Governance Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Governance Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Governance Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 542 704 696
Rank change year-on-year +162 -8 +119
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 33 59 37
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.084% 0.083% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% 0.088% 0.070%
Number of salaries quoted 18 42 32
10th Percentile £48,750 £40,000 £55,545
25th Percentile £49,063 £44,682 £56,219
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,825 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.44% -8.63% +6.67%
75th Percentile £72,188 £58,750 £74,063
90th Percentile £74,125 £67,250 £93,125
UK median annual salary £92,500 £55,000 £65,500
% change year-on-year +68.18% -16.03% -1.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 35,759 67,300 52,885
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 94.85% 89.15%
Number of salaries quoted 18,598 47,582 30,032
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £37,574 £35,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +5.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £68,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £76,250 £81,250
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured Governance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in the UK excluding London

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Governance Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Governance Manager in the UK excluding London

Governance Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Governance Manager in the UK excluding London

Governance Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
South East +94 12 £50,000 -4.76% 3
Midlands +55 8 £56,250 +2.27% 7
West Midlands +48 8 £56,250 +2.27% 7
North of England +46 7 £72,500 +65.74% 7
Scotland +113 3 £50,000 -16.67% 1
East of England +40 3 £52,500 -19.23% 3
North West +1 3 £60,000 +4.35%
Yorkshire +66 2 £73,750 +68.60% 7
North East - 2 £71,250 -
Governance Manager
UK

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Governance Manager 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 UK excluding London region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 18 (54.55%) Data Governance
2 17 (51.52%) Data Quality
3 14 (42.42%) Management Information System
4 13 (39.39%) Data Management
5 12 (36.36%) Information Security
5 12 (36.36%) CISA
5 12 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (33.33%) CISSP
6 11 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
7 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
8 9 (27.27%) Mentoring
9 8 (24.24%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (24.24%) Freedom of Information Act
9 8 (24.24%) Data Protection
9 8 (24.24%) Freedom of Information
9 8 (24.24%) CISM
9 8 (24.24%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (21.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (21.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 7 (21.21%) Decision-Making
10 7 (21.21%) Information Security Management
10 7 (21.21%) Security Management
10 7 (21.21%) Banking
10 7 (21.21%) Publishing
10 7 (21.21%) ISMS
10 7 (21.21%) HIPAA
10 7 (21.21%) Psychology
10 7 (21.21%) Incident Management
11 6 (18.18%) QA
11 6 (18.18%) Coaching

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.03%) Azure
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
1 1 (3.03%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) Power BI
General
1 10 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Banking
2 7 (21.21%) Publishing
3 4 (12.12%) Tech for Good
4 2 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.03%) Finance
5 1 (3.03%) Legal
5 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (42.42%) Management Information System
2 8 (24.24%) Data Protection Act
2 8 (24.24%) Freedom of Information
2 8 (24.24%) Freedom of Information Act
3 4 (12.12%) Operational Technology
4 3 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (54.55%) Data Governance
2 13 (39.39%) Data Management
3 12 (36.36%) Information Security
4 11 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (27.27%) Mentoring
6 8 (24.24%) Data Protection
7 7 (21.21%) Decision-Making
7 7 (21.21%) Incident Management
7 7 (21.21%) Information Security Management
7 7 (21.21%) ISMS
7 7 (21.21%) Psychology
7 7 (21.21%) Security Management
8 6 (18.18%) Coaching
8 6 (18.18%) Risk Management
9 4 (12.12%) Business Continuity
9 4 (12.12%) Data Collection
9 4 (12.12%) Data Enrichment
9 4 (12.12%) Data Governance Strategy
9 4 (12.12%) Data Strategy
9 4 (12.12%) Data-Driven Decision Making
Qualifications
1 12 (36.36%) CISA
2 11 (33.33%) CISSP
3 8 (24.24%) CISM
4 7 (21.21%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 4 (12.12%) Security Cleared
6 3 (9.09%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (9.09%) Degree
7 1 (3.03%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (51.52%) Data Quality
2 12 (36.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 8 (24.24%) Cyber Essentials
4 7 (21.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 7 (21.21%) HIPAA
5 6 (18.18%) QA
6 5 (15.15%) GDPR
7 4 (12.12%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 3 (9.09%) GRC
9 1 (3.03%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 1 (3.03%) Microsoft