Governance Analyst Job Trends in the South East

Governance Analyst
England > South East

The median Governance Analyst salary in the South East is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 289 284
Rank change year-on-year +29 -5 +122
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 10 17 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.096% 0.19% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.21% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 2 7 9
10th Percentile £53,600 - £53,400
25th Percentile £54,500 - £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £27,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +127.78% -53.04% +17.35%
75th Percentile £68,000 - £68,750
90th Percentile £68,600 £34,800 £69,500
England median annual salary £62,500 £51,422 £70,000
% change year-on-year +21.54% -26.54% +40.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 9,545 8,181 8,342
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.97% 91.12% 94.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,970 4,303 6,010
10th Percentile £28,000 £32,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,911 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +9.52% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Governance Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Governance Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Governance Analyst
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Governance Analyst
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Middlesex - 8 - -
Thames Valley +11 2 £61,500 - 3
Berkshire - 2 £61,500 -
Governance Analyst
England

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Governance Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South East region featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) Azure
2 9 (90.00%) Data Management
2 9 (90.00%) Project Management
3 8 (80.00%) AI
3 8 (80.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 8 (80.00%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (80.00%) Coaching
3 8 (80.00%) Creative Thinking
3 8 (80.00%) DevOps
3 8 (80.00%) IT Governance
3 8 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 8 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (80.00%) PMO
3 8 (80.00%) Power BI
3 8 (80.00%) Power Platform
3 8 (80.00%) Product Governance
3 8 (80.00%) QA
3 8 (80.00%) Waterfall
4 2 (20.00%) Big Data
4 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (10.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
5 1 (10.00%) Databricks
5 1 (10.00%) Master Data Management
5 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Cloud Services
1 10 (100.00%) Azure
2 8 (80.00%) Azure DevOps
2 8 (80.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (80.00%) Power Platform
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (10.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (80.00%) Power BI
2 2 (20.00%) Big Data
General
1 10 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Agile
2 9 (90.00%) Data Management
2 9 (90.00%) Project Management
3 8 (80.00%) AI
3 8 (80.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 8 (80.00%) Business Intelligence
3 8 (80.00%) Coaching
3 8 (80.00%) Creative Thinking
3 8 (80.00%) DevOps
3 8 (80.00%) IT Governance
3 8 (80.00%) Mentoring
3 8 (80.00%) Product Governance
3 8 (80.00%) Waterfall
4 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) Master Data Management
5 1 (10.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
5 1 (10.00%) Roadmaps
5 1 (10.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (80.00%) PMO
1 8 (80.00%) QA
2 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Databricks