Governance Manager Jobs in Manchester

Governance Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Governance Manager salary in Manchester is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 155 218 241
Rank change year-on-year +63 +23 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 4 5 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 0.18% 0.097% 0.082%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.10% 0.089%
Number of salaries quoted 2 3 4
10th Percentile £55,250 £49,250 £44,166
25th Percentile £55,625 £51,875 £51,914
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year - -3.40% +25.32%
75th Percentile £60,625 £63,125 £62,833
90th Percentile £61,750 £65,750 -
North West median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £59,526
% change year-on-year - -3.40% +25.32%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,013 4,891 4,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.40% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,276 3,774 2,630
10th Percentile £32,125 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,017 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,334 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.43% -5.51% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,750 £81,250 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in Manchester

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Governance Manager in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 9 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 Manchester region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) QA
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (50.00%) Coaching
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (25.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) COBIT
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information Act
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) CISA
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) CRISC
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) IT Audit

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 2 (50.00%) Banking
1 2 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (25.00%) Freedom of Information Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Coaching
1 2 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Management
1 2 (50.00%) Information Governance
1 2 (50.00%) Information Security
1 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Data Privacy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (25.00%) Data Sharing
2 1 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (25.00%) Information Security Governance
2 1 (25.00%) IT Audit
2 1 (25.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) CISA
1 1 (25.00%) CISM
1 1 (25.00%) CISSP
1 1 (25.00%) CRISC
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 2 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) COBIT
2 1 (25.00%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (25.00%) GDPR
2 1 (25.00%) GRC
2 1 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (25.00%) NIST