Data Governance Job Trends in Somerset

Data Governance
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Data Governance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 42 57
Rank change year-on-year -24 +15 0
Permanent jobs citing Data Governance 4 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset 0.46% 0.38% 0.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.62% 0.41% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile - - £36,425
25th Percentile £70,000 - £36,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 - £38,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 - £39,688
90th Percentile - - £39,875
South West median annual salary £70,752 £60,000 £61,250
% change year-on-year +17.92% -2.04% +1.66%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

Data Governance falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Somerset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 642 246 533
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset 73.71% 93.54% 67.55%
Number of salaries quoted 324 137 429
10th Percentile £27,737 £29,750 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,321 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.16% +14.36% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £77,020 £78,750 £65,000
South West median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +3.96% -6.48%

Data Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Governance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Data Governance job vacancy trend in Somerset

Data Governance
Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Data Governance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Data Governance

Data Governance
Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Governance within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 29 May 2026. 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
Castle Cary - 2 £75,000 -
Taunton - 1 - - 1
Data Governance
South West

Data Governance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Lead
2 2 (50.00%) Project Leader
2 2 (50.00%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) B2B
2 2 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (50.00%) ERP
2 2 (50.00%) Information Management
2 2 (50.00%) Information Security
2 2 (50.00%) Line Management
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (50.00%) ISO 19650
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft