Data Governance Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Data Governance Specialist
England > London

The median Data Governance Specialist daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025.

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

 6 months to
21 Oct 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 370 377 432
Rank change year-on-year +7 +55 +148
Contract jobs requiring a Data Governance Specialist 3 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.022% 0.025% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.027% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £425 - £455
25th Percentile £463 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 - £625
90th Percentile - - £685
England median daily rate £550 - £475
% change year-on-year - - -22.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 12,385 14,895 19,565
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 94.06% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,246 9,671 14,260
10th Percentile £335 £348 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £665 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 166 213
10th Percentile £17.00 £17.25 £18.36
25th Percentile £22.00 £23.80 £22.29
Median hourly rate £26.50 £37.50 £39.83
Median % change year-on-year -29.33% -5.85% +21.62%
75th Percentile £48.00 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £67.11 £79.75 £76.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.94 £45.88
% change year-on-year -41.43% -6.41% +60.98%

Data Governance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Governance Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Data Governance Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Governance Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Governance Specialist job vacancies in London

Data Governance Specialist
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Governance Specialist in London over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Governance Specialist in London

Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, 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 London region featuring Data Governance Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) AI
3 1 (33.33%) Alation
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Collibra
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 1 (33.33%) DAMA
3 1 (33.33%) DAMA DMBOK
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) GDPR
3 1 (33.33%) Informatica
3 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Solvency II
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Validation

Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 1 (33.33%) Alation
1 1 (33.33%) Collibra
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (100.00%) Data Management
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) DAMA
2 1 (33.33%) DAMA DMBOK
2 1 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 1 (33.33%) Machine Learning
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Quality Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 1 (33.33%) GDPR
1 1 (33.33%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Informatica