Information Governance Contracts

Information Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Information Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Governance over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 495 554 687
Rank change year-on-year +59 +133 -80
Contract jobs citing Information Governance 84 130 154
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.23% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.26% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 81 112
10th Percentile £200 £220 £218
25th Percentile £440 £325 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% +20.00%
75th Percentile £588 £626 £576
90th Percentile £688 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £350 £420
% change year-on-year +42.86% -16.67% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 6 4
10th Percentile - £15.33 £17.49
25th Percentile £12.25 £16.23 £19.91
Median hourly rate £12.74 £19.95 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -36.14% -11.33% +0.18%
75th Percentile £14.46 £29.56 £24.34
90th Percentile £16.68 £68.00 £25.41
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.25 £18.90 £22.50
% change year-on-year -35.19% -16.00% +0.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Information Governance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,816 50,571 79,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.44% 89.70% 90.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,638 35,025 55,934
10th Percentile £300 £325 £348
25th Percentile £413 £438 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £644
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,533 1,671 1,865
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.57 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +9.70%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.12 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.91% +75.00% -4.88%

Information Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Information Governance.

Daily rate trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Governance over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Information Governance.

Hourly rate trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Governance over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Governance within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +50 56 £500 -4.76% 91
UK excluding London +34 42 £500 +42.86% 73
Work from Home +94 33 £525 -14.98% 33
London +72 30 £475 -23.08% 24
Scotland +41 11 £500 +66.67% 2
South East +11 11 £563 -10.00% 6
North of England +31 6 £550 +62.96% 21
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
Yorkshire +23 4 £550 - 4
Midlands +14 4 £438 +25.00% 15
West Midlands +4 4 £438 +25.00% 10
Wales +15 3 £120 -33.33% 6
North West +16 2 - - 12
East of England +3 1 - - 14

Information Governance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 9 (10.71%) Confluence
2 6 (7.14%) SharePoint
3 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (2.38%) OPENHousing
2 1 (1.19%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.95%) Microsoft Purview
2 4 (4.76%) Azure
2 4 (4.76%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.19%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.19%) Mimecast
4 1 (1.19%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.38%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.38%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.19%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.19%) Power BI
2 1 (1.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (15.48%) JIRA
2 1 (1.19%) Git
2 1 (1.19%) GitLab
2 1 (1.19%) Jenkins
General
1 31 (36.90%) Public Sector
2 19 (22.62%) Legal
3 18 (21.43%) Finance
4 16 (19.05%) Social Skills
5 10 (11.90%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (5.95%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (5.95%) Local Government
7 4 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (3.57%) Electronics
8 3 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (3.57%) Law
8 3 (3.57%) Manufacturing
8 3 (3.57%) Marketing
8 3 (3.57%) Military
8 3 (3.57%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.38%) Social Housing
10 1 (1.19%) Billing
10 1 (1.19%) German Language
10 1 (1.19%) Police
10 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 20 (23.81%) Lead
2 14 (16.67%) Information Governance Officer
2 14 (16.67%) Information Officer
3 8 (9.52%) Change Manager
3 8 (9.52%) Senior
4 7 (8.33%) Governance Manager
5 6 (7.14%) Information Governance Manager
5 6 (7.14%) Project Leader
5 6 (7.14%) Senior Manager
6 5 (5.95%) Delivery Manager
6 5 (5.95%) Information Assurance Leader
6 5 (5.95%) User Experience Manager
7 4 (4.76%) Analyst
8 3 (3.57%) IT Manager
8 3 (3.57%) IT Support
8 3 (3.57%) IT Support Technician
8 3 (3.57%) Project Manager
8 3 (3.57%) Security Engineer
8 3 (3.57%) Support Technician
8 3 (3.57%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.57%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.67%) Freedom of Information
2 13 (15.48%) Management Information System
3 10 (11.90%) NHS
4 1 (1.19%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.19%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.19%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (1.19%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.14%) Windows
2 3 (3.57%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.19%) Linux
3 1 (1.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (25.00%) Data Protection
1 21 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 20 (23.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (21.43%) Records Management
4 15 (17.86%) Impact Assessments
5 13 (15.48%) Information Management
5 13 (15.48%) Project Delivery
6 12 (14.29%) Information Security
6 12 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (10.71%) Data Management
8 8 (9.52%) Data Governance
8 8 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (8.33%) Agile
9 7 (8.33%) Due Diligence
9 7 (8.33%) Information Assurance
9 7 (8.33%) Programme Governance
10 6 (7.14%) Email Management
10 6 (7.14%) Risk Assessment
11 5 (5.95%) Open Source
11 5 (5.95%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.19%) C
1 1 (1.19%) C++
1 1 (1.19%) Go
1 1 (1.19%) Java
1 1 (1.19%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.19%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.19%) Python
1 1 (1.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (9.52%) Degree
2 7 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 7 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 6 (7.14%) HNC
3 6 (7.14%) NVQ Level 3
4 3 (3.57%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (3.57%) DV Cleared
4 3 (3.57%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (2.38%) IBM Certification
6 1 (1.19%) CISSP
6 1 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.19%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.19%) ISEB
6 1 (1.19%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.19%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (13.10%) GDPR
2 10 (11.90%) QA
3 7 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (7.14%) Data Quality
5 2 (2.38%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (1.19%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.19%) GMP
6 1 (1.19%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.19%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 14 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.57%) SAP
3 2 (2.38%) Capita
3 2 (2.38%) Facebook
3 2 (2.38%) IBM
4 1 (1.19%) Cegedim Rx
4 1 (1.19%) HP
4 1 (1.19%) Northgate