.52%) Asset Management
3 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
3 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (9.52%) Technical Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (9.52%) Degree
1 2 (9.52%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (28.57%) GDPR
Vendors
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft