Information Governance Officer Contracts

Information Governance Officer
UK

The median Information Governance Officer daily rate in the UK is £200, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 524 565 695
Rank change year-on-year +41 +130 +140
Contract jobs requiring an Information Governance Officer 2 18 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.007% 0.041% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.045% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 6
10th Percentile - £156 £338
25th Percentile - £160 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £200 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% -17.65% +27.82%
75th Percentile - £385 £550
90th Percentile - £439 £575
UK excluding London median daily rate £200 - £450
% change year-on-year - - +42.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 2
10th Percentile - - £18.88
25th Percentile - - £19.15
Median hourly rate £27.64 £12.25 £19.95
Median % change year-on-year +125.63% -38.60% -9.32%
75th Percentile - £13.22 £20.90
90th Percentile - £16.31 £21.26
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.64 £12.25 £19.95
% change year-on-year +125.63% -38.60% -

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 27,094 40,274 56,187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.76% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,701 26,219 39,262
10th Percentile £300 £276 £313
25th Percentile £406 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -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 1,044 2,672 1,567
10th Percentile £14.15 £12.86 £14.28
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.38
Median hourly rate £28.88 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -19.07% +94.45%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.22% -6.94% +117.95%

Information Governance Officer
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Information Governance Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance Officer in the UK

Information Governance Officer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Information Governance Officer in the UK

Information Governance Officer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Governance Officer in the UK

Information Governance Officer
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Information Governance Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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
England +61 2 £200 -42.86% 5
UK excluding London +54 2 £200 - 11
Work from Home +40 1 £200 +25.00% 9
South East +35 1 £200 - 1
South West - 1 - -

Information Governance Officer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Information Governance Officer 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 Information Governance Officer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Data Sharing
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management

Information Governance Officer 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information
1 2 (100.00%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 2 (100.00%) Information Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Sharing
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR