Governance Manager Contracts in London

Governance Manager
England > London

The median Governance Manager daily rate in London is £875, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 321 378 477
Rank change year-on-year +57 +99 +81
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 32 17 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.25% 0.095% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.10% 0.078%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 14 13
10th Percentile £513 - £276
25th Percentile £638 £463 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £875 £534 £600
Median % change year-on-year +63.93% -11.04% +5.26%
75th Percentile £938 £625 £838
90th Percentile - £775 £848
England median daily rate £675 £563 £525
% change year-on-year +20.00% +7.14% -4.55%

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 11,753 16,611 25,696
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.40% 93.26% 95.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,049 12,008 18,613
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £443 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £679 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 338 287
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.05 £20.02 £22.57
Median hourly rate £34.33 £27.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.82% -21.43% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.88 £64.67 £76.10
England median hourly rate £30.78 £36.02 £44.77
% change year-on-year -14.55% -19.53% +98.96%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Governance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Governance Manager in London.

Daily rate trend for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager in London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Governance Manager in London.

Hourly rate trend for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Central London +13 3 - -
Governance Manager
England

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Governance Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 28 (87.50%) Data Governance
2 26 (81.25%) Finance
2 26 (81.25%) Roadmaps
3 24 (75.00%) Agile
4 23 (71.88%) Data Lake
5 22 (68.75%) Regulatory Compliance
5 22 (68.75%) Hedge funds
5 22 (68.75%) Investment Management
5 22 (68.75%) Equities
5 22 (68.75%) Derivative
5 22 (68.75%) Fixed Income
5 22 (68.75%) Migration
5 22 (68.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 22 (68.75%) Front Office
5 22 (68.75%) Product Ownership
6 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
6 5 (15.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
7 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
8 3 (9.38%) Project Management
8 3 (9.38%) Banking
8 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
9 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
9 2 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
9 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
9 2 (6.25%) Degree
9 2 (6.25%) Retail Banking
9 2 (6.25%) SharePoint

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.13%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) Azure
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (3.13%) Power Platform
1 1 (3.13%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (71.88%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 26 (81.25%) Finance
2 22 (68.75%) Front Office
3 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.38%) Banking
5 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Retail Banking
6 1 (3.13%) Legal
6 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 22 (68.75%) Derivative
1 22 (68.75%) Equities
1 22 (68.75%) Fixed Income
1 22 (68.75%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 22 (68.75%) Hedge funds
1 22 (68.75%) Product Ownership
2 2 (6.25%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.13%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.13%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (87.50%) Data Governance
2 26 (81.25%) Roadmaps
3 24 (75.00%) Agile
4 22 (68.75%) Investment Management
4 22 (68.75%) Migration
4 22 (68.75%) Regulatory Compliance
5 5 (15.63%) Risk Management
5 5 (15.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (9.38%) Decision-Making
7 3 (9.38%) Project Management
8 2 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
8 2 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
8 2 (6.25%) Data Modelling
8 2 (6.25%) Data Protection
8 2 (6.25%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (6.25%) Risk Analysis
9 1 (3.13%) Artificial Intelligence
9 1 (3.13%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 1 (3.13%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.38%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.13%) GDPR
2 1 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001