IT Governance Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Information Technology Governance
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring IT Governance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 126 | 78 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IT Governance | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.049% | 0.68% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.058% | 0.75% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £491 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £534 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £613 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.24% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £684 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £724 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | -36.67% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £22.32 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £22.32 | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester
IT Governance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,733 | 935 | 994 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 84.95% | 90.16% | 86.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,023 | 608 | 566 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £299 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £598 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £678 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 183 | 72 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £16.37 | £18.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.00 | £19.07 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.57 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +165.90% | -37.32% | +87.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £32.44 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.75 | £60.00 | £73.60 |
| North West median hourly rate | £46.80 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.10% | -37.64% | +15.21% |
IT Governance Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IT Governance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
IT Governance Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing IT Governance.
IT Governance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Collaborative Culture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Enterprise Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |