Data Governance Manager Job Trends in London

Data Governance Manager
England > London

The median Data Governance Manager salary in London is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 375 394 436
Rank change year-on-year +19 +42 +242
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Governance Manager 4 44 3
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.029% 0.28% 0.017%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.30% 0.018%
Number of salaries quoted 3 36 3
10th Percentile - £81,250 -
25th Percentile - £85,000 £58,664
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £115,000 £60,249
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +90.87% -19.67%
75th Percentile £97,500 £152,500 £87,167
90th Percentile £105,000 - £102,367
England median annual salary £67,500 £115,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -41.30% +90.87% -17.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,433 14,742 16,770
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.78% 93.00% 95.20%
Number of salaries quoted 8,215 8,650 13,551
10th Percentile £35,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% - +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £120,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Data Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Governance Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Data Governance Manager job vacancy trend in London

Data Governance Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for Data Governance Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for Data Governance Manager job vacancies in London

Data Governance Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Data Governance Manager in London over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Data Governance Manager in London

Data Governance Manager
Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
Central London +30 1 £105,000 +40.00% 1
Data Governance Manager
England

Data Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Data Governance Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Data Governance Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Data Lineage
3 2 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) DataOps
3 2 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
3 2 (50.00%) PERC
4 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
4 1 (25.00%) Azure
4 1 (25.00%) Data Management
4 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
4 1 (25.00%) Metadata
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

Data Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Metadata
General
1 3 (75.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (75.00%) Retail
2 2 (50.00%) Legal
2 2 (50.00%) Marketing
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (75.00%) Line Management
2 3 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Insight
3 2 (50.00%) Data Lineage
3 2 (50.00%) Data Loss Prevention
3 2 (50.00%) Data Privacy
3 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 2 (50.00%) DataOps
3 2 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (50.00%) Information Security
4 1 (25.00%) Data Management
4 1 (25.00%) Migration
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GDPR
1 2 (50.00%) PERC
2 1 (25.00%) Accessibility
2 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft