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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 366 452
Rank change year-on-year -60 +86 -13
Permanent jobs citing GIS 29 48 46
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.12% 0.30% 0.20%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.91% 1.76% 0.94%
Number of salaries quoted 14 30 20
10th Percentile £40,606 £32,265 £27,500
25th Percentile £42,250 £36,246 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,100 £48,122 £36,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.73% +31.84% -15.61%
75th Percentile £64,225 £51,375 £52,188
90th Percentile £80,000 £60,000 £140,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.53% +18.75% -8.05%

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 3,186 2,728 4,892
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.02% 16.77% 20.93%
Number of salaries quoted 2,486 1,903 3,268
10th Percentile £37,500 £35,500 £39,425
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £64,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -5.19% +8.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,751 £95,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £115,000 £140,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £62,900
% change year-on-year - -4.61% +0.64%

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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 20 September 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 8 (27.59%) ArcGIS
2 4 (13.79%) GeoServer
2 4 (13.79%) Oracle Spatial
3 1 (3.45%) nginx
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle HTTP Server
3 1 (3.45%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Maximo
2 1 (3.45%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 13 (44.83%) Azure
2 7 (24.14%) AWS
3 6 (20.69%) Power Platform
4 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Copilot
4 3 (10.34%) Power Automate
5 2 (6.90%) Azure AI
5 2 (6.90%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (6.90%) Copilot Studio
5 2 (6.90%) PowerApps
5 2 (6.90%) SaaS
5 2 (6.90%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (3.45%) Azure Monitor
6 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (3.45%) GitHub
6 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (3.45%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) DHCP
1 1 (3.45%) DNS
1 1 (3.45%) HTTP
1 1 (3.45%) LAN
1 1 (3.45%) TETRA
1 1 (3.45%) VLAN
1 1 (3.45%) WAN
1 1 (3.45%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.24%) SQL Server
2 4 (13.79%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (13.79%) Power BI
2 4 (13.79%) QGIS
3 3 (10.34%) Geospatial Data
3 3 (10.34%) Spatial Data
4 1 (3.45%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (3.45%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Git
1 1 (3.45%) Jenkins
1 1 (3.45%) RStudio
General
1 18 (62.07%) Social Skills
2 8 (27.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (17.24%) Public Sector
4 4 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (13.79%) Finance
5 3 (10.34%) Telecoms
6 2 (6.90%) Law
6 2 (6.90%) Local Government
6 2 (6.90%) Tech for Good
6 2 (6.90%) Welsh Language
7 1 (3.45%) Back Office
7 1 (3.45%) Banking
7 1 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Legal
7 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
7 1 (3.45%) Military
7 1 (3.45%) Police
Job Titles
1 5 (17.24%) Senior
2 4 (13.79%) Architect
2 4 (13.79%) Geospatial Architect
3 3 (10.34%) Analyst
3 3 (10.34%) Lead
4 2 (6.90%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Automation Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Azure Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Design Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) GIS Architect
4 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Power Platform Engineer
4 2 (6.90%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (6.90%) UI Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) Associate Director
5 1 (3.45%) Grid Engineer
5 1 (3.45%) HR Manager
5 1 (3.45%) Senior Associate Director
5 1 (3.45%) SOC Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.24%) .NET
2 4 (13.79%) Django
3 3 (10.34%) AngularJS
4 2 (6.90%) CSS
4 2 (6.90%) HTML
4 2 (6.90%) JSF
4 2 (6.90%) PrimeFaces
4 2 (6.90%) React
4 2 (6.90%) Vue
5 1 (3.45%) Java SE
5 1 (3.45%) OpenLayers
5 1 (3.45%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.34%) Cloud Native
1 3 (10.34%) Driving Licence
1 3 (10.34%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.90%) Low-Code
2 2 (6.90%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.45%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (3.45%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.45%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.45%) Freedom of Information
3 1 (3.45%) Freedom of Information Act
3 1 (3.45%) Legacy Applications
3 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
3 1 (3.45%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (3.45%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.69%) Linux
2 4 (13.79%) Ubuntu
3 1 (3.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (3.45%) Solaris
3 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (24.14%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (20.69%) AI
3 6 (20.69%) Analytics
3 6 (20.69%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (17.24%) Decision-Making
5 4 (13.79%) CI/CD
5 4 (13.79%) Community of Practice
5 4 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (13.79%) Customer Engagement
5 4 (13.79%) Open Source
5 4 (13.79%) Scrum
5 4 (13.79%) TOGAF
6 3 (10.34%) Data Management
6 3 (10.34%) DevOps
6 3 (10.34%) Release Management
6 3 (10.34%) Robotic Process Automation
6 3 (10.34%) Service Delivery
6 3 (10.34%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 9 (31.03%) Python
2 5 (17.24%) SQL
3 3 (10.34%) Java
4 2 (6.90%) JavaScript
4 2 (6.90%) TypeScript
5 1 (3.45%) Bash
5 1 (3.45%) Bicep
5 1 (3.45%) C#
5 1 (3.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (31.03%) Degree
2 6 (20.69%) SC Cleared
2 6 (20.69%) Security Cleared
3 2 (6.90%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.45%) Azure Certification
4 1 (3.45%) CBAP
4 1 (3.45%) CIPD
4 1 (3.45%) CISM
4 1 (3.45%) CISSP
4 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.45%) IIBA
4 1 (3.45%) Master's Degree
4 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
4 1 (3.45%) PMP
4 1 (3.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (27.59%) Accessibility
2 3 (10.34%) QA
3 2 (6.90%) WCAG
4 1 (3.45%) Data Quality
4 1 (3.45%) GDPR
4 1 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (3.45%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (17.24%) Docker
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle RAC
2 1 (3.45%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (3.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (17.24%) Ansible
2 4 (13.79%) Kubernetes
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) ESRI
2 6 (20.69%) Microsoft
2 6 (20.69%) Oracle
3 5 (17.24%) Red Hat
3 5 (17.24%) SAP
4 4 (13.79%) ServiceNow
5 3 (10.34%) Alteryx
6 1 (3.45%) Blue Prism
6 1 (3.45%) Cognizant
6 1 (3.45%) Databricks
6 1 (3.45%) Dynatrace
6 1 (3.45%) Foundry
6 1 (3.45%) Splunk
6 1 (3.45%) VMware
6 1 (3.45%) Workday