Information Governance Contracts

Information Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Information Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Information Governance over the 6 months to 27 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 507 575 703
Rank change year-on-year +68 +128 -107
Contract jobs citing Information Governance 79 132 155
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.18% 0.23% 0.18%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 0.26% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 86 110
10th Percentile £419 £225 £213
25th Percentile £452 £331 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +25.00% +3.23%
75th Percentile £588 £635 £539
90th Percentile £688 £706 £628
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £350 £415
% change year-on-year +42.86% -15.66% +18.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 5 4
10th Percentile - £15.31 £17.49
25th Percentile £12.25 £15.40 £19.91
Median hourly rate £12.74 £18.90 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.59% -16.00% +0.18%
75th Percentile £14.46 £21.50 £24.34
90th Percentile £16.68 £70.85 £25.41
UK excluding London median hourly rate £12.25 £17.35 £22.50
% change year-on-year -29.39% -22.89% +0.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Information 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 36,645 50,890 79,933
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 85.73% 89.71% 90.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,625 35,239 56,102
10th Percentile £300 £325 £344
25th Percentile £413 £438 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £640
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £485
% change year-on-year - +3.09% +8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,484 1,674 1,897
10th Percentile £12.75 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.75 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.02 £36.40 £25.68
Median % change year-on-year -1.02% +41.73% +9.28%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.75 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.86% +75.00% -4.99%

Information Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Information Governance over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Information Governance over the 6 months to 27 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Top 13 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 within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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 +53 55 £500 -9.09% 113
UK excluding London +24 37 £500 +42.86% 95
Work from Home +100 32 £525 -14.98% 41
London +68 31 £475 -23.08% 21
Scotland +40 11 £500 +66.67%
South East +15 10 £563 -11.42% 13
Northern Ireland - 6 - - 1
North of England +36 5 £675 +92.86% 30
Midlands +17 4 £438 +25.00% 23
West Midlands +9 4 £438 +25.00% 8
Yorkshire +17 3 £675 +50.00% 13
North West +33 2 - - 10
East of England +8 1 - - 12

Information 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 9 (11.39%) Confluence
2 5 (6.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (2.53%) OPENHousing
Cloud Services
1 5 (6.33%) Microsoft Purview
2 4 (5.06%) Azure
2 4 (5.06%) Cloud Computing
3 2 (2.53%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.27%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.27%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.27%) Mimecast
4 1 (1.27%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.53%) SQL Server
1 2 (2.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.27%) Power BI
2 1 (1.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 13 (16.46%) JIRA
2 1 (1.27%) Git
2 1 (1.27%) GitLab
2 1 (1.27%) Jenkins
General
1 29 (36.71%) Public Sector
2 19 (24.05%) Finance
3 16 (20.25%) Legal
3 16 (20.25%) Social Skills
4 10 (12.66%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.33%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (6.33%) Local Government
6 4 (5.06%) Law
7 3 (3.80%) Electronics
7 3 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (3.80%) Manufacturing
7 3 (3.80%) Marketing
7 3 (3.80%) Military
7 3 (3.80%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.53%) Social Housing
9 1 (1.27%) Billing
9 1 (1.27%) German Language
9 1 (1.27%) Police
9 1 (1.27%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 19 (24.05%) Lead
2 14 (17.72%) Information Governance Officer
2 14 (17.72%) Information Officer
3 8 (10.13%) Change Manager
3 8 (10.13%) Senior
4 7 (8.86%) Governance Manager
5 6 (7.59%) Information Governance Manager
5 6 (7.59%) Project Leader
5 6 (7.59%) Senior Manager
6 5 (6.33%) Delivery Manager
6 5 (6.33%) User Experience Manager
7 4 (5.06%) Analyst
7 4 (5.06%) Information Assurance Leader
8 3 (3.80%) IT Change Manager
8 3 (3.80%) IT Manager
8 3 (3.80%) Security Engineer
8 3 (3.80%) Support Officer
8 3 (3.80%) Technical Leader
9 2 (2.53%) Change Analyst
9 2 (2.53%) Senior Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.53%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (18.99%) Freedom of Information
2 12 (15.19%) Management Information System
3 8 (10.13%) NHS
4 1 (1.27%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.27%) Freedom of Information Act
4 1 (1.27%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.80%) Windows
2 1 (1.27%) Linux
2 1 (1.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (27.85%) Data Protection
2 20 (25.32%) Risk Management
2 20 (25.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 17 (21.52%) Records Management
4 15 (18.99%) Impact Assessments
5 13 (16.46%) Information Management
6 12 (15.19%) Project Delivery
7 11 (13.92%) Information Security
7 11 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (10.13%) Data Governance
8 8 (10.13%) Data Management
8 8 (10.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 7 (8.86%) Agile
9 7 (8.86%) Due Diligence
9 7 (8.86%) Information Assurance
9 7 (8.86%) Programme Governance
10 6 (7.59%) Change Management
10 6 (7.59%) Email Management
11 5 (6.33%) E-Discovery
11 5 (6.33%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.27%) C
1 1 (1.27%) C++
1 1 (1.27%) Go
1 1 (1.27%) Java
1 1 (1.27%) JavaScript
1 1 (1.27%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.27%) Python
1 1 (1.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (10.13%) SC Cleared
1 8 (10.13%) Security Cleared
2 6 (7.59%) HNC
2 6 (7.59%) NVQ Level 3
3 5 (6.33%) Degree
4 3 (3.80%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (3.80%) DV Cleared
5 2 (2.53%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.27%) CISSP
6 1 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.27%) DBS Check
6 1 (1.27%) IBM Certification
6 1 (1.27%) ISEB
6 1 (1.27%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (1.27%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (13.92%) GDPR
2 10 (12.66%) QA
3 7 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (7.59%) Data Quality
5 2 (2.53%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (1.27%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.27%) GMP
6 1 (1.27%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.27%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (13.92%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.80%) SAP
3 2 (2.53%) Capita
3 2 (2.53%) Facebook
4 1 (1.27%) IBM
4 1 (1.27%) Northgate