Governance Manager Jobs in the North West

Governance Manager
England > North West

The median Governance Manager salary in the North West is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 285 283 291
Rank change year-on-year -2 +8 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 4 8 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.050% 0.081% 0.051%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.086% 0.057%
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 -
England median annual salary £100,000 £55,000 £66,750
% change year-on-year +81.82% -17.60% -0.19%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 7,322 9,328 6,990
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 94.60% 89.20%
Number of salaries quoted 4,119 7,169 4,082
10th Percentile £27,449 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £69,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in the North West

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Governance Manager in the North West.

Salary trend for Governance Manager in the North West

Governance Manager
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Manchester +56 4 £57,500 - 1
Governance Manager
England

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 12 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 North West 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 the North West 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