Governance Manager Contract Job Trends

Governance Manager
UK

The median Governance Manager daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 533 494 560
Rank change year-on-year -39 +66 +196
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 39 56 62
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.15% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.17% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 31 48
10th Percentile £413 £413 £447
25th Percentile £438 £459 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £537
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -9.22% -3.24%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £642
90th Percentile £638 £575 £768
UK excluding London median daily rate £447 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -8.31% -2.50% -9.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 31,495 33,659 44,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 92.87% 93.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,972 20,297 30,010
10th Percentile £278 £300 £292
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,813 1,253 1,556
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £15.14
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.25 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.65% -20.79% +53.98%
75th Percentile £51.50 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +85.42%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Governance Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager over the 6 months to 10 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Governance Manager in the UK

Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK

Governance Manager
Top 13 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 10 November 2025. 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 -30 37 £475 -2.56% 42
UK excluding London -41 20 £447 -8.31% 35
London +4 16 £575 +17.95% 18
Work from Home +8 11 £438 -16.67% 13
South West +12 8 £520 +6.67% 3
North of England -42 8 £438 -12.50% 4
North West -17 6 £438 -14.63% 1
Yorkshire -33 2 - - 2
South East -1 1 £450 +2.97% 13
Scotland -3 1 £438 +9.38% 5
East of England -16 1 - -
West Midlands - 1 £500 - 10
Midlands - 1 £500 - 11

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 November 2025, Governance Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 16 (41.03%) Data Governance
1 16 (41.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (28.21%) Risk Management
3 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
4 8 (20.51%) AI
4 8 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (20.51%) Strategic Thinking
5 7 (17.95%) Business Strategy
5 7 (17.95%) Change Management
5 7 (17.95%) Microsoft Excel
6 6 (15.38%) Data Management
6 6 (15.38%) Metadata
7 5 (12.82%) Agile
7 5 (12.82%) Analytics
7 5 (12.82%) Azure
7 5 (12.82%) Budget Management
7 5 (12.82%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (12.82%) Data Modelling
7 5 (12.82%) Decision-Making
7 5 (12.82%) GDPR
7 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
7 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
8 4 (10.26%) BC Cleared
8 4 (10.26%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (10.26%) Degree
8 4 (10.26%) JIRA
8 4 (10.26%) Metadata Management
8 4 (10.26%) Programme Management
8 4 (10.26%) Records Management
8 4 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (17.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.82%) Azure
2 3 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (5.13%) Collibra
4 1 (2.56%) Alation
4 1 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (2.56%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.56%) LAN
1 1 (2.56%) Network Security
1 1 (2.56%) VPN
1 1 (2.56%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.38%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (10.26%) JIRA
General
1 10 (25.64%) Social Skills
2 9 (23.08%) Finance
3 8 (20.51%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (20.51%) Influencing Skills
4 6 (15.38%) Banking
5 4 (10.26%) Legal
6 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 3 (7.69%) Retail
7 2 (5.13%) Financial Institution
7 2 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Automotive
8 1 (2.56%) Back Office
8 1 (2.56%) Electronics
8 1 (2.56%) Finnish Language
8 1 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.56%) Law
8 1 (2.56%) Marketing
8 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.56%) Swedish Language
8 1 (2.56%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.56%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Public Cloud
2 1 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.56%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (2.56%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.56%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.56%) Operational Technology
2 1 (2.56%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (41.03%) Data Governance
1 16 (41.03%) Stakeholder Management
2 11 (28.21%) Risk Management
3 8 (20.51%) AI
3 8 (20.51%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (20.51%) Strategic Thinking
4 7 (17.95%) Business Strategy
4 7 (17.95%) Change Management
5 6 (15.38%) Data Management
6 5 (12.82%) Agile
6 5 (12.82%) Analytics
6 5 (12.82%) Budget Management
6 5 (12.82%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (12.82%) Data Modelling
6 5 (12.82%) Decision-Making
6 5 (12.82%) Mentoring
7 4 (10.26%) Metadata Management
7 4 (10.26%) Programme Management
7 4 (10.26%) Records Management
7 4 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (12.82%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) BC Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (10.26%) Degree
3 3 (7.69%) Azure Certification
4 2 (5.13%) CISM
5 1 (2.56%) CISA
5 1 (2.56%) CISSP
5 1 (2.56%) CRISC
5 1 (2.56%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.56%) PMI Certification
5 1 (2.56%) PMP
5 1 (2.56%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.82%) GDPR
2 3 (7.69%) Data Quality
3 2 (5.13%) GRC
3 2 (5.13%) PMO
3 2 (5.13%) QA
4 1 (2.56%) Basel III
4 1 (2.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.56%) NIST
4 1 (2.56%) P3O
Vendors
1 10 (25.64%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.13%) Databricks
2 2 (5.13%) Informatica
2 2 (5.13%) Oracle
3 1 (2.56%) SAP
3 1 (2.56%) ServiceNow