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 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 382 442 424
Rank change year-on-year +60 -18 +178
Permanent jobs citing GIS 39 32 74
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.15% 0.32%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.50% 0.68% 1.27%
Number of salaries quoted 22 12 62
10th Percentile £39,000 - £34,005
25th Percentile £44,063 £27,500 £35,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £32,500 £43,250
Median % change year-on-year +48.07% -24.86% -17.62%
75th Percentile £52,563 £46,813 £53,944
90th Percentile £80,000 £58,625 £72,000
UK median annual salary £48,122 £41,500 £43,250
% change year-on-year +15.96% -4.05% -3.89%

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 2,592 4,698 5,812
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.79% 22.73% 25.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1,779 2,897 4,767
10th Percentile £35,833 £40,000 £39,294
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,750 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £70,000 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +14.75% +1.67%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £77,542
90th Percentile £112,500 £132,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% +4.17%

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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 16 October 2025.

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 13 (33.33%) ArcGIS
2 3 (7.69%) GeoServer
2 3 (7.69%) SharePoint
3 1 (2.56%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 13 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (17.95%) Civil 3D
2 7 (17.95%) Navisworks
3 6 (15.38%) Revit
4 4 (10.26%) ProjectWise
5 3 (7.69%) AutoCAD
5 3 (7.69%) Blender
5 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (2.56%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 13 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 8 (20.51%) Azure
3 4 (10.26%) AWS
3 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (10.26%) Power Platform
4 3 (7.69%) SaaS
5 1 (2.56%) Anthropic Claude
5 1 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (2.56%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (30.77%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (12.82%) QGIS
3 3 (7.69%) Power BI
4 1 (2.56%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.56%) Spatial Data
4 1 (2.56%) SQL Server
General
1 12 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (28.21%) Finance
3 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.13%) Local Government
4 2 (5.13%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.56%) Games
5 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.56%) Legal
5 1 (2.56%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (25.64%) Lead
2 6 (15.38%) Developer
3 4 (10.26%) Senior
3 4 (10.26%) Senior Developer
4 3 (7.69%) Data Manager
4 3 (7.69%) GIS Manager
4 3 (7.69%) Insight Manager
4 3 (7.69%) Knowledge Officer
5 2 (5.13%) Architect
5 2 (5.13%) Data Engineer
5 2 (5.13%) Software Developer
6 1 (2.56%) Associate Consultant
6 1 (2.56%) Geospatial Consultant
6 1 (2.56%) GIS Architect
6 1 (2.56%) GIS Support
6 1 (2.56%) Head of Engineering
6 1 (2.56%) Head of Information
6 1 (2.56%) Junior
6 1 (2.56%) Junior Data Engineer
6 1 (2.56%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.26%) PostGIS
2 3 (7.69%) .NET
2 3 (7.69%) CSS
2 3 (7.69%) HTML
2 3 (7.69%) Leaflet
3 1 (2.56%) D3.js
3 1 (2.56%) Django
3 1 (2.56%) LangChain
3 1 (2.56%) Plotly
3 1 (2.56%) REST
3 1 (2.56%) Shiny
3 1 (2.56%) Unity (Game Engine)
3 1 (2.56%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 15 (38.46%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (35.90%) Management Information System
3 4 (10.26%) NHS
4 3 (7.69%) IoT
5 2 (5.13%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (5.13%) Driving Licence
5 2 (5.13%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (2.56%) Data Structures
6 1 (2.56%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (2.56%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Linux
1 1 (2.56%) Ubuntu
1 1 (2.56%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (48.72%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (38.46%) Decision-Making
3 13 (33.33%) Asset Management
4 10 (25.64%) Document Management
4 10 (25.64%) Programme Management
4 10 (25.64%) Risk Management
4 10 (25.64%) Technical Analysis
5 8 (20.51%) Agile
5 8 (20.51%) Analytics
5 8 (20.51%) Mentoring
5 8 (20.51%) Project Delivery
6 7 (17.95%) Building Information Modelling
6 7 (17.95%) Visualisation
7 6 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
7 6 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
7 6 (15.38%) Data Analysis
7 6 (15.38%) Information Management
8 5 (12.82%) Continuous Improvement
8 5 (12.82%) Open Source
8 5 (12.82%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 14 (35.90%) Python
2 7 (17.95%) JavaScript
3 5 (12.82%) C#
4 4 (10.26%) SQL
5 3 (7.69%) PHP
5 3 (7.69%) R
6 1 (2.56%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (43.59%) Degree
2 11 (28.21%) DBS Check
3 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.13%) RIBA
5 1 (2.56%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.69%) ISO 19650
2 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (2.56%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) Ansible
1 1 (2.56%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 21 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 7 (17.95%) ESRI
3 6 (15.38%) Autodesk
4 1 (2.56%) Google
4 1 (2.56%) Oracle
4 1 (2.56%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.56%) YouTube