GIS Job Trends in Yorkshire

Geographic Information System (GIS)
England > Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Yorkshire requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 - 204
Rank change year-on-year - - +77
Permanent jobs citing GIS 4 0 8
As % of all permanent jobs in Yorkshire 0.060% - 0.13%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 0.64% - 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £80,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +134.06%
England median annual salary £54,250 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +14.21% +5.56% -10.00%

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Yorkshire

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 requiring database or business intelligence skills in Yorkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 625 352 865
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 9.44% 13.16% 14.59%
Number of salaries quoted 338 299 703
10th Percentile £33,250 £25,750 £31,579
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £57,500 £48,507
Median % change year-on-year -1.74% +18.54% -7.61%
75th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -11.54%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing GIS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

GIS job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

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Salary Trend in Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Yorkshire citing GIS

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Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Yorkshire - 2 - - 1
North Yorkshire - 1 £30,000 - 1
GIS
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (25.00%) Law
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Welsh Language
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Data Technician
1 2 (50.00%) GIS Support
1 2 (50.00%) GIS Technician
1 2 (50.00%) Support Technician
2 1 (25.00%) GIS Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) AI
1 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft