Project Governance Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Governance Manager
UK

The median Project Governance Manager daily rate in the UK is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 572 528 604
Rank change year-on-year -44 +76 +204
Contract jobs requiring a Project Governance Manager 4 15 16
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.011% 0.041% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.045% 0.037%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 10 11
10th Percentile - £468 £413
25th Percentile £563 £469 £490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £506 £575
Median % change year-on-year +13.58% -11.96% -4.17%
75th Percentile £613 £538 £697
90th Percentile £628 £541 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate - £519 -

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 31,989 33,651 43,674
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.92% 92.86% 93.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,308 20,292 29,666
10th Percentile £279 £300 £294
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £624 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,833 1,257 1,539
10th Percentile £14.06 £15.10 £14.99
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +60.48%
75th Percentile £51.80 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.92 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +87.37%

Project Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Project Governance Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK

Project Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Governance Manager job vacancies in the UK

Project Governance Manager
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Governance Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 12 November 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 -33 4 £575 +17.95% 3
London +4 3 £575 +17.95% 2
Work from Home 0 1 £625 +19.05% 1
Yorkshire -31 1 - - 1
UK excluding London -37 1 - - 2
North of England -43 1 - - 1

Project Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 12 November 2025, Project 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 featuring Project Governance Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) ADO
2 1 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (25.00%) Collibra
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Databricks
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap

Project Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure Data Factory
2 1 (25.00%) Collibra
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Finnish Language
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Register
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
2 1 (25.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Metadata Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Records Management
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
1 1 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (25.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Databricks