Governance Manager Jobs in Edinburgh

Governance Manager
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Governance Manager salary in Edinburgh is £49,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 - 123
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 4 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.51% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% - 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £46,625 - -
25th Percentile £47,188 - £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,250 - £59,526
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.42%
75th Percentile £50,563 - £62,833
90th Percentile £50,675 - -
Scotland median annual salary £49,250 £90,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -45.28% +49.38% -7.31%

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 674 1,368 1,400
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.53% 95.07% 94.66%
Number of salaries quoted 313 846 871
10th Percentile £26,386 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £42,937
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +0.80% +3.52%
75th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,000 £90,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.63% -4.55% -

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Governance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in Edinburgh

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Edinburgh

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, Governance Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Data Governance
1 3 (75.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 2 (50.00%) Data Management
2 2 (50.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Coaching
1 3 (75.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (50.00%) Data Management
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Fintech
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (50.00%) QA