IT Governance Jobs in England

Information Technology Governance
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in England requiring IT Governance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IT Governance over the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 570 719 793
Rank change year-on-year +149 +74 +45
Permanent jobs citing IT Governance 103 113 137
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.21% 0.13% 0.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.23% 0.15% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 74 78 100
10th Percentile £46,250 £36,973 £46,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £41,125 £49,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £56,588
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -7.22% +2.89%
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,188 £79,063
90th Percentile £90,875 £87,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.80% -6.36% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

IT Governance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 45,472 73,407 86,016
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 94.00% 85.49% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 24,183 53,973 50,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £34,256
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,410 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £101,250
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

IT Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing IT Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Governance in England

IT Governance
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for IT Governance in England

IT Governance
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Governance in England over the 6 months to 11 May 2025.

Salary histogram for IT Governance in England

IT Governance
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Governance within the England region over the 6 months to 11 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
West Midlands +77 40 £55,000 +37.50% 8
Midlands +73 40 £55,000 +37.50% 9
London +112 36 £72,500 +31.34% 40
East of England +41 16 £47,500 +6.74% 14
South East +95 12 £65,000 +28.71% 31
North of England +64 6 £55,000 -16.73% 10
Yorkshire +67 3 £62,500 +25.00% 6
North West +3 3 £55,000 -33.01% 4
South West +100 2 £60,000 +2.13% 7
IT Governance
UK

IT Governance
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 2 (1.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.97%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.97%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 31 (30.10%) Azure
2 13 (12.62%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (8.74%) Power Platform
3 9 (8.74%) SaaS
4 6 (5.83%) AWS
4 6 (5.83%) IaaS
4 6 (5.83%) PaaS
5 2 (1.94%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.94%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.97%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.97%) GCP
6 1 (0.97%) GitHub
6 1 (0.97%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.97%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (18.45%) Firewall
2 10 (9.71%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.91%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (1.94%) Internet
5 1 (0.97%) DHCP
5 1 (0.97%) DNS
5 1 (0.97%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.97%) VPN
5 1 (0.97%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.83%) Power BI
2 2 (1.94%) Big Data
3 1 (0.97%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.94%) JIRA
General
1 55 (53.40%) Finance
2 29 (28.16%) Social Skills
3 26 (25.24%) Retail
4 23 (22.33%) Telecoms
5 21 (20.39%) Marketing
6 10 (9.71%) Legal
7 9 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
8 7 (6.80%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (5.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (4.85%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (3.88%) Banking
12 3 (2.91%) Manufacturing
13 2 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (1.94%) Police
13 2 (1.94%) Public Sector
14 1 (0.97%) Automotive
14 1 (0.97%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.97%) Law
14 1 (0.97%) Military
14 1 (0.97%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 26 (25.24%) Risk Manager
2 23 (22.33%) Technology Risk Manager
3 18 (17.48%) Lead
4 17 (16.50%) IT Manager
5 7 (6.80%) Analyst
6 5 (4.85%) Governance Manager
6 5 (4.85%) Help Desk Manager
7 4 (3.88%) Business Analyst
7 4 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.88%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (3.88%) IT Support
7 4 (3.88%) Service Delivery Manager
7 4 (3.88%) Support Team Leader
7 4 (3.88%) Team Leader
8 3 (2.91%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 3 (2.91%) Compliance Manager
8 3 (2.91%) Delivery Manager
8 3 (2.91%) IT Services Delivery Manager
8 3 (2.91%) Service Manager
8 3 (2.91%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.94%) .NET
2 1 (0.97%) Middleware
2 1 (0.97%) React
Miscellaneous
1 23 (22.33%) Blockchain
1 23 (22.33%) Robotics
2 12 (11.65%) Management Information System
3 10 (9.71%) Private Cloud
4 5 (4.85%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (3.88%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.91%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.94%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.94%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.94%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.94%) PKI
7 2 (1.94%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.97%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.97%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.97%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 26 (25.24%) Windows
2 9 (8.74%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.94%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.97%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (47.57%) Risk Management
2 34 (33.01%) ITIL
2 34 (33.01%) Mentoring
3 30 (29.13%) Agile
4 27 (26.21%) Artificial Intelligence
5 26 (25.24%) Analytics
6 25 (24.27%) Data Analytics
6 25 (24.27%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (24.27%) Project Delivery
7 24 (23.30%) Coaching
8 23 (22.33%) Creative Thinking
8 23 (22.33%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (22.33%) Robotic Process Automation
9 22 (21.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (21.36%) Information Security
9 22 (21.36%) People Management
10 16 (15.53%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (13.59%) Project Management
12 13 (12.62%) CI/CD
12 13 (12.62%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.56%) PowerShell
2 12 (11.65%) Python
3 10 (9.71%) Bash
3 10 (9.71%) C#
4 1 (0.97%) SQL
4 1 (0.97%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (13.59%) Degree
2 7 (6.80%) CISM
3 6 (5.83%) CISA
4 5 (4.85%) CRISC
4 5 (4.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (3.88%) Azure Certification
5 4 (3.88%) CISSP
5 4 (3.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
6 3 (2.91%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (2.91%) PMI Certification
6 3 (2.91%) PMP
7 2 (1.94%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.94%) APMG
7 2 (1.94%) AWS Certification
7 2 (1.94%) Cyber Scheme
7 2 (1.94%) GIAC
7 2 (1.94%) ISACA
7 2 (1.94%) PCI QSA
7 2 (1.94%) SC Cleared
7 2 (1.94%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (24.27%) ITGC
2 23 (22.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 16 (15.53%) COBIT
4 11 (10.68%) GRC
5 8 (7.77%) NIST
6 3 (2.91%) GDPR
7 2 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.94%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.94%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.94%) PMO
8 1 (0.97%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.97%) COSO
8 1 (0.97%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (5.83%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.97%) Docker
3 1 (0.97%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (4.85%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.91%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (2.91%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.91%) SCCM
3 1 (0.97%) Ansible
3 1 (0.97%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.97%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (35.92%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.80%) Cisco
3 4 (3.88%) VMware
4 3 (2.91%) Meraki
5 2 (1.94%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.94%) Workday
6 1 (0.97%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (0.97%) Canon
6 1 (0.97%) Foundry
6 1 (0.97%) Google
6 1 (0.97%) Palantir
6 1 (0.97%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.97%) SAP