Hybrid/Remote GIS Job Trends

Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 386 471
Rank change year-on-year -3 +85 +43
Permanent jobs citing GIS 16 35 105
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.085% 0.24% 0.32%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.66% 1.07% 1.43%
Number of salaries quoted 5 22 78
10th Percentile - £32,544 £33,025
25th Percentile £38,553 £36,246 £35,280
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.14% -2.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £46,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £66,250 £52,000 £83,000
UK median annual salary £51,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +7.37% +5.56% -10.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 2,432 3,279 7,344
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 12.94% 22.44% 22.57%
Number of salaries quoted 1,850 2,170 6,231
10th Percentile £38,500 £37,225 £37,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £50,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +13.04% -11.54%
75th Percentile £80,998 £88,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £95,125 £122,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

GIS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GIS

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing GIS over the 6 months to 22 May 2026.

GIS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 5 (31.25%) ArcGIS
2 4 (25.00%) GeoServer
2 4 (25.00%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Maximo
1 1 (6.25%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) AWS
1 4 (25.00%) Azure
2 2 (12.50%) Power Platform
3 1 (6.25%) Figma
3 1 (6.25%) GCP
3 1 (6.25%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) QGIS
2 4 (25.00%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (25.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (12.50%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (12.50%) Power BI
3 2 (12.50%) Spatial Data
4 1 (6.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) Git
General
1 13 (81.25%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Welsh Language
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (12.50%) Law
4 2 (12.50%) Local Government
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 2 (12.50%) Tech for Good
4 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 1 (6.25%) French Language
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Architect
2 3 (18.75%) Senior
3 2 (12.50%) Analyst
3 2 (12.50%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Geospatial Architect
3 2 (12.50%) GIS Architect
3 2 (12.50%) GIS Officer
3 2 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (12.50%) UI Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) Designer
4 1 (6.25%) Geospatial Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) GIS Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Interaction Designer
4 1 (6.25%) OSS Business Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) OSS Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Developer
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (25.00%) .NET
1 4 (25.00%) Django
2 3 (18.75%) CSS
2 3 (18.75%) HTML
3 2 (12.50%) AngularJS
3 2 (12.50%) JSF
3 2 (12.50%) PrimeFaces
3 2 (12.50%) React
3 2 (12.50%) Vue
4 1 (6.25%) GeoPandas
4 1 (6.25%) PostGIS
4 1 (6.25%) PyTorch
4 1 (6.25%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Data Structures
1 2 (12.50%) Driving Licence
2 1 (6.25%) Algorithms
2 1 (6.25%) Operational Technology
2 1 (6.25%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) Linux
1 4 (25.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 6 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (31.25%) Open Source
2 5 (31.25%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 4 (25.00%) Scrum
3 4 (25.00%) TOGAF
4 3 (18.75%) AI
4 3 (18.75%) Data Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) Data Collection
4 3 (18.75%) Data Governance
4 3 (18.75%) Data Management
4 3 (18.75%) Spatial Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) User Experience
4 3 (18.75%) Visualisation
5 2 (12.50%) Budget Management
5 2 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
5 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
5 2 (12.50%) Mentoring
5 2 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (31.25%) Python
2 3 (18.75%) R
3 2 (12.50%) Java
3 2 (12.50%) JavaScript
3 2 (12.50%) SQL
3 2 (12.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 7 (43.75%) Degree
2 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (12.50%) DBS Check
4 1 (6.25%) CBAP
4 1 (6.25%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (12.50%) WCAG
3 1 (6.25%) Data Quality
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (25.00%) Ansible
1 4 (25.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) ESRI
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (25.00%) Oracle
2 4 (25.00%) Red Hat
3 2 (12.50%) Google
4 1 (6.25%) Cognizant
4 1 (6.25%) SAP