Hybrid/Remote Governance Analyst Contract Job Trends

Governance Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Governance Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 310 291 367
Rank change year-on-year -19 +76 +155
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 10 29 10
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.098% 0.25% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.27% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 21 10
10th Percentile £418 £500 £311
25th Percentile £425 £563 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £400
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +43.75% -11.11%
75th Percentile £503 £713 -
90th Percentile £509 £938 £444
UK median daily rate £488 £575 £444
% change year-on-year -15.22% +29.58% +2.60%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,548 10,943 16,040
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 93.12% 94.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,224 6,938 11,001
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 337 199 358
10th Percentile £15.26 £18.30 £17.49
25th Percentile £20.66 £23.50 £27.06
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.28 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +21.94% -29.99% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.63 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £88.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.52 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.97% -25.51% +50.00%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Governance Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Governance Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Governance Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Governance Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Governance Analyst job vacancies

Governance Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Governance Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Governance Analyst job vacancies

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Governance Analyst 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 5 (50.00%) Data Quality
3 3 (30.00%) Data Management
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (30.00%) Oracle
4 2 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 2 (20.00%) Collibra
4 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (20.00%) ERP
4 2 (20.00%) Inventory Management
4 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Transfer
4 2 (20.00%) Master Data Management
4 2 (20.00%) Metadata
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (20.00%) MS Visio
4 2 (20.00%) OCI
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Project Management
4 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (20.00%) Supply Chain Planning
4 2 (20.00%) Use Case
4 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
5 1 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (10.00%) Analytics

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (20.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Collibra
1 2 (20.00%) OCI
2 1 (10.00%) AWS
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (10.00%) IaaS
2 1 (10.00%) PaaS
2 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (20.00%) Metadata
2 1 (10.00%) Power BI
2 1 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (20.00%) Banking
5 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) CMDB
1 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk
1 1 (10.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (10.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (30.00%) Data Management
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 2 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
3 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
3 2 (20.00%) ERP
3 2 (20.00%) Inventory Management
3 2 (20.00%) Knowledge Transfer
3 2 (20.00%) Master Data Management
3 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (20.00%) Supply Chain Planning
3 2 (20.00%) Use Case
3 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (10.00%) Data Governance Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) Python
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 1 (10.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (10.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 1 (10.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (10.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (10.00%) P3O
2 1 (10.00%) PMO
2 1 (10.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (30.00%) Oracle