GIS Job Trends in Cheshire

Geographic Information System (GIS)
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring GIS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 46 95
Rank change year-on-year -37 +49 -3
Permanent jobs citing GIS 1 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheshire 0.058% 0.49% 0.14%
As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category 1.02% 3.85% 0.92%
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £33,375
25th Percentile - - £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,979 £35,000 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year +39.94% -9.68% -
75th Percentile - - £42,188
90th Percentile - - £43,125
North West median annual salary £40,000 £36,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -

All Database & Business Intelligence Skills
Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills 98 52 218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheshire 5.64% 12.62% 15.17%
Number of salaries quoted 89 37 146
10th Percentile £32,100 £34,902 £30,625
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £35,607
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year - +12.36% -1.11%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,700 £74,750 £71,250
North West median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -4.76%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

GIS job vacancy trend in Cheshire

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Salary Trend in Cheshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing GIS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing GIS

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Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GIS within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 7 April 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
Warrington - 1 £48,979 -
GIS
North West

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree