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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 336 430 433
Rank change year-on-year +94 +3 +147
Permanent jobs citing GIS 37 40 59
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.24% 0.20% 0.28%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.61% 0.87% 1.13%
Number of salaries quoted 22 20 50
10th Percentile £39,000 £27,500 £33,975
25th Percentile £46,745 £30,000 £35,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 £40,750 £42,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.09% -2.98% -21.86%
75th Percentile £56,500 £57,500 £48,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,250 £75,000
UK median annual salary £48,122 £75,000 £43,500
% change year-on-year -35.84% +72.41% -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 2,302 4,590 5,241
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.15% 23.08% 24.74%
Number of salaries quoted 1,766 2,821 4,194
10th Percentile £35,625 £40,000 £39,800
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +16.67% -0.41%
75th Percentile £80,000 £95,000 £77,542
90th Percentile £110,000 £122,500 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -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 25 November 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 12 (32.43%) ArcGIS
2 4 (10.81%) GeoServer
3 3 (8.11%) SharePoint
4 2 (5.41%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 13 (35.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (8.11%) Civil 3D
2 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (8.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (8.11%) Navisworks
3 2 (5.41%) Revit
4 1 (2.70%) MicroStation
4 1 (2.70%) ProjectWise
4 1 (2.70%) SmartSuite
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 11 (29.73%) Cloud Computing
2 7 (18.92%) Azure
3 5 (13.51%) AWS
4 4 (10.81%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (8.11%) SaaS
6 1 (2.70%) Anthropic Claude
6 1 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
6 1 (2.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.70%) TETRA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (35.14%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (8.11%) QGIS
3 2 (5.41%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (5.41%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.70%) Spatial Data
General
1 13 (35.14%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (29.73%) Finance
3 10 (27.03%) Social Skills
4 2 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (5.41%) Local Government
4 2 (5.41%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.70%) Games
5 1 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (27.03%) Lead
2 6 (16.22%) Developer
3 3 (8.11%) Architect
3 3 (8.11%) Data Manager
3 3 (8.11%) GIS Manager
3 3 (8.11%) Insight Manager
3 3 (8.11%) Knowledge Officer
4 2 (5.41%) Data Engineer
4 2 (5.41%) Geospatial Developer
4 2 (5.41%) GIS Architect
4 2 (5.41%) GIS Developer
4 2 (5.41%) Senior
4 2 (5.41%) Senior Developer
4 2 (5.41%) Software Developer
5 1 (2.70%) Consultant
5 1 (2.70%) Geospatial Consultant
5 1 (2.70%) Junior
5 1 (2.70%) Junior Data Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Network Engineer
5 1 (2.70%) Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (10.81%) .NET
2 3 (8.11%) CSS
2 3 (8.11%) HTML
3 2 (5.41%) Django
3 2 (5.41%) React
4 1 (2.70%) D3.js
4 1 (2.70%) LangChain
4 1 (2.70%) Plotly
4 1 (2.70%) PostGIS
4 1 (2.70%) REST
4 1 (2.70%) Shiny
4 1 (2.70%) Unity (Game Engine)
4 1 (2.70%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 14 (37.84%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (29.73%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.70%) Augmented Reality
3 1 (2.70%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.70%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (2.70%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.70%) NHS
3 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.70%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Linux
1 2 (5.41%) Ubuntu
2 1 (2.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (51.35%) Problem-Solving
2 13 (35.14%) Asset Management
2 13 (35.14%) Decision-Making
3 10 (27.03%) Document Management
3 10 (27.03%) Programme Management
3 10 (27.03%) Risk Management
3 10 (27.03%) Technical Analysis
4 8 (21.62%) Agile
5 6 (16.22%) Analytics
5 6 (16.22%) Collaborative Working
6 5 (13.51%) Mentoring
6 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (10.81%) Collaborative Culture
7 4 (10.81%) Continuous Improvement
7 4 (10.81%) Project Delivery
7 4 (10.81%) Visualisation
8 3 (8.11%) Building Information Modelling
8 3 (8.11%) Data Integration
8 3 (8.11%) Open Source
8 3 (8.11%) Story Mapping
Programming Languages
1 12 (32.43%) Python
2 5 (13.51%) JavaScript
3 4 (10.81%) SQL
4 2 (5.41%) C#
4 2 (5.41%) TypeScript
5 1 (2.70%) PHP
5 1 (2.70%) VB
Qualifications
1 18 (48.65%) Degree
2 11 (29.73%) DBS Check
3 5 (13.51%) Security Cleared
4 2 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (5.41%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) DV Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) ISO 19650
2 1 (2.70%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (5.41%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Ansible
1 2 (5.41%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (43.24%) Microsoft
2 9 (24.32%) ESRI
3 2 (5.41%) Autodesk
3 2 (5.41%) Oracle
3 2 (5.41%) Red Hat
4 1 (2.70%) Google
4 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.70%) YouTube