Governance Manager Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Governance Manager
England > Yorkshire

The median Governance Manager daily rate in Yorkshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 150 - 104
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring a Governance Manager 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 0.14% - 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £600
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £560 £523 £550
% change year-on-year +7.18% -5.00% -4.35%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,631 1,295 1,483
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.25% 93.64% 89.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,591 825 943
10th Percentile £318 £263 £275
25th Percentile £413 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £576
90th Percentile £669 £618 £650
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 52 57
10th Percentile £16.62 £16.58 £12.20
25th Percentile £22.10 £18.29 £13.96
Median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.40% +10.70% -
75th Percentile £34.77 £25.49 £33.75
90th Percentile £45.75 £81.25 £48.75
England median hourly rate £45.56 £27.40 £42.50
% change year-on-year +66.26% -35.53% -3.53%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

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

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Governance Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire

Governance Manager
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 21 July 2026. 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
South Yorkshire - 4 £425 - 3
Governance Manager
England

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, 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 across the Yorkshire region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) GRC
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
2 3 (75.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) FinOps
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) OpenAI
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 1 (25.00%) Azure
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (75.00%) Security Operations
2 3 (75.00%) SIEM
2 3 (75.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (25.00%) AI
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Optimisation
3 1 (25.00%) FinOps
3 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Use Case
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 3 (75.00%) GRC
1 3 (75.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (25.00%) OpenAI