Governance Manager Jobs in London

Governance Manager
England > London

The median Governance Manager salary in London is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 359 476 600
Rank change year-on-year +117 +124 +230
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 41 35 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.32% 0.15% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.16% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 39 29 20
10th Percentile £82,750 £35,000 £56,250
25th Percentile £88,125 £47,750 £60,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £115,000 £80,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% +6.67% -
75th Percentile £152,500 £107,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £160,000 - £91,625
England median annual salary £91,250 £55,000 £66,000
% change year-on-year +65.91% -16.67% -1.31%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,605 22,296 31,977
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.18% 94.22% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 7,225 16,647 23,618
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,444
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for Governance Manager in London

Governance Manager
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager in London over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Governance Manager in London

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 Governance Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 19 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
Central London +33 2 £83,750 -20.24%
Governance Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, 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 London region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 37 (90.24%) Data Governance
2 34 (82.93%) Finance
2 34 (82.93%) Agile
3 32 (78.05%) Fixed Income
3 32 (78.05%) Equities
3 32 (78.05%) Derivative
3 32 (78.05%) Migration
3 32 (78.05%) Front Office
3 32 (78.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 32 (78.05%) Data Lake
3 32 (78.05%) Regulatory Compliance
3 32 (78.05%) Hedge funds
3 32 (78.05%) Investment Management
3 32 (78.05%) Roadmaps
4 18 (43.90%) Product Ownership
5 16 (39.02%) Data Management
6 11 (26.83%) MiFID
7 6 (14.63%) Social Skills
8 3 (7.32%) Project Management
8 3 (7.32%) Azure
8 3 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (7.32%) Collibra
8 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Purview
9 2 (4.88%) SDLC
9 2 (4.88%) Target Operating Model
9 2 (4.88%) Project Delivery
9 2 (4.88%) GDPR
9 2 (4.88%) Informatica
9 2 (4.88%) Confluence
9 2 (4.88%) JIRA

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 (4.88%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.32%) Azure
1 3 (7.32%) Collibra
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (2.44%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (78.05%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) JIRA
General
1 34 (82.93%) Finance
2 32 (78.05%) Front Office
3 6 (14.63%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Banking
5 1 (2.44%) Electronics
5 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.44%) Legal
5 1 (2.44%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.44%) Marketing
5 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.44%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 32 (78.05%) Derivative
1 32 (78.05%) Equities
1 32 (78.05%) Fixed Income
1 32 (78.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 32 (78.05%) Hedge funds
2 18 (43.90%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (90.24%) Data Governance
2 34 (82.93%) Agile
3 32 (78.05%) Investment Management
3 32 (78.05%) Migration
3 32 (78.05%) Regulatory Compliance
3 32 (78.05%) Roadmaps
4 16 (39.02%) Data Management
5 3 (7.32%) Project Management
6 2 (4.88%) Project Delivery
6 2 (4.88%) SDLC
6 2 (4.88%) Target Operating Model
7 1 (2.44%) Analytics
7 1 (2.44%) Cloud Security
7 1 (2.44%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (2.44%) Culture Change
7 1 (2.44%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (2.44%) Data Privacy
7 1 (2.44%) Security Monitoring
7 1 (2.44%) SIEM
7 1 (2.44%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (2.44%) CISM
1 1 (2.44%) CISSP
1 1 (2.44%) CRISC
1 1 (2.44%) Degree
1 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
1 1 (2.44%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (26.83%) MiFID
2 2 (4.88%) GDPR
2 2 (4.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.44%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.44%) GRC
3 1 (2.44%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.44%) NIST
Vendors
1 2 (4.88%) Informatica
2 1 (2.44%) SAP