Data Governance Contracts

Data Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Governance over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 148 250 264
Rank change year-on-year +102 +14 -11
Contract jobs citing Data Governance 707 631 918
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.64% 1.09% 1.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.90% 1.21% 1.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 505 438 657
10th Percentile £400 £425 £455
25th Percentile £463 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £700 £698 £700
90th Percentile £800 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 5
10th Percentile £27.75 £21.73 £12.93
25th Percentile £33.92 £29.19 £16.25
Median hourly rate £40.00 £32.30 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +23.84% -53.86% +75.00%
75th Percentile £59.50 £63.07 £90.90
90th Percentile £78.75 £85.50 £96.36
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £32.30 £13.61
% change year-on-year +23.84% +137.41% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Governance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,140 52,105 79,027
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.25% 89.83% 90.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,924 36,124 55,482
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,724 1,874
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.17 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
Median % change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%

Data Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Governance in the UK

Data Governance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Data Governance in the UK

Data Governance
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Governance over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Governance in the UK

Data Governance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Data Governance in the UK

Data Governance
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Governance over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Governance in the UK

Data Governance
Top 16 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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
England +111 640 £575 -4.17% 250
London +111 395 £600 - 146
Work from Home +108 262 £550 -12.00% 143
UK excluding London +45 236 £550 - 106
North of England +68 93 £550 +6.28% 31
North West +52 57 £510 +7.37% 16
South East 0 38 £475 -20.83% 28
Yorkshire +29 37 £600 -1.44% 13
South West +26 34 £575 +2.22% 15
Midlands +27 33 £550 +10.00% 19
East of England +16 32 £410 -6.29% 5
West Midlands +9 25 £550 +14.29% 14
Scotland +38 13 £575 +9.52% 5
East Midlands +27 6 £513 -10.87% 5
North East +14 3 - - 2
Wales +11 1 - - 4

Data Governance
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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (2.40%) Confluence
1 17 (2.40%) SharePoint
2 14 (1.98%) SAS
3 13 (1.84%) Apache
4 11 (1.56%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.28%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.14%) Apache Pulsar
6 1 (0.14%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.14%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.14%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 31 (4.38%) MS Visio
2 28 (3.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.26%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.28%) Sketch
7 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (3.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (2.97%) SAP MDG
3 19 (2.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 10 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (0.71%) SAP MDM
6 4 (0.57%) Adobe Campaign
6 4 (0.57%) FastStats
6 4 (0.57%) Unica
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.28%) SAP CRM
7 2 (0.28%) SAP IS-U
8 1 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
8 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.14%) SAP HCM
8 1 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.14%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 135 (19.09%) Azure
2 120 (16.97%) Power Platform
3 82 (11.60%) AWS
4 74 (10.47%) Collibra
5 40 (5.66%) GCP
6 36 (5.09%) Snowflake
7 32 (4.53%) Microsoft Purview
8 22 (3.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 20 (2.83%) Azure Data Factory
9 20 (2.83%) Power Automate
10 18 (2.55%) Azure Stack
11 14 (1.98%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.70%) Dynamics 365
13 10 (1.41%) Azure DevOps
13 10 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
13 10 (1.41%) dbt
13 10 (1.41%) Serverless
14 9 (1.27%) OCI
14 9 (1.27%) SaaS
15 7 (0.99%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.14%) DNS
1 1 (0.14%) Intranet
1 1 (0.14%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 158 (22.35%) Metadata
2 128 (18.10%) Data Warehouse
3 116 (16.41%) Power BI
4 63 (8.91%) Data Lake
5 59 (8.35%) SQL Server
6 54 (7.64%) NoSQL
7 42 (5.94%) Big Data
8 33 (4.67%) Metadata Repository
9 27 (3.82%) Tableau
10 26 (3.68%) Data Vault
11 20 (2.83%) Relational Database
11 20 (2.83%) Snowflake Schema
12 16 (2.26%) Data Mining
13 15 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 13 (1.84%) Azure SQL Database
15 12 (1.70%) MySQL
16 10 (1.41%) Ataccama
17 9 (1.27%) Flink
18 8 (1.13%) Amazon Redshift
18 8 (1.13%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 37 (5.23%) ERwin
2 35 (4.95%) JIRA
3 14 (1.98%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 11 (1.56%) ER Studio
5 8 (1.13%) Eclipse
5 8 (1.13%) Git
6 7 (0.99%) PyCharm
7 4 (0.57%) kappa
8 3 (0.42%) PowerDesigner
9 2 (0.28%) GitLab
10 1 (0.14%) RStudio
General
1 187 (26.45%) Social Skills
2 172 (24.33%) Finance
3 133 (18.81%) Analytical Skills
4 92 (13.01%) Public Sector
5 68 (9.62%) Manufacturing
6 57 (8.06%) Pharmaceutical
7 45 (6.36%) Banking
8 41 (5.80%) Marketing
9 35 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (4.24%) Telecoms
11 28 (3.96%) Electronics
12 24 (3.39%) Legal
12 24 (3.39%) Retail
13 18 (2.55%) Influencing Skills
14 9 (1.27%) Front Office
15 7 (0.99%) Financial Institution
15 7 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 6 (0.85%) Organisational Skills
17 5 (0.71%) Investment Banking
17 5 (0.71%) Police
Job Titles
1 196 (27.72%) Architect
2 156 (22.07%) Data Architect
3 125 (17.68%) Analyst
4 86 (12.16%) Data Analyst
5 71 (10.04%) Data Engineer
6 64 (9.05%) Lead
7 60 (8.49%) Data Manager
8 50 (7.07%) Business Analyst
9 41 (5.80%) Consultant
10 37 (5.23%) Developer
11 36 (5.09%) Senior
12 32 (4.53%) Solutions Architect
13 27 (3.82%) Governance Analyst
14 26 (3.68%) Data Business Analyst
15 24 (3.39%) Integration Engineer
16 23 (3.25%) Data Consultant
16 23 (3.25%) Project Manager
17 22 (3.11%) Data Governance Manager
17 22 (3.11%) Enterprise Architect
17 22 (3.11%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.83%) REST
2 15 (2.12%) JSON
3 14 (1.98%) PySpark
3 14 (1.98%) XML
4 12 (1.70%) Kafka
5 10 (1.41%) CSS
6 9 (1.27%) Flask
6 9 (1.27%) React
7 7 (0.99%) .NET
7 7 (0.99%) FastAPI
8 6 (0.85%) .NET Core
8 6 (0.85%) Middleware
9 4 (0.57%) SAP ALE
10 3 (0.42%) ADO
10 3 (0.42%) EDI
10 3 (0.42%) HTML
10 3 (0.42%) Node.js
10 3 (0.42%) Pandas
10 3 (0.42%) SAP Fiori
10 3 (0.42%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.22%) Reference Data
2 35 (4.95%) Data Structures
3 27 (3.82%) Product Ownership
4 23 (3.25%) Management Information System
5 19 (2.69%) Data Protection Act
6 12 (1.70%) Wiki
7 11 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 9 (1.27%) Onboarding
9 7 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
9 7 (0.99%) Taxonomies
10 6 (0.85%) Algorithms
11 5 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (0.71%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.71%) Industry 4.0
12 4 (0.57%) Derivative
12 4 (0.57%) Housing Association
12 4 (0.57%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (0.57%) NHS
12 4 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.70%) Linux
2 2 (0.28%) Unix
3 1 (0.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 303 (42.86%) Data Modelling
2 191 (27.02%) Data Management
3 159 (22.49%) Data Architecture
4 152 (21.50%) Analytics
4 152 (21.50%) Business Intelligence
5 134 (18.95%) Data Integration
6 129 (18.25%) Problem-Solving
7 127 (17.96%) Data Strategy
8 118 (16.69%) ETL
8 118 (16.69%) Stakeholder Management
9 112 (15.84%) Agile
10 107 (15.13%) Data Lineage
11 102 (14.43%) Migration
12 95 (13.44%) Data Analysis
13 87 (12.31%) Decision-Making
14 84 (11.88%) Visualisation
15 80 (11.32%) Data Migration
16 76 (10.75%) Metadata Management
17 70 (9.90%) Data Protection
18 68 (9.62%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 165 (23.34%) SQL
2 84 (11.88%) Python
3 35 (4.95%) Java
4 25 (3.54%) JavaScript
5 19 (2.69%) T-SQL
6 16 (2.26%) PowerShell
7 13 (1.84%) TypeScript
8 12 (1.70%) C#
9 10 (1.41%) PL/SQL
9 10 (1.41%) Scala
10 7 (0.99%) Groovy
10 7 (0.99%) MATLAB
11 5 (0.71%) ABAP
12 4 (0.57%) R
13 2 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.28%) Perl
14 1 (0.14%) C++
14 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 89 (12.59%) Security Cleared
2 86 (12.16%) Degree
3 76 (10.75%) SC Cleared
4 24 (3.39%) DV Cleared
5 23 (3.25%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.25%) Master's Degree
6 14 (1.98%) PhD
7 13 (1.84%) AWS Certification
8 12 (1.70%) IIBA
9 9 (1.27%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.42%) PMP
11 2 (0.28%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.28%) CISA
11 2 (0.28%) CISSP
12 1 (0.14%) BPSS Clearance
12 1 (0.14%) CEH
12 1 (0.14%) CISM
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 1 (0.14%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 269 (38.05%) Data Quality
2 85 (12.02%) GDPR
3 31 (4.38%) QA
4 21 (2.97%) GxP
5 19 (2.69%) Good Clinical Practice
6 18 (2.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 13 (1.84%) Accessibility
8 7 (0.99%) GRC
9 5 (0.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.57%) Dodd-Frank
10 4 (0.57%) MiFID
11 3 (0.42%) IFRS
11 3 (0.42%) IFRS 17
11 3 (0.42%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
13 1 (0.14%) COBIT
13 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 1 (0.14%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.14%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (1.56%) Docker
2 1 (0.14%) Apache Flume
Systems Management
1 15 (2.12%) Terraform
2 11 (1.56%) Ansible
2 11 (1.56%) Kubernetes
2 11 (1.56%) Puppet
3 7 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.28%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 96 (13.58%) SAP
2 74 (10.47%) Microsoft
3 59 (8.35%) Informatica
4 47 (6.65%) Databricks
4 47 (6.65%) Oracle
5 37 (5.23%) Sparx
6 16 (2.26%) Google
7 15 (2.12%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.70%) Facebook
9 10 (1.41%) Talend
10 9 (1.27%) Alteryx
10 9 (1.27%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.13%) Instagram
12 7 (0.99%) Dataiku
12 7 (0.99%) IBM
12 7 (0.99%) Nexthink
12 7 (0.99%) Splunk
12 7 (0.99%) Trillium
13 6 (0.85%) Adobe
13 6 (0.85%) Remedy