GIS Jobs in England

Geographic Information System (GIS)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for GIS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GIS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 439 642 729
Rank change year-on-year +203 +87 -75
Permanent jobs citing GIS 445 291 473
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.51% 0.33% 0.35%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 2.91% 1.52% 1.24%
Number of salaries quoted 173 102 168
10th Percentile £32,100 £31,250 £27,850
25th Percentile £36,120 £37,685 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,775 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £78,125 £77,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -9.09%

All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
England

GIS is in the Databases and Business Intelligence category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 15,293 19,086 38,069
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 17.68% 21.57% 27.79%
Number of salaries quoted 11,414 12,044 19,009
10th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,725 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £77,500 £84,056 £80,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £105,000 £96,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% +8.33% +9.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing GIS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for GIS in England

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Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GIS in England.

Salary trend for GIS in England

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Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing GIS in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for GIS in England

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Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
North of England +156 132 £40,000 -4.97% 21
North West +85 91 £40,000 - 14
London +81 88 £57,075 +3.77% 24
South East +66 77 £45,000 -35.71% 19
South West -2 53 £51,000 +27.50% 14
Midlands -7 53 £80,000 +101.89% 4
East of England +2 41 £43,000 -3.91% 15
Yorkshire +118 39 £63,750 +122.98% 5
East Midlands +7 36 £95,000 +192.31% 2
West Midlands -16 13 £43,806 +1.29% 1
North East -1 2 £40,000 -24.69% 2
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 238 (53.48%) ArcGIS
2 201 (45.17%) GeoServer
3 10 (2.25%) Apache
4 9 (2.02%) SharePoint
5 6 (1.35%) nginx
6 3 (0.67%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (0.67%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (0.67%) Smallworld
7 1 (0.22%) Confluence
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 28 (6.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.02%) Trello
3 4 (0.90%) AutoCAD
4 3 (0.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.45%) LaTeX
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.22%) InVision
6 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.22%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 8 (1.80%) Maximo
2 6 (1.35%) Oracle Applications
3 5 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.90%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.67%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.67%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.67%) SAP PM
6 2 (0.45%) SAP IS-U
6 2 (0.45%) SAP MRS
Cloud Services
1 243 (54.61%) Azure
2 229 (51.46%) AWS
3 41 (9.21%) Power Platform
4 25 (5.62%) SaaS
5 18 (4.04%) Google Sheets
6 17 (3.82%) Microsoft 365
7 13 (2.92%) GitHub
8 11 (2.47%) Power Automate
9 7 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
9 7 (1.57%) Serverless
10 6 (1.35%) Amazon S3
10 6 (1.35%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.90%) IaaS
11 4 (0.90%) PaaS
12 3 (0.67%) Azure API Management
12 3 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.45%) GCP
13 2 (0.45%) PowerApps
14 1 (0.22%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.25%) HTTP
2 5 (1.12%) Intranet
3 2 (0.45%) Broadband
3 2 (0.45%) WPA
4 1 (0.22%) Internet
4 1 (0.22%) RNC
4 1 (0.22%) SGSN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 233 (52.36%) PostgreSQL
2 199 (44.72%) QGIS
3 87 (19.55%) Geospatial Data
4 37 (8.31%) SQL Server
5 36 (8.09%) Power BI
6 26 (5.84%) Spatial Data
7 23 (5.17%) Relational Database
8 16 (3.60%) Redis
9 15 (3.37%) MySQL
10 12 (2.70%) NoSQL
11 9 (2.02%) Data Warehouse
11 9 (2.02%) MS Access
12 7 (1.57%) MongoDB
13 5 (1.12%) Tableau
14 4 (0.90%) Triplestore
15 3 (0.67%) Metadata
16 1 (0.22%) Big Data
16 1 (0.22%) BusinessObjects
16 1 (0.22%) Looker
16 1 (0.22%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 13 (2.92%) JIRA
2 9 (2.02%) Oracle Forms
3 8 (1.80%) Team Foundation Server
4 5 (1.12%) Git
5 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 60 (13.48%) Social Skills
2 43 (9.66%) Finance
3 33 (7.42%) Public Sector
4 32 (7.19%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (5.84%) Retail
6 22 (4.94%) Back Office
6 22 (4.94%) Local Government
7 11 (2.47%) Marketing
8 8 (1.80%) Telecoms
9 6 (1.35%) Electronics
9 6 (1.35%) Manufacturing
9 6 (1.35%) Publishing
10 4 (0.90%) Automotive
10 4 (0.90%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (0.90%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.67%) Environmental Health
11 3 (0.67%) Law
12 1 (0.22%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.22%) Games
12 1 (0.22%) German Language
Job Titles
1 229 (51.46%) Software Engineer
2 137 (30.79%) Senior
3 126 (28.31%) Senior Software Engineer
4 36 (8.09%) Developer
5 23 (5.17%) Analyst
6 18 (4.04%) Architect
6 18 (4.04%) Digital Transformation
7 16 (3.60%) Network Technician
8 14 (3.15%) Consultant
8 14 (3.15%) Lead
9 12 (2.70%) Geospatial Engineer
10 11 (2.47%) Data Analyst
10 11 (2.47%) Digital Transformation Manager
10 11 (2.47%) GIS Analyst
10 11 (2.47%) Team Leader
10 11 (2.47%) Transformation Manager
11 10 (2.25%) Software Developer
12 9 (2.02%) Application Support Team Leader
12 9 (2.02%) Applications Support
12 9 (2.02%) Support Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 209 (46.97%) React
2 208 (46.74%) OpenLayers
2 208 (46.74%) PostGIS
3 204 (45.84%) Leaflet
4 197 (44.27%) .NET
5 196 (44.04%) CSS
6 186 (41.80%) .NET Core
7 39 (8.76%) Django
8 33 (7.42%) HTML
9 20 (4.49%) AngularJS
10 18 (4.04%) JSON
10 18 (4.04%) REST
11 16 (3.60%) RESTful
12 14 (3.15%) GeoJSON
12 14 (3.15%) Vue
13 11 (2.47%) Blazor
13 11 (2.47%) Dask
13 11 (2.47%) Flask
14 10 (2.25%) ASP.NET
14 10 (2.25%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 46 (10.34%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.60%) PDA
3 8 (1.80%) Driving Licence
4 5 (1.12%) Reference Data
5 4 (0.90%) Data Structures
5 4 (0.90%) Linked Data
5 4 (0.90%) NHS
5 4 (0.90%) Virtual Team
6 3 (0.67%) 3D Graphics
6 3 (0.67%) Data Centre
6 3 (0.67%) Housing Association
6 3 (0.67%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.67%) Product Ownership
6 3 (0.67%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.45%) Fibre Optics
7 2 (0.45%) FMCG
7 2 (0.45%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.45%) IoT
7 2 (0.45%) Lidar
7 2 (0.45%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 48 (10.79%) Linux
2 28 (6.29%) Ubuntu
3 15 (3.37%) Windows
4 1 (0.22%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (52.81%) Software Engineering
2 219 (49.21%) Web Development
3 216 (48.54%) Agile
4 212 (47.64%) Actionable Insight
5 208 (46.74%) DevOps
6 62 (13.93%) Problem-Solving
7 53 (11.91%) Business Intelligence
8 50 (11.24%) Data Analysis
9 41 (9.21%) Full Stack Development
10 34 (7.64%) Line Management
11 31 (6.97%) Analytics
12 30 (6.74%) Decision-Making
13 27 (6.07%) Computer Science
14 23 (5.17%) Data Modelling
14 23 (5.17%) OO
15 21 (4.72%) CRM
15 21 (4.72%) Customer Service
15 21 (4.72%) MVC
15 21 (4.72%) Project Management
16 19 (4.27%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 262 (58.88%) Python
2 251 (56.40%) JavaScript
3 129 (28.99%) C#
4 48 (10.79%) SQL
5 14 (3.15%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.02%) Apex Code
7 7 (1.57%) Java
8 6 (1.35%) Ada
8 6 (1.35%) PHP
8 6 (1.35%) R
9 4 (0.90%) SPARQL
10 1 (0.22%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.22%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.22%) Ruby
10 1 (0.22%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.22%) VB
Qualifications
1 227 (51.01%) Security Cleared
2 211 (47.42%) SC Cleared
3 76 (17.08%) Degree
4 11 (2.47%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.90%) AWS Certification
6 4 (0.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (0.90%) TOGAF Certification
7 3 (0.67%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.67%) MCPD
7 3 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.67%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.67%) PMP
8 1 (0.22%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.02%) QA
2 7 (1.57%) Accessibility
2 7 (1.57%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.45%) Disclosure Scotland
3 2 (0.45%) SLA
4 1 (0.22%) GDPR
System Software
1 15 (3.37%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (2.02%) Terraform
2 6 (1.35%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 233 (52.36%) ESRI
2 40 (8.99%) Microsoft
3 26 (5.84%) Oracle
4 19 (4.27%) SAP
5 18 (4.04%) Google
6 15 (3.37%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.02%) Civica
8 6 (1.35%) Mapbox
9 5 (1.12%) IBM
10 4 (0.90%) Sparx
11 1 (0.22%) Adobe
11 1 (0.22%) Computacenter
11 1 (0.22%) Ericsson
11 1 (0.22%) IFS
11 1 (0.22%) Mapinfo
11 1 (0.22%) Nokia
11 1 (0.22%) Xamarin