Data Governance Specialist Contract Job Trends in Leicester

Data Governance Specialist
Leicestershire > Leicester

The median Data Governance Specialist daily rate in Leicester is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Jun 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Governance Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leicester 1.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Leicestershire median daily rate £513 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicester. 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 Leicester with a recognized job title 70 65 111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 78.31% 95.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 41 78
10th Percentile £313 £233 £263
25th Percentile £409 £363 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £463 £451
Median % change year-on-year +1.19% +2.49% +6.80%
75th Percentile £575 £560 £597
90th Percentile £700 £650 £633
Leicestershire median daily rate £425 £430 £375
% change year-on-year -1.16% +14.67% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 4
10th Percentile £13.52 - £14.98
25th Percentile £18.00 £21.25 £19.81
Median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -10.00% +36.02%
75th Percentile £23.50 £23.75 £27.81
90th Percentile £24.25 - £28.38
Leicestershire median hourly rate £16.28 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -27.67% -10.00% +36.02%

Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicester

For the 6 months to 8 June 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 Leicester region featuring Data Governance Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Foundry
1 1 (100.00%) Palantir
1 1 (100.00%) Palantir Foundry

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Palantir Foundry
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Foundry
1 1 (100.00%) Palantir
Data Governance Specialist jobs