Governance Analyst Jobs

Governance Analyst
UK

The median Governance Analyst salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 690 726 793
Rank change year-on-year +36 +67 +305
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 35 111 59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.057% 0.13% 0.079%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.064% 0.14% 0.086%
Number of salaries quoted 29 47 46
10th Percentile £41,250 £44,750 £36,200
25th Percentile £51,250 £49,125 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.18% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,000 £69,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £76,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.72% -2.50% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 54,785 82,085 68,659
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.21% 95.11% 91.98%
Number of salaries quoted 30,084 53,086 48,733
10th Percentile £26,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £72,804 £71,969 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £91,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - -6.54% +1.90%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Governance Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Analyst in the UK

Governance Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Governance Analyst.

Salary trend for Governance Analyst in the UK

Governance Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Analyst over the 6 months to 14 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Governance Analyst in the UK

Governance Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 14 August 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
England +11 29 £65,000 - 20
UK excluding London +48 19 £53,000 +8.72% 13
Work from Home -16 13 £67,500 +3.85% 8
London +32 10 £70,000 +2.56% 14
Scotland +87 6 £43,565 - 1
South East +28 6 £53,250 +25.29% 7
North of England -14 6 £52,750 -
North West -32 4 £52,500 -
Yorkshire -2 2 £59,000 -
Midlands +33 1 £65,000 +33.33% 3
East Midlands +11 1 £65,000 -

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, Governance Analyst 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 featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 13 (37.14%) Data Governance
3 12 (34.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 12 (34.29%) Risk Management
4 9 (25.71%) Information Security
4 9 (25.71%) Legal
4 9 (25.71%) Data Quality
5 8 (22.86%) Finance
5 8 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (20.00%) Decision-Making
6 7 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (17.14%) Data Management
7 6 (17.14%) Business Intelligence
7 6 (17.14%) Power BI
7 6 (17.14%) NIST
7 6 (17.14%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (17.14%) Power Platform
7 6 (17.14%) Collibra
8 5 (14.29%) Metadata
8 5 (14.29%) Data Analysis
8 5 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
8 5 (14.29%) Analytics
8 5 (14.29%) Alteryx
9 4 (11.43%) Banking
9 4 (11.43%) Stakeholder Management
9 4 (11.43%) SQL
9 4 (11.43%) SAP
9 4 (11.43%) GRC

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.86%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (5.71%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 6 (17.14%) Collibra
1 6 (17.14%) Power Platform
2 2 (5.71%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (5.71%) Power Automate
2 2 (5.71%) PowerApps
2 2 (5.71%) Snowflake
3 1 (2.86%) Alation
3 1 (2.86%) Azure
3 1 (2.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (2.86%) GCP
3 1 (2.86%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.86%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.86%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (17.14%) Power BI
2 5 (14.29%) Metadata
3 3 (8.57%) Tableau
4 2 (5.71%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (5.71%) Power Query
5 1 (2.86%) Big Data
General
1 16 (45.71%) Social Skills
2 9 (25.71%) Legal
3 8 (22.86%) Finance
4 7 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (17.14%) Organisational Skills
6 4 (11.43%) Banking
7 3 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (5.71%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (2.86%) Law
9 1 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.71%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.86%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (37.14%) Data Governance
2 12 (34.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (34.29%) Risk Management
3 9 (25.71%) Information Security
4 8 (22.86%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (20.00%) Decision-Making
6 6 (17.14%) Business Intelligence
6 6 (17.14%) Data Management
7 5 (14.29%) Analytics
7 5 (14.29%) Artificial Intelligence
7 5 (14.29%) Data Analysis
8 4 (11.43%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (8.57%) Data Analytics
9 3 (8.57%) Data Modelling
9 3 (8.57%) IT Governance
9 3 (8.57%) Metadata Management
9 3 (8.57%) Risk Register
10 2 (5.71%) Data Pipeline
10 2 (5.71%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 4 (11.43%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (2.86%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (25.71%) Data Quality
2 7 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (17.14%) NIST
4 4 (11.43%) GRC
5 2 (5.71%) GDPR
5 2 (5.71%) PMO
6 1 (2.86%) Accessibility
6 1 (2.86%) COBIT
6 1 (2.86%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 5 (14.29%) Alteryx
2 4 (11.43%) SAP
3 3 (8.57%) Informatica
3 3 (8.57%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.86%) Databricks
4 1 (2.86%) Google
4 1 (2.86%) iManage
4 1 (2.86%) OneTrust
4 1 (2.86%) ServiceNow