Governance Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Governance Manager
England > North West

The median Governance Manager daily rate in the North West is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 112 144
Rank change year-on-year -19 +32 +39
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 6 13 3
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.27% 0.54% 0.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.58% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 3
10th Percentile £370 £436 £530
25th Percentile - £453 £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £513 £700
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% -26.79% +93.10%
75th Percentile £447 £556 £750
90th Percentile - £568 -
England median daily rate £450 £488 £575
% change year-on-year -7.69% -15.22% +4.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,067 2,245 2,665
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 93.66% 92.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,369 1,195 1,848
10th Percentile £250 £275 £275
25th Percentile £363 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.63%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £595
90th Percentile £680 £650 £674
England median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 158 180
10th Percentile £13.27 £15.58 £16.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £31.77
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +10.17% +39.65%
75th Percentile £45.29 £55.25 £46.18
90th Percentile £68.16 £73.80 £65.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +62.04%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Governance Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the North West

Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the North West

Governance Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North West

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 North West region over the 6 months to 18 October 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
Cheshire -14 6 £438 -20.45% 1
Governance Manager
England

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 October 2025, Governance Manager 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 North West region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Azure
4 2 (33.33%) Azure Certification
4 2 (33.33%) BC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 2 (33.33%) Budget Management
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) JIRA
4 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Alation
5 1 (16.67%) Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Collibra
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Data Analytics
5 1 (16.67%) Data Governance
5 1 (16.67%) Data Lineage
5 1 (16.67%) Data Management
5 1 (16.67%) Data Protection

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 1 (16.67%) Alation
2 1 (16.67%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (16.67%) Automotive
3 1 (16.67%) Social Housing
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 4 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) Change Management
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) Budget Management
4 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
4 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Data Lineage
5 1 (16.67%) Data Management
5 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
5 1 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Azure Certification
1 2 (33.33%) BC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) Data Quality
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Informatica