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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 333 405 414
Rank change year-on-year +72 +9 +173
Permanent jobs citing GIS 32 35 54
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.21% 0.21% 0.26%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.50% 0.83% 1.09%
Number of salaries quoted 19 18 40
10th Percentile £38,950 £29,250 £34,000
25th Percentile £46,745 £34,100 £36,120
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £43,500 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.63% +3.57% -20.00%
75th Percentile £63,125 £57,500 £60,938
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,750 £75,750
UK median annual salary £48,122 £75,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -35.84% +66.67% -

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 2,140 4,228 4,966
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 14.15% 24.82% 24.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,590 2,564 3,990
10th Percentile £36,250 £39,825 £39,475
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £81,250 £92,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £117,125 £94,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £62,779 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.43% +4.63% -4.00%

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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 1 January 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 13 (40.63%) ArcGIS
2 5 (15.63%) GeoServer
3 4 (12.50%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (9.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 13 (40.63%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (9.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (6.25%) Civil 3D
3 2 (6.25%) Navisworks
4 1 (3.13%) MicroStation
4 1 (3.13%) ProjectWise
4 1 (3.13%) Revit
4 1 (3.13%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 10 (31.25%) Cloud Computing
2 6 (18.75%) Azure
3 5 (15.63%) AWS
4 3 (9.38%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (9.38%) SaaS
5 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (3.13%) Figma
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (43.75%) Geospatial Data
2 5 (15.63%) QGIS
3 4 (12.50%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (12.50%) SQL Server
4 1 (3.13%) Spatial Data
General
1 12 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (31.25%) Finance
2 10 (31.25%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (6.25%) Local Government
4 1 (3.13%) Legal
4 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (31.25%) Lead
2 5 (15.63%) Architect
2 5 (15.63%) Developer
3 4 (12.50%) GIS Architect
4 3 (9.38%) GIS Developer
4 3 (9.38%) Knowledge Officer
5 2 (6.25%) Geospatial Developer
5 2 (6.25%) Software Developer
6 1 (3.13%) C# Software Developer
6 1 (3.13%) Data Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Designer
6 1 (3.13%) GIS Officer
6 1 (3.13%) GIS Support
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Engineering
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Information
6 1 (3.13%) Head of Information Management
6 1 (3.13%) Insight Manager
6 1 (3.13%) Interaction Designer
6 1 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.13%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (18.75%) .NET
2 4 (12.50%) Django
3 3 (9.38%) CSS
3 3 (9.38%) HTML
4 2 (6.25%) PostGIS
4 2 (6.25%) React
5 1 (3.13%) GeoPandas
Miscellaneous
1 12 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (34.38%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (3.13%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (12.50%) Linux
1 4 (12.50%) Ubuntu
2 1 (3.13%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (37.50%) Asset Management
3 10 (31.25%) Decision-Making
3 10 (31.25%) Document Management
3 10 (31.25%) Programme Management
3 10 (31.25%) Risk Management
3 10 (31.25%) Technical Analysis
4 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (15.63%) Agile
5 5 (15.63%) Scrum
5 5 (15.63%) TOGAF
6 4 (12.50%) Collaborative Working
6 4 (12.50%) Customer Engagement
6 4 (12.50%) Open Source
6 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (9.38%) Collaborative Culture
7 3 (9.38%) Data Analysis
7 3 (9.38%) DevOps
7 3 (9.38%) Story Mapping
8 2 (6.25%) Building Information Modelling
Programming Languages
1 9 (28.13%) Python
2 3 (9.38%) SQL
3 2 (6.25%) C#
3 2 (6.25%) JavaScript
3 2 (6.25%) TypeScript
4 1 (3.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 18 (56.25%) Degree
2 11 (34.38%) DBS Check
3 6 (18.75%) Security Cleared
4 4 (12.50%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (3.13%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.13%) ISO 19650
System Software
1 4 (12.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (12.50%) Ansible
1 4 (12.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 13 (40.63%) Microsoft
2 9 (28.13%) ESRI
3 4 (12.50%) Oracle
3 4 (12.50%) Red Hat
4 1 (3.13%) Autodesk
4 1 (3.13%) Google
4 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow
4 1 (3.13%) YouTube