Hybrid/Remote Governance Manager Contract Job Trends

Governance Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Governance Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 311 285 355
Rank change year-on-year -26 +70 +166
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 13 29 19
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.13% 0.25% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.27% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 25 14
10th Percentile £416 - £398
25th Percentile £431 £513 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £675 £519
Median % change year-on-year -35.19% +30.12% +15.28%
75th Percentile £456 £938 £731
90th Percentile £640 - £771
UK median daily rate £438 £525 £537
% change year-on-year -16.67% -2.14% -0.19%

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 9,486 10,861 16,124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 93.14% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,171 6,881 11,057
10th Percentile £329 £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 £620 £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 337 197 360
10th Percentile £15.26 £18.50 £17.59
25th Percentile £20.66 £23.50 £27.19
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -30.52% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.55
UK median hourly rate £25.47 £34.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.09% -23.60% +48.33%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Governance Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Governance Manager over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Governance Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Governance Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (46.15%) Risk Management
3 5 (38.46%) Data Governance
3 5 (38.46%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (30.77%) BC Cleared
4 4 (30.77%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (30.77%) Business Strategy
4 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
5 3 (23.08%) Agile
5 3 (23.08%) AI
5 3 (23.08%) Change Management
5 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (23.08%) Data Management
5 3 (23.08%) Incident Management
5 3 (23.08%) Information Governance
5 3 (23.08%) JIRA
5 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (23.08%) Records Management
5 3 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (15.38%) Azure
6 2 (15.38%) Azure Certification
6 2 (15.38%) Budget Management
6 2 (15.38%) CISM
6 2 (15.38%) CISSP
6 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) CRISC
6 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
6 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy

Governance Manager 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:

Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) LAN
1 1 (7.69%) VPN
1 1 (7.69%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) JIRA
General
1 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (30.77%) Banking
1 4 (30.77%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (23.08%) Finance
3 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
3 2 (15.38%) Public Sector
3 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Public Cloud
2 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.69%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (7.69%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (7.69%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.69%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (46.15%) Risk Management
3 5 (38.46%) Data Governance
3 5 (38.46%) Strategic Thinking
4 4 (30.77%) Business Strategy
4 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (23.08%) Agile
5 3 (23.08%) AI
5 3 (23.08%) Change Management
5 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (23.08%) Data Management
5 3 (23.08%) Incident Management
5 3 (23.08%) Information Governance
5 3 (23.08%) Records Management
5 3 (23.08%) Risk Assessment
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
6 2 (15.38%) ITIL
6 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) BC Cleared
1 4 (30.77%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (30.77%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Azure Certification
2 2 (15.38%) CISM
2 2 (15.38%) CISSP
2 2 (15.38%) CRISC
3 1 (7.69%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 1 (7.69%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
3 1 (7.69%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) GDPR
1 2 (15.38%) NIST
2 1 (7.69%) GRC
2 1 (7.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.69%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Ariba
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
1 1 (7.69%) SAP
1 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow