Spatial Data Job Trends in Wales

Spatial Data
UK > Wales

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wales requiring Spatial Data skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 99
Rank change year-on-year - - +17
Permanent jobs citing Spatial Data 1 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.093% - 0.16%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.12% - 0.79%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £38,375
25th Percentile - - £39,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - £44,250
75th Percentile - - £47,688
90th Percentile - - £48,325
UK median annual salary £66,250 £38,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +74.34% -20.00% -5.88%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Wales

Spatial 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 89 157 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 8.26% 18.89% 20.34%
Number of salaries quoted 47 107 196
10th Percentile £35,750 £30,750 £27,250
25th Percentile £39,500 £31,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £57,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £74,144 £72,433
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% -8.00%

Spatial Data
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Spatial Data job vacancy trend in Wales

Spatial Data
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Spatial Data.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Spatial Data

Spatial Data
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Spatial Data within the Wales region over the 6 months to 1 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
South Wales - 1 £50,000 -
Spatial Data
UK

Spatial 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) GIS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Geospatial Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Principal Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Consultant