Governance Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Governance Manager
Central London > City of London

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

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

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 126 137
Rank change year-on-year +3 +11 +60
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 4 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.22% 0.094% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.10% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £420 £521 £524
25th Percentile £431 £540 £533
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £580 £556
Median % change year-on-year -22.41% +4.27% -15.08%
75th Percentile £544 £620 £570
90th Percentile £600 £640 £573
Central London median daily rate £450 £580 £575
% change year-on-year -22.41% +0.87% -12.21%

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 1,677 1,989 2,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.32% 93.12% 93.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,176 1,227 1,762
10th Percentile £325 £363 £353
25th Percentile £419 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £686 £688
90th Percentile £771 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 14 14
10th Percentile £20.06 £16.40 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.88 £23.25 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +95.92% -42.35%
75th Percentile £52.19 £107.13 £44.56
90th Percentile £64.30 £129.85 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £24.99
% change year-on-year -20.00% +40.08% -40.51%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Governance Manager in the City of London

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 10 December 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 across the City of London region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) Databricks
3 1 (25.00%) GDPR
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
3 1 (25.00%) Matrix Management
3 1 (25.00%) Metadata
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Records Management
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy

Governance Manager 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:

Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Finance
1 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Publishing
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) AI
1 2 (50.00%) Budget Management
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Records Management
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Databricks