The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Wales requiring GIS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited GIS over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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
62
306
339
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales
5.08%
13.90%
20.14%
Number of salaries quoted
59
166
181
10th Percentile
£31,250
£35,195
£28,500
25th Percentile
£46,250
£40,313
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£50,000
£49,500
Median % change year-on-year
+20.00%
+1.01%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£75,625
£60,938
£68,750
90th Percentile
£78,750
£70,625
£75,000
UK median annual salary
£60,500
£57,500
£65,000
% change year-on-year
+5.22%
-11.54%
+8.33%
GIS Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
GIS Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIS in Wales.
GIS Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, job vacancies citing GIS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wales region with a requirement for GIS.
GIS Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
