Governance Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Governance Manager
England > London

The median Governance Manager daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 September 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 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 358 367 414
Rank change year-on-year +9 +47 +155
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 13 21 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.098% 0.13% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.14% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 22
10th Percentile £433 - £495
25th Percentile £450 £469 £566
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £605
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -14.88% -6.92%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £756
90th Percentile £645 £755 £836
England median daily rate £475 £500 £575
% change year-on-year -5.05% -13.00% -4.17%

All DemandTrendContract 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 12,329 15,280 21,394
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.06% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,293 10,475 15,653
10th Percentile £325 £350 £356
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 207 193 233
10th Percentile £17.05 £17.88 £18.03
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.00 £22.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -6.67% +15.21%
75th Percentile £51.00 £55.00 £64.50
90th Percentile £65.00 £71.75 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £43.75
% change year-on-year -44.11% +2.86% +68.27%

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
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies 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 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies 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 September 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 +5 2 £438 -24.57% 7
Governance Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 2 September 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 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (38.46%) Influencing Skills
2 5 (38.46%) Data Governance
2 5 (38.46%) Artificial Intelligence
3 4 (30.77%) Banking
3 4 (30.77%) Data Modelling
3 4 (30.77%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
4 3 (23.08%) Legal
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Change Management
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (23.08%) Degree
5 2 (15.38%) Retail Banking
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (15.38%) GDPR
5 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Data Quality
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy
5 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy

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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Metadata
General
1 5 (38.46%) Influencing Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (30.77%) Banking
2 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Social Skills
3 3 (23.08%) Legal
4 2 (15.38%) Retail Banking
5 1 (7.69%) Back Office
5 1 (7.69%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
2 1 (7.69%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (38.46%) Artificial Intelligence
2 5 (38.46%) Data Governance
3 4 (30.77%) Data Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
4 3 (23.08%) Change Management
4 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Business Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (15.38%) Culture Change
5 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy
5 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
6 1 (7.69%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) BC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Data Quality
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
2 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) Oracle