Governance Analyst Contracts in the City of London

Governance Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Governance Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 113 170
Rank change year-on-year -5 +57 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 5 9 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.29% 0.42% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.44% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - £478 £514
25th Percentile £425 £500 £530
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £600 £645
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -6.98% -
75th Percentile £475 £680 £695
90th Percentile - - £698
Central London median daily rate £450 £600 £645
% change year-on-year -25.00% -6.98% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 1,623 2,042 3,244
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.71% 95.20% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,024 1,409 2,175
10th Percentile £350 £350 £356
25th Percentile £450 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £600
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% -5.83% +5.26%
75th Percentile £688 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £790 £820
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £600
% change year-on-year - -8.33% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 16 20
10th Percentile £20.35 £16.33 £15.37
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £18.50
Median hourly rate £32.83 £22.75 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.29% -35.00% -13.58%
75th Percentile £63.75 £32.03 £72.50
90th Percentile £92.13 £45.13 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £30.04 £27.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.24% -22.86% -13.58%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Governance Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Analyst in the City of London

Governance Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Governance Analyst in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Governance Analyst in the City of London

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 24 June 2025, Governance Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
3 2 (40.00%) Data Management
3 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Use Case
3 2 (40.00%) Metadata
3 2 (40.00%) Collibra
3 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
4 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Release Management
4 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) NoSQL
4 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
4 1 (20.00%) Data Lineage
4 1 (20.00%) Remediation Plan
4 1 (20.00%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Metadata
2 1 (20.00%) NoSQL
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Banking
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
3 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (20.00%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (40.00%) Analytics
3 2 (40.00%) Data Management
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Use Case
4 1 (20.00%) Change Management
4 1 (20.00%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (20.00%) Culture Change
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data Lineage
4 1 (20.00%) Data Strategy
4 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Release Management
4 1 (20.00%) Remediation Plan
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft