Governance Consultant Jobs in England

Governance Consultant
UK > England

The median Governance Consultant salary in England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 819 895
Rank change year-on-year +141 +76 +234
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Consultant 13 20 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.027% 0.023% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.025% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 13 18 16
10th Percentile £43,800 £60,375 £50,625
25th Percentile £77,500 £63,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £72,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% +3.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile - - £82,500
UK median annual salary £85,000 £72,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +17.24% +3.57% -12.50%

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 44,402 81,024 81,740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.51% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,215 60,436 51,956
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.54% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,250 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Governance Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Governance Consultant in England

Governance Consultant
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Governance Consultant in England

Governance Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Consultant in England over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Governance Consultant in England

Governance Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 15 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 +102 10 £85,000 +15.25% 7
North of England +56 2 £39,000 -29.09%
North West - 2 £39,000 -
South West +117 1 £80,000 -
Governance Consultant
UK

Governance Consultant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Governance Consultant 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 Governance Consultant in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 11 (84.62%) Finance
3 9 (69.23%) Degree
3 9 (69.23%) Economics
4 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
5 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy
6 1 (7.69%) Records Management
6 1 (7.69%) Data Loss Prevention
6 1 (7.69%) Data Encryption
6 1 (7.69%) GDPR
6 1 (7.69%) DAMA
6 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
6 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
6 1 (7.69%) Roadmaps
6 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (7.69%) Data Governance Strategy
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
6 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (7.69%) Information Security
6 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
6 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365

Governance Consultant 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Purview
General
1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Public Sector
2 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 9 (69.23%) Economics
3 3 (23.08%) Data Protection
4 2 (15.38%) Data Privacy
5 1 (7.69%) DAMA
5 1 (7.69%) Data Encryption
5 1 (7.69%) Data Governance Strategy
5 1 (7.69%) Data Loss Prevention
5 1 (7.69%) Information Security
5 1 (7.69%) Records Management
5 1 (7.69%) Roadmaps
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 1 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft