Data Governance Specialist
UK
The median Data Governance Specialist daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 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 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 517 | 568 | 697 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +51 | +129 | +155 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Governance Specialist | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.014% | 0.012% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.015% | 0.013% | 0.006% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £368 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £531 | £413 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +4.76% | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £619 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £598 | £645 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | +12.50% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 26,964 | 39,481 | 54,050 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.38% | 92.78% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,546 | 25,683 | 37,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £295 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,040 | 2,653 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.83 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.18 | £16.30 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.79% | -18.89% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.31 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.70 | £76.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.24 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.91% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Data Governance Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Governance Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Governance Specialist
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Governance Specialist.
Data Governance Specialist
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Governance Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 16 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 |
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| England | +64 | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 2 | £550 | - | 2 |
| Work from Home | - | 2 | £575 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £550 | - |
Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Data Governance Specialist 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 featuring Data Governance Specialist in the job title.
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Data Governance Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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