Governance Manager
UK
The median Governance Manager salary in the UK is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 640 | 802 | 905 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +162 | +103 | +243 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager | 62 | 105 | 63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.072% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 77 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,875 | £35,000 | £56,219 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £43,742 | £56,242 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £78,750 | £55,000 | £65,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.18% | -16.03% | -1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £122,500 | £77,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £160,000 | £98,500 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £54,650 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.79% | -8.92% | +6.67% |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Governance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Governance Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Governance Manager.
Governance Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Governance Manager
Top 13 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +131 | 57 | £82,500 | +50.00% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +117 | 32 | £107,500 | +95.45% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +154 | 30 | £60,000 | +9.79% | 21 |
| London | +92 | 26 | £115,000 | +43.75% | 14 |
| South East | +70 | 10 | £72,000 | +37.14% | 5 |
| Midlands | +56 | 8 | £56,250 | +2.27% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 8 | £56,250 | +2.27% | 3 |
| North of England | +30 | 7 | £72,500 | +65.74% | 10 |
| Scotland | +124 | 3 | £50,000 | -16.67% | |
| North West | -5 | 3 | £60,000 | +9.09% | |
| Yorkshire | +53 | 2 | £73,750 | +68.60% | 8 |
| East of England | +47 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | - | 2 | £71,250 | - | 2 |
Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 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 featuring Governance Manager in the job title.
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Governance Manager 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: