Governance Manager Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Governance Manager
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Governance Manager salary in South Yorkshire is £63,076 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 March 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 - 84
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 0.12% - 0.094%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £60,511 - £78,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,076 - £82,500
75th Percentile £65,640 - £86,250
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median annual salary £63,076 £73,750 £43,742
% change year-on-year -14.47% +68.60% -37.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 780 395 997
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.07% 95.41% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 568 185 828
10th Percentile £26,713 £29,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £60,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +26.32% +5.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £84,000 £77,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £48,722 £50,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.00% +1.50% -7.41%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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 South Yorkshire.

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Governance Manager
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 March 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
Sheffield - 1 £63,076 - 1
Governance Manager
Yorkshire

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 March 2026, 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 Yorkshire region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality