Data Governance Job Trends in Kent

Data Governance
South East > Kent

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Kent requiring Data Governance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 68 58
Rank change year-on-year +6 -10 +20
Permanent jobs citing Data Governance 28 9 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Kent 2.66% 1.26% 1.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.23% 1.42% 1.37%
Number of salaries quoted 5 4 4
10th Percentile - - £43,300
25th Percentile £52,500 £92,500 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £95,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +85.37% -6.82%
75th Percentile £77,500 £97,500 £59,063
90th Percentile - - £68,625
South East median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year - -11.11% +1.89%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Kent

Data 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 Kent.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 866 633 510
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 82.24% 88.90% 78.95%
Number of salaries quoted 456 201 404
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,500 £23,575
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £33,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £55,000 £68,750 £59,063
90th Percentile £72,500 £79,500 £67,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% -4.55%

Data Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Governance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Data Governance job vacancy trend in Kent

Data Governance
Salary Trend in Kent

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Data Governance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Kent citing Data Governance

Data Governance
Salary Histogram in Kent

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Governance in Kent over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Data Governance in Kent

Data Governance
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Governance within the Kent region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Sandwich - 21 - -
Chatham 0 5 £60,000 -36.84% 2
Data Governance
South East

Data Governance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 13 (46.43%) Veeva
2 4 (14.29%) ChatGPT
3 3 (10.71%) Azure
4 2 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (7.14%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (60.71%) Metadata
General
1 16 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 15 (53.57%) Finance
3 4 (14.29%) Digital Health
4 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (42.86%) Data Manager
2 9 (32.14%) Data Steward
3 8 (28.57%) Coordinator
3 8 (28.57%) Data Coordinator
4 6 (21.43%) Senior
4 6 (21.43%) Senior Manager
5 5 (17.86%) Lead
5 5 (17.86%) Team Leader
6 4 (14.29%) Digital Transformation
7 2 (7.14%) Analyst
7 2 (7.14%) Risk Manager
7 2 (7.14%) Senior Risk Manager
7 2 (7.14%) Service Analyst
7 2 (7.14%) Service Design Analyst
7 2 (7.14%) Service Transition Analyst
7 2 (7.14%) Transition Analyst
8 1 (3.57%) Business Continuity Manager
8 1 (3.57%) Business Manager
8 1 (3.57%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 21 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 17 (60.71%) Life Science
3 9 (32.14%) Biopharmaceutical
4 4 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (3.57%) Linked Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (75.00%) Digital Transformation Strategy
2 17 (60.71%) Data Management
2 17 (60.71%) Master Data Management
2 17 (60.71%) Matrix Organization
3 13 (46.43%) Business Strategy
4 12 (42.86%) Change Management
5 9 (32.14%) Data Modelling
6 8 (28.57%) Document Management
6 8 (28.57%) Impact Assessments
6 8 (28.57%) Process Management
6 8 (28.57%) Product Strategy
6 8 (28.57%) Regulatory Change
6 8 (28.57%) Workflow
7 6 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (17.86%) AI
8 5 (17.86%) Analytics
9 4 (14.29%) Business Analysis
9 4 (14.29%) Business Development
9 4 (14.29%) Roadmaps
9 4 (14.29%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 23 (82.14%) Degree
2 17 (60.71%) Master's Degree
3 3 (10.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (3.57%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (67.86%) Data Quality
2 2 (7.14%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (7.14%) Virtual Desktop