FOI Request - GIS / Spatial / Gazetteer Roles
Request 101003973033
For any current posts with responsibilities relating to GIS, geospatial, spatial data, or gazetteer functions, I would be grateful if you could provide the following information where held:
1. Job Description and Person Specification, including the job title where this is not already shown on either document, and the date of the Job Description and Person Specification if not explicit;
2. The service, section or team in which the post sits, where this is not clear from the Job Description or Person Specification;
3. The grade of the post, current salary range, and associated SCP point range;
4. The council’s salary grade structure for the latest available year, ideally including SCP points;
5. Whether the role is evaluated under the Scottish Joint Council Job Evaluation Scheme and, if so, please provide:
a) Job Overview Document (JOD) or equivalent job evaluation summary where available;
b) Factor Levels Listing (FLL) report, factor score summary, or equivalent job evaluation output where available;
c) Date of the most recent job evaluation or re-evaluation, where recorded.
At a minimum, I would be grateful for the Job Description and Person Specification, service/team, and grade/salary information for any relevant post. If any of this information is already publicly available, I would be grateful if you could provide links to the relevant documents instead.
Appendix - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Related Role Titles
The following list provides examples of job titles that may be relevant. It is not intended to be exhaustive, and equivalent or similar roles with comparable GIS, geospatial, spatial data, or gazetteer responsibilities should be included where applicable.
GIS Technician
GIS Analyst
GIS Support Assistant
Information Officer (GIS)
Gazetteer Custodian
Planning Technician
Cartographic Technician
IT Assistant (GIS)
IT Engineer (GIS)
Data and GIS Officer
GIS Officer
GIS Support Officer
GIS/Spatial Data Officer
Geographic Information Lead
GIS Coordinator
Systems Developer (GIS)
Project Officer GIS
Planning Technician (GIS)
GIS and IDOX Systems Administrator
GIS and Land Management Officer
Digital Development and GIS Officer
GIS Data and Research Analyst
GIS Lead
System Admin Assets and GIS Team Leader
System Admin Assets and GIS Officer
GIS and CAG Assistant
Response 29-04-2026
1. See job descriptions and person specifications below:.
o GIS CAG Assistant Job Description Personal Specification.pdf
o Systems Manager Job Description Personal Specification.pdf
2. As per job descriptions
3. As per job descriptions
4. Please find the current salary grade structure here.
5. Please note that under Section 38(1)(b) of the FOISA (Personal Information), scores for specific jobs are exempt from disclosure. Releasing these scores could allow for the identification of an individual’s specific grade and salary placement, which constitutes third-party personal data. Disclosure would therefore contravene the data protection principles set out in the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.
In addition, Section 30(c) (Effective Conduct of Public Affairs): Disclosure of granular scoring data for individual roles would likely cause substantial prejudice to the effective conduct of public affairs. It could lead to a volume of speculative challenges that would disrupt the Council’s ability to maintain a consistent and fair job evaluation process. We do, however, share the factor levels for individual jobs with those (and their trade union reps if appropriate) wishing to appeal or considering appeal.