Governance Consultant Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Governance Consultant
Central London > City of London

The median Governance Consultant daily rate in the City of London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 119 127
Rank change year-on-year -18 +8 +31
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Consultant 3 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.13% 0.11% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.12% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £573 £653 £828
25th Percentile £588 £656 £831
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £700 £850
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% -17.65% +54.55%
75th Percentile £638 £744 £869
90th Percentile - £748 £873
Central London median daily rate £625 £700 £850
% change year-on-year -10.71% -17.65% +54.55%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 2,120 1,654 1,960
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 93.87% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,433 1,113 1,239
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £456 £424 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £783
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -0.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 22 15
10th Percentile - £17.35 £16.49
25th Percentile £17.60 £23.98 £21.25
Median hourly rate £21.75 £28.33 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.21% +4.91% -23.94%
75th Percentile £34.51 £53.50 £85.63
90th Percentile £61.25 £65.39 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £28.07 £28.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year -0.30% -19.57% -

Governance Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Governance Consultant job vacancy trend in the City of London

Governance Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Consultant job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Consultant job vacancies in the City of London

Governance Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 16 September 2026, Governance Consultant 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 City of London region featuring Governance Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 2 (66.67%) Azure Databricks
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Databricks
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Sharing
3 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Governance Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Azure Databricks
General
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Data Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Sharing
3 1 (33.33%) Information Assurance
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Databricks
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
Governance Consultant jobs