Governance Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Governance Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Governance Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £401, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 44 56
Rank change year-on-year -3 +12 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 0.84% 0.34% 0.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.35% 0.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile £376 - £433
25th Percentile £392 - £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £401 - £444
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.94%
75th Percentile £452 - £448
90th Percentile £541 - £449
South East median daily rate £401 - £444
% change year-on-year - - +9.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 440 283 543
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.24% 96.26% 95.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 202 405
10th Percentile £206 £210 £275
25th Percentile £364 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £484 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.20% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £600
90th Percentile £638 £650 £741
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 5 37
10th Percentile £15.25 £12.97 £14.77
25th Percentile £15.91 £14.42 £17.00
Median hourly rate £25.08 £18.70 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.09% -15.00% +29.41%
75th Percentile £29.61 £53.75 £30.00
90th Percentile £36.00 £56.00 £50.25
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% -10.53% +5.56%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Governance Analyst job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Governance Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Governance Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Governance Analyst in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Governance Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Governance Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 29 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
Milton Keynes -6 4 £401 - 1
Governance Analyst
South East

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 29 January 2026, Governance Analyst 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 across the Buckinghamshire region featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Collibra
1 4 (100.00%) DAMA
1 4 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 4 (100.00%) Data Management
1 4 (100.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) DAMA DMBOK
2 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (75.00%) Metadata
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
3 2 (50.00%) Metadata Repository
3 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
4 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Quality Management

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 4 (100.00%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) Metadata
2 2 (50.00%) Metadata Repository
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) DAMA
1 4 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 4 (100.00%) Data Management
2 3 (75.00%) DAMA DMBOK
2 3 (75.00%) Data Privacy
2 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (75.00%) Workflow
3 2 (50.00%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Agile
4 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
4 1 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) GDPR
2 3 (75.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft