Data Governance Manager Jobs in England

Data Governance Manager
UK > England

The median Data Governance Manager salary in England is £91,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 May 2025.

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

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 645 794 864
Rank change year-on-year +149 +70 +262
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Governance Manager 40 49 33
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.082% 0.055% 0.038%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.090% 0.058% 0.042%
Number of salaries quoted 34 36 31
10th Percentile £48,750 £45,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £58,438 £52,325 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £91,000 £55,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +65.45% -24.14% -3.33%
75th Percentile £122,500 £90,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £160,000 £107,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £55,000 £73,750
% change year-on-year +63.64% -25.42% -1.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 44,450 84,705 79,000
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 94.67% 91.45%
Number of salaries quoted 23,451 62,722 50,420
10th Percentile £29,250 £28,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,070 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £52,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.65% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,952 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Data Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Governance Manager in England

Data Governance Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Data Governance Manager in England.

Salary trend for Data Governance Manager in England

Data Governance Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Governance Manager in England over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Governance Manager in England

Data Governance Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Governance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +117 21 £115,000 +27.78% 7
Midlands +76 7 £52,500 -4.55% 4
West Midlands +48 7 £52,500 -4.55% 2
South East +87 3 £44,000 -12.00% 6
North of England +48 3 £60,000 +14.29% 5
North West +5 3 £60,000 +14.29%
East of England - 2 - -
Data Governance Manager
UK

Data Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Data 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 England region featuring Data Governance Manager in the job title.

1 34 (85.00%) Data Governance
2 25 (62.50%) Data Management
3 21 (52.50%) Migration
4 19 (47.50%) Finance
5 18 (45.00%) Fixed Income
5 18 (45.00%) Equities
5 18 (45.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 18 (45.00%) Agile
5 18 (45.00%) Derivative
5 18 (45.00%) Investment Management
5 18 (45.00%) Front Office
5 18 (45.00%) Hedge funds
5 18 (45.00%) Data Lake
5 18 (45.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 18 (45.00%) Roadmaps
6 15 (37.50%) Data Quality
7 8 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 7 (17.50%) Social Skills
9 6 (15.00%) Decision-Making
9 6 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (15.00%) Legal
9 6 (15.00%) Banking
10 5 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
10 5 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (12.50%) Freedom of Information Act
10 5 (12.50%) Information Security
10 5 (12.50%) GDPR
10 5 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials

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

Applications
1 4 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.50%) Azure
1 1 (2.50%) Collibra
1 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (45.00%) Data Lake
General
1 19 (47.50%) Finance
2 18 (45.00%) Front Office
3 7 (17.50%) Social Skills
4 6 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (15.00%) Banking
4 6 (15.00%) Legal
5 4 (10.00%) Tech for Good
Miscellaneous
1 18 (45.00%) Derivative
1 18 (45.00%) Equities
1 18 (45.00%) Fixed Income
1 18 (45.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 18 (45.00%) Hedge funds
2 5 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (12.50%) Freedom of Information
2 5 (12.50%) Freedom of Information Act
3 4 (10.00%) Product Ownership
4 3 (7.50%) Management Information System
4 3 (7.50%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.50%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (85.00%) Data Governance
2 25 (62.50%) Data Management
3 21 (52.50%) Migration
4 18 (45.00%) Agile
4 18 (45.00%) Investment Management
4 18 (45.00%) Regulatory Compliance
4 18 (45.00%) Roadmaps
5 8 (20.00%) Mentoring
6 6 (15.00%) Decision-Making
6 6 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (12.50%) Coaching
7 5 (12.50%) Data Privacy
7 5 (12.50%) Data Protection
7 5 (12.50%) Data Sharing
7 5 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
7 5 (12.50%) Information Governance
7 5 (12.50%) Information Security
8 4 (10.00%) Analytics
8 4 (10.00%) Data Collection
8 4 (10.00%) Data Enrichment
Qualifications
1 4 (10.00%) ISEB
2 3 (7.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (7.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (37.50%) Data Quality
2 5 (12.50%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (12.50%) GDPR
2 5 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (10.00%) QA
4 3 (7.50%) MiFID
Vendors
1 1 (2.50%) Informatica