Governance Manager Job Trends in the South West

Governance Manager
England > South West

The median Governance Manager salary in the South West is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 - 217
Rank change year-on-year - - +88
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 1 0 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.025% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% - 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £55,415
25th Percentile £93,750 - £58,664
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £97,500 - £60,249
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.12%
75th Percentile £101,250 - £61,835
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £70,000 £76,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -7.89% +26.14% -12.05%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South 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 South West with a recognized job title 3,652 5,737 4,322
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 94.25% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 2,416 3,546 3,360
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,099 £52,700
Median % change year-on-year -11.94% -3.04% +5.40%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -6.96% -4.17% -

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in the South West

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the South West.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in the South West

Governance Manager
Job Locations in the South 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 South West region over the 6 months to 4 November 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
Gloucestershire - 1 £97,500 - 1
Governance Manager
England

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Governance Manager 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 West region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Ataccama
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Ataccama
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality