Governance Analyst Job Trends in Scotland

Governance Analyst
UK > Scotland

The median Governance Analyst salary in Scotland is £43,565 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 199 164
Rank change year-on-year +58 -35 +74
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 5 5 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.20% 0.11% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.12% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £34,161 - £50,750
25th Percentile £37,051 - £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,565 - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +56.03%
75th Percentile £49,882 - £57,500
90th Percentile £52,653 - -
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £63,500
% change year-on-year - +2.36% +15.45%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,059 4,280 2,546
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.67% 96.75% 95.04%
Number of salaries quoted 867 1,901 2,017
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,367 £40,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £68,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,943 £80,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Governance Analyst in Scotland

Governance Analyst
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in Scotland

Governance Analyst
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Analyst in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Governance Analyst in Scotland

Governance Analyst
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
Edinburgh - 4 £34,131 -
Glasgow +80 1 £53,000 -
Governance Analyst
UK

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, Governance Analyst 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 Scotland region featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Metadata
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (40.00%) Metadata Management
2 2 (40.00%) Data Management
3 1 (20.00%) SQL
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (20.00%) Internal Audit
3 1 (20.00%) GDPR
3 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Metadata
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
1 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
1 3 (60.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (40.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (40.00%) Data Management
2 2 (40.00%) Metadata Management
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) Data Privacy
3 1 (20.00%) Impact Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Information Security
3 1 (20.00%) Internal Audit
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (20.00%) GDPR