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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 453 427
Rank change year-on-year +85 -26 +206
Permanent jobs citing GIS 48 44 89
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.30% 0.19% 0.35%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.77% 0.91% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 30 20 69
10th Percentile £32,265 £27,500 £34,038
25th Percentile £36,246 £34,563 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,061 £38,000 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.48% -12.64% -17.14%
75th Percentile £49,500 £52,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £53,900 £140,000 £70,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £40,144 £43,500
% change year-on-year +18.33% -7.72% -3.33%

All Database and 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 2,719 4,811 6,263
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.80% 20.75% 24.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1,896 3,295 5,234
10th Percentile £35,500 £39,350 £40,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £49,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,000 £67,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% +8.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £82,563 £95,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £115,000 £140,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,759 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.40% +0.41% +4.17%

GIS
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GIS trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing GIS

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing GIS over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

GIS salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (22.92%) ArcGIS
2 3 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.08%) GeoServer
3 1 (2.08%) IIS
Applications
1 13 (27.08%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (12.50%) Civil 3D
2 6 (12.50%) Navisworks
3 5 (10.42%) Revit
4 4 (8.33%) ProjectWise
5 3 (6.25%) AutoCAD
5 3 (6.25%) Blender
5 3 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (2.08%) MicroStation
Cloud Services
1 13 (27.08%) Cloud Computing
2 8 (16.67%) Azure
3 4 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (8.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (8.33%) SaaS
4 2 (4.17%) AWS
4 2 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.08%) Anthropic Claude
5 1 (2.08%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.17%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (22.92%) Geospatial Data
2 4 (8.33%) QGIS
3 3 (6.25%) Power BI
4 1 (2.08%) RDBMS
4 1 (2.08%) Relational Database
4 1 (2.08%) Spatial Data
4 1 (2.08%) SQL Server
General
1 14 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (25.00%) Finance
3 10 (20.83%) Social Skills
4 6 (12.50%) Welsh Language
5 3 (6.25%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.17%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Local Government
7 1 (2.08%) Advertising
7 1 (2.08%) Environmental Health
7 1 (2.08%) Games
7 1 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (20.83%) Lead
2 7 (14.58%) Developer
3 4 (8.33%) Data Manager
3 4 (8.33%) Senior
3 4 (8.33%) Senior Developer
4 3 (6.25%) GIS Manager
4 3 (6.25%) Insight Manager
4 3 (6.25%) Knowledge Officer
4 3 (6.25%) Technical Support
5 2 (4.17%) C# Developer
5 2 (4.17%) Software Developer
6 1 (2.08%) Applications Support
6 1 (2.08%) Applications Support Specialist
6 1 (2.08%) Data Analyst
6 1 (2.08%) GIS Consultant
6 1 (2.08%) Junior
6 1 (2.08%) Principal Consultant
6 1 (2.08%) Product Manager
6 1 (2.08%) Service Manager
6 1 (2.08%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.33%) PostGIS
2 3 (6.25%) .NET
2 3 (6.25%) CSS
2 3 (6.25%) HTML
2 3 (6.25%) Leaflet
3 1 (2.08%) .NET Core
3 1 (2.08%) Blazor
3 1 (2.08%) D3.js
3 1 (2.08%) Google Maps API
3 1 (2.08%) LangChain
3 1 (2.08%) Plotly
3 1 (2.08%) PyTorch
3 1 (2.08%) Razor View Engine
3 1 (2.08%) React
3 1 (2.08%) REST
3 1 (2.08%) Shiny
3 1 (2.08%) TensorFlow
3 1 (2.08%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (2.08%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.25%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (29.17%) Management Information System
3 4 (8.33%) NHS
4 3 (6.25%) IoT
5 2 (4.17%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (4.17%) Driving Licence
5 2 (4.17%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (2.08%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.08%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.08%) Lidar
6 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
6 1 (2.08%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.25%) Windows
2 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (35.42%) Decision-Making
3 13 (27.08%) Asset Management
4 10 (20.83%) Analytics
4 10 (20.83%) Document Management
4 10 (20.83%) Programme Management
4 10 (20.83%) Risk Management
4 10 (20.83%) Technical Analysis
5 9 (18.75%) Agile
5 9 (18.75%) Mentoring
5 9 (18.75%) Project Delivery
6 8 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 8 (16.67%) Visualisation
7 6 (12.50%) Building Information Modelling
7 6 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (10.42%) Collaborative Culture
8 5 (10.42%) Data Visualisation
8 5 (10.42%) Information Management
8 5 (10.42%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 13 (27.08%) Python
2 8 (16.67%) JavaScript
3 6 (12.50%) C#
3 6 (12.50%) SQL
4 3 (6.25%) PHP
4 3 (6.25%) R
5 1 (2.08%) VB
Qualifications
1 18 (37.50%) Degree
2 17 (35.42%) DBS Check
3 3 (6.25%) Security Cleared
4 2 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (4.17%) RIBA
5 1 (2.08%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.08%) Master's Degree
5 1 (2.08%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (2.08%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) ISO 19650
2 1 (2.08%) Accessibility
Systems Management
1 1 (2.08%) Terraform
Vendors
1 27 (56.25%) Microsoft
2 7 (14.58%) ESRI
3 6 (12.50%) Autodesk
4 2 (4.17%) Google
5 1 (2.08%) Mapbox
5 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow
5 1 (2.08%) YouTube
5 1 (2.08%) Zoho