IT Governance Jobs in the UK excluding London

Information Technology Governance
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring IT Governance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited IT Governance over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 499 683 659
Rank change year-on-year +184 -24 +22
Permanent jobs citing IT Governance 76 80 74
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.19% 0.11% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.21% 0.13% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 50 49 62
10th Percentile - £33,450 £38,900
25th Percentile £46,250 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% -3.81% +11.70%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,894 £59,706
90th Percentile £86,625 £79,620 £89,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.91% -8.18% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

IT 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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,661 59,520 56,714
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.93% 83.89% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 17,979 41,130 29,107
10th Percentile £26,929 £27,218 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%

IT Governance
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing IT Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Governance in the UK excluding London

IT Governance
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary trend for IT Governance in the UK excluding London

IT Governance
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for IT Governance in the UK excluding London

IT Governance
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 IT Governance 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
West Midlands +74 40 £55,000 +37.50% 9
Midlands +72 40 £55,000 +37.50% 9
East of England +45 16 £47,500 +6.74% 25
South East +94 12 £65,000 +28.71% 20
North of England +50 5 £55,000 -33.01% 10
Yorkshire +67 3 £62,500 +25.00% 4
South West +101 2 £60,000 +4.35% 10
North West +6 2 £53,249 -35.14% 5
Scotland - 1 £50,000 - 5
IT Governance
UK

IT Governance
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 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.32%) NetSuite
1 1 (1.32%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 23 (30.26%) Azure
2 11 (14.47%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (5.26%) AWS
4 3 (3.95%) SaaS
5 2 (2.63%) Azure Sentinel
5 2 (2.63%) IaaS
5 2 (2.63%) PaaS
5 2 (2.63%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.32%) GitHub
6 1 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
6 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 15 (19.74%) Firewall
2 10 (13.16%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (3.95%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (2.63%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.63%) Big Data
2 1 (1.32%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 46 (60.53%) Finance
2 24 (31.58%) Retail
3 23 (30.26%) Telecoms
4 21 (27.63%) Marketing
5 18 (23.68%) Social Skills
6 7 (9.21%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (5.26%) Legal
7 4 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (3.95%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (2.63%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (2.63%) Police
9 2 (2.63%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.32%) Automotive
10 1 (1.32%) Banking
10 1 (1.32%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.32%) Law
10 1 (1.32%) Military
10 1 (1.32%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 24 (31.58%) Risk Manager
2 23 (30.26%) Technology Risk Manager
3 15 (19.74%) Lead
4 12 (15.79%) IT Manager
5 5 (6.58%) Help Desk Manager
6 4 (5.26%) IT Support
6 4 (5.26%) Support Team Leader
6 4 (5.26%) Team Leader
7 3 (3.95%) Analyst
7 3 (3.95%) Governance Manager
7 3 (3.95%) Head of IT
7 3 (3.95%) Infrastructure Manager
7 3 (3.95%) IT Governance Manager
7 3 (3.95%) IT Technical Manager
7 3 (3.95%) Technical Manager
8 2 (2.63%) Architect
8 2 (2.63%) Project Manager
8 2 (2.63%) Senior Manager
8 2 (2.63%) Service Delivery Manager
8 2 (2.63%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.63%) .NET
1 2 (2.63%) React
2 1 (1.32%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 23 (30.26%) Blockchain
1 23 (30.26%) Robotics
2 12 (15.79%) Management Information System
3 10 (13.16%) Private Cloud
4 2 (2.63%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.63%) PKI
5 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.32%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (1.32%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.32%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 20 (26.32%) Windows
2 4 (5.26%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.32%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (52.63%) Risk Management
2 31 (40.79%) Mentoring
3 28 (36.84%) Agile
4 25 (32.89%) Project Delivery
5 24 (31.58%) Analytics
5 24 (31.58%) Data Analytics
6 23 (30.26%) Artificial Intelligence
6 23 (30.26%) Coaching
6 23 (30.26%) Creative Thinking
6 23 (30.26%) ITIL
6 23 (30.26%) Robotic Process Automation
7 22 (28.95%) People Management
8 19 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
9 15 (19.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (18.42%) Cybersecurity
11 13 (17.11%) Information Security
12 12 (15.79%) CI/CD
12 12 (15.79%) Security Operations
13 11 (14.47%) IT Strategy
14 10 (13.16%) Commercial Awareness
Programming Languages
1 11 (14.47%) Python
2 10 (13.16%) Bash
2 10 (13.16%) C#
2 10 (13.16%) PowerShell
3 2 (2.63%) TypeScript
4 1 (1.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (10.53%) Degree
2 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (3.95%) CISA
3 3 (3.95%) CISM
4 2 (2.63%) A+ Certification
4 2 (2.63%) APMG
4 2 (2.63%) AWS Certification
4 2 (2.63%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 2 (2.63%) CRISC
4 2 (2.63%) Cyber Scheme
4 2 (2.63%) GIAC
4 2 (2.63%) ISACA
4 2 (2.63%) SANS
4 2 (2.63%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.63%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.32%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.32%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 1 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (31.58%) ITGC
2 15 (19.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (15.79%) COBIT
4 3 (3.95%) GRC
4 3 (3.95%) NIST
5 2 (2.63%) PMO
6 1 (1.32%) Accessibility
6 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (1.32%) Data Quality
6 1 (1.32%) GDPR
6 1 (1.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 4 (5.26%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.32%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (6.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.95%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (3.95%) SCCM
3 2 (2.63%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 27 (35.53%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.95%) Cisco
2 3 (3.95%) Meraki
2 3 (3.95%) VMware
3 1 (1.32%) Canon
3 1 (1.32%) Foundry
3 1 (1.32%) Palantir
3 1 (1.32%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.32%) SAP
3 1 (1.32%) ServiceNow
3 1 (1.32%) Workday