Governance Manager Contract Job Trends

Governance Manager
UK

The median Governance Manager daily rate in the UK is £447, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 550 463 547
Rank change year-on-year -87 +84 +161
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 42 68 54
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.11% 0.21% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.23% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 50 42
10th Percentile £324 £448 £463
25th Percentile £420 £469 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £525 £537
Median % change year-on-year -14.86% -2.23% +2.29%
75th Percentile £566 £909 £641
90th Percentile £745 £938 £786
UK excluding London median daily rate £438 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -10.26% -2.50% +5.26%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 33,689 29,904 39,536
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.29% 92.67% 93.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,326 18,317 26,399
10th Percentile £300 £293 £281
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,972 925 1,611
10th Percentile £14.35 £15.57 £14.18
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.00 £19.06
Median hourly rate £26.54 £32.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.35% -26.97% +34.85%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.41 £73.75 £76.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.10 £45.88
% change year-on-year -19.13% -32.21% +69.13%

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 8 January 2026.

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 8 January 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -78 39 £447 -18.73% 32
UK excluding London -68 23 £438 -10.26% 32
London -31 17 £450 -33.33% 10
Work from Home -23 14 £438 -47.13% 16
North of England -49 13 £447 -10.60% 9
North West -18 10 £447 -5.89% 2
Midlands -35 4 £420 +40.00% 5
West Midlands - 4 £420 - 5
Yorkshire -47 3 - - 3
South West -11 2 - - 1
East of England - 2 £363 - 7
Scotland +2 1 £438 +9.38%
South East -25 1 £450 -5.26% 7

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

For the 6 months to 8 January 2026, 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 19 (45.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (42.86%) Risk Management
3 16 (38.10%) Data Governance
4 9 (21.43%) Change Management
4 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
5 8 (19.05%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (16.67%) AI
6 7 (16.67%) Business Strategy
6 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (16.67%) Data Management
6 7 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
6 7 (16.67%) Validation
7 6 (14.29%) Attestation
7 6 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (14.29%) GCP
7 6 (14.29%) Information Security
7 6 (14.29%) Runbook
8 5 (11.90%) Agile
8 5 (11.90%) Azure
8 5 (11.90%) Budget Management
8 5 (11.90%) Data Modelling
8 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.90%) GDPR
8 5 (11.90%) Information Governance
8 5 (11.90%) JIRA
8 5 (11.90%) Records Management
8 5 (11.90%) Risk Register
8 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
8 5 (11.90%) 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 (2.38%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (14.29%) GCP
2 5 (11.90%) Azure
3 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Purview
4 2 (4.76%) Collibra
4 2 (4.76%) GitHub
5 1 (2.38%) Alation
5 1 (2.38%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (2.38%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) Internet
2 1 (2.38%) LAN
2 1 (2.38%) Network Security
2 1 (2.38%) VPN
2 1 (2.38%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (7.14%) Metadata
2 1 (2.38%) GIS
2 1 (2.38%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 5 (11.90%) JIRA
2 1 (2.38%) Jenkins
General
1 11 (26.19%) Analytical Skills
1 11 (26.19%) Finance
1 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 9 (21.43%) Banking
3 7 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (11.90%) Public Sector
5 4 (9.52%) Legal
6 3 (7.14%) Local Government
7 2 (4.76%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.38%) Automotive
8 1 (2.38%) Finnish Language
8 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.38%) Law
8 1 (2.38%) Publishing
8 1 (2.38%) Retail
8 1 (2.38%) Swedish Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
1 3 (7.14%) Public Cloud
2 2 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.38%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.38%) Freedom of Information
3 1 (2.38%) Freedom of Information Act
3 1 (2.38%) NHS
3 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.38%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (45.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (42.86%) Risk Management
3 16 (38.10%) Data Governance
4 9 (21.43%) Change Management
4 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (19.05%) Strategic Thinking
6 7 (16.67%) AI
6 7 (16.67%) Business Strategy
6 7 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (16.67%) Data Management
6 7 (16.67%) Validation
7 6 (14.29%) Attestation
7 6 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
7 6 (14.29%) Information Security
7 6 (14.29%) Runbook
8 5 (11.90%) Agile
8 5 (11.90%) Budget Management
8 5 (11.90%) Data Modelling
8 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.90%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 5 (11.90%) Security Cleared
2 4 (9.52%) BC Cleared
2 4 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (7.14%) Azure Certification
3 3 (7.14%) CISM
3 3 (7.14%) Degree
4 2 (4.76%) CISSP
4 2 (4.76%) CRISC
4 2 (4.76%) PMI Certification
4 2 (4.76%) PMP
5 1 (2.38%) CISA
5 1 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.38%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (2.38%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.90%) GDPR
2 4 (9.52%) GRC
3 2 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (4.76%) NIST
4 1 (2.38%) Basel III
4 1 (2.38%) Data Quality
4 1 (2.38%) ISO 9001
4 1 (2.38%) PMO
4 1 (2.38%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft
2 4 (9.52%) Google
3 2 (4.76%) Databricks
3 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.38%) Ariba
4 1 (2.38%) Informatica
4 1 (2.38%) Mapinfo
4 1 (2.38%) SAP