Data Governance Specialist Contract Job Trends in Essex

Data Governance Specialist
East of England > Essex

The median Data Governance Specialist daily rate in Essex is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
19 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Governance Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.52% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 - -
75th Percentile £738 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £725 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 186 73 216
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.88% 96.05% 95.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 40 111
10th Percentile £250 £227 £250
25th Percentile £300 £314 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
75th Percentile £500 £488 £556
90th Percentile £588 £551 £600
East of England median daily rate £492 £500 £450
% change year-on-year -1.60% +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 9 55
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.52 £12.86
25th Percentile £16.17 £21.00 £16.65
Median hourly rate £17.73 £30.00 £40.31
Median % change year-on-year -40.92% -25.58% -6.26%
75th Percentile £52.50 £50.00 £80.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £200.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £28.00 £55.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -49.09% +27.91% +26.47%

Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Data Governance Specialist 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 Essex region featuring Data Governance Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Prompt Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Prompt Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Data Governance Specialist jobs