Information Governance Manager Jobs in England

Information Governance Manager
UK > England

The median Information Governance Manager salary in England is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 June 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 832 866
Rank change year-on-year +154 +34 +307
Permanent jobs requiring an Information Governance Manager 7 23 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.014% 0.024% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.026% 0.008%
Number of salaries quoted 3 23 5
10th Percentile - - £45,900
25th Percentile £61,250 - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £35,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% -41.67% +26.32%
75th Percentile £68,125 £55,621 £66,250
90th Percentile £70,750 £86,500 £66,700
UK median annual salary £62,500 £35,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +78.57% -42.86% +22.50%

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 44,996 89,637 73,289
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 94.66% 91.10%
Number of salaries quoted 24,238 65,207 48,708
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,500 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% +0.00%
75th Percentile £74,197 £70,250 £81,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Information Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance Manager in England

Information Governance Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Information Governance Manager in England

Information 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 Information Governance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 26 June 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
South East +96 4 - -
North of England +43 1 £70,000 +60.03% 1
North East - 1 £70,000 -
Information Governance Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 26 June 2025, Information 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 Information Governance Manager in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
1 7 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (85.71%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (85.71%) Freedom of Information Act
2 6 (85.71%) Data Protection
2 6 (85.71%) Freedom of Information
2 6 (85.71%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
3 5 (71.43%) CISSP
3 5 (71.43%) CISA
3 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
3 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (57.14%) Incident Management
4 4 (57.14%) HIPAA
4 4 (57.14%) Psychology
4 4 (57.14%) ISMS
4 4 (57.14%) CISM
4 4 (57.14%) Information Security Management
4 4 (57.14%) Security Management
4 4 (57.14%) Publishing
4 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 4 (57.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 3 (42.86%) GDPR
6 2 (28.57%) Information Governance
6 2 (28.57%) Data Privacy
6 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (28.57%) ISEB
6 2 (28.57%) Legal
6 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (28.57%) Data Sharing

Information 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:

General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Publishing
3 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 6 (85.71%) Data Protection Act
1 6 (85.71%) Freedom of Information
1 6 (85.71%) Freedom of Information Act
2 5 (71.43%) Management Information System
3 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Information Security
2 6 (85.71%) Data Protection
3 5 (71.43%) Cybersecurity
4 4 (57.14%) Incident Management
4 4 (57.14%) Information Security Management
4 4 (57.14%) ISMS
4 4 (57.14%) Psychology
4 4 (57.14%) Security Management
5 2 (28.57%) Data Privacy
5 2 (28.57%) Data Sharing
5 2 (28.57%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (28.57%) Information Governance
5 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (14.29%) Business Continuity
6 1 (14.29%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) CISA
1 5 (71.43%) CISSP
2 4 (57.14%) CISM
2 4 (57.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
3 2 (28.57%) ISEB
4 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (85.71%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (57.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (57.14%) HIPAA
4 3 (42.86%) GDPR
5 1 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)