Project Governance Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Project Governance Manager
UK > England

The median Project Governance Manager daily rate in England is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 540 507 568
Rank change year-on-year -33 +61 +173
Contract jobs requiring a Project Governance Manager 4 12 15
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.013% 0.039% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.042% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 10
10th Percentile - £466 £403
25th Percentile £563 £469 £485
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £488 £556
Median % change year-on-year +17.95% -12.36% -7.29%
75th Percentile £613 £522 £705
90th Percentile £628 £553 £760
UK median daily rate £575 £506 £575
% change year-on-year +13.58% -11.96% -4.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 27,286 28,665 37,074
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 92.97% 93.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,533 17,518 25,682
10th Percentile £281 £300 £295
25th Percentile £404 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,618 1,075 1,417
10th Percentile £14.08 £15.22 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.87 £21.15 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +50.00%
75th Percentile £53.59 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.16 £74.82 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +60.48%

Project Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Project Governance Manager job vacancy trend in England

Project Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in England

Project Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in England

Project Governance Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Governance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 12 November 2025. 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
London +4 3 £575 +17.95% 2
Yorkshire -31 1 - - 1
North of England -43 1 - - 1
Project Governance Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Project 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 England region featuring Project Governance Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) ADO
2 1 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (25.00%) Collibra
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Databricks
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap

Project Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (25.00%) Collibra
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Finnish Language
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Records Management
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Databricks