Information Governance
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Information Governance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Information Governance over the 6 months to 13 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 680 786 777
Rank change year-on-year +106 -9 -8
Permanent jobs citing Information Governance 203 188 494
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.20% 0.19% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.24% 0.19% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 174 130 280
10th Percentile £31,345 £37,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £51,625 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,151 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +9.09% +8.91%
75th Percentile £63,750 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,933 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,802 £55,000 £46,500
% change year-on-year -16.72% +18.28% +6.90%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Information Governance is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,735 96,775 152,013
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.60% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 59,708 57,079 82,921
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,740
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Information Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Information Governance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Information Governance over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Information Governance in the UK

Information Governance
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Information Governance within the UK over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. 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 +121 182 £45,597 -24.94% 113
UK excluding London +54 124 £45,802 -16.72% 86
London +96 66 £47,000 -33.51% 29
Work from Home +24 42 £70,000 +26.36% 41
North of England +68 36 £55,173 +0.31% 31
Midlands +11 29 £37,500 -32.28% 24
West Midlands +28 26 £37,500 -32.28% 8
East of England +32 18 £30,682 -20.65% 7
Yorkshire +94 17 £85,000 +54.55% 15
South East +13 15 £62,500 +10.62% 15
South West -14 11 £55,087 +4.93% 5
North West +2 10 £50,837 -22.68% 14
North East - 9 £55,173 - 2
Scotland - 9 £60,000 - 2
Wales - 6 £89,092 - 3
East Midlands -5 3 £57,494 -5.75% 16

Information Governance
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 24 (11.82%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.46%) ArcGIS
3 4 (1.97%) Confluence
4 2 (0.99%) CMS
5 1 (0.49%) SAS
Applications
1 22 (10.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.96%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.49%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.97%) Finacle
2 4 (1.97%) FLEXCUBE
2 4 (1.97%) NEC Housing
2 4 (1.97%) Temenos T24
Cloud Services
1 46 (22.66%) Azure
2 38 (18.72%) Microsoft 365
3 36 (17.73%) Power Platform
4 17 (8.37%) AWS
5 9 (4.43%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (3.45%) IaaS
6 7 (3.45%) PaaS
6 7 (3.45%) SaaS
7 4 (1.97%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.97%) Miro
7 4 (1.97%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.97%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.48%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.99%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.99%) Google Tag Manager
9 2 (0.99%) Mimecast
9 2 (0.99%) Siteimprove
10 1 (0.49%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.49%) GCP
10 1 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 23 (11.33%) Intranet
2 9 (4.43%) LAN
2 9 (4.43%) WAN
3 2 (0.99%) Network Security
3 2 (0.99%) SSL
4 1 (0.49%) Firewall
4 1 (0.49%) Internet
4 1 (0.49%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (17.73%) Power BI
2 16 (7.88%) SQL Server
3 6 (2.96%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.96%) SAP HANA
4 5 (2.46%) Geospatial Data
4 5 (2.46%) GIS
4 5 (2.46%) Spatial Data
5 3 (1.48%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.48%) EDRMS
5 3 (1.48%) Snowflake Schema
5 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (1.48%) Star Schema
6 2 (0.99%) Metadata
7 1 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.49%) Big Data
7 1 (0.49%) MS Access
7 1 (0.49%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 7 (3.45%) Atlassian Bamboo
1 7 (3.45%) Cypress.io
1 7 (3.45%) Jenkins
1 7 (3.45%) Selenium
1 7 (3.45%) WebDriver
2 5 (2.46%) JIRA
General
1 87 (42.86%) Finance
2 72 (35.47%) Social Skills
3 34 (16.75%) Public Sector
4 30 (14.78%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (8.87%) Local Government
6 15 (7.39%) Legal
7 12 (5.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (5.42%) Retail
9 10 (4.93%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (4.43%) Pharmaceutical
11 8 (3.94%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (3.45%) Financial Institution
12 7 (3.45%) Law
12 7 (3.45%) Publishing
13 6 (2.96%) Police
14 5 (2.46%) Marketing
14 5 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (1.97%) Banking
16 2 (0.99%) Electronics
16 2 (0.99%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 59 (29.06%) Lead
2 24 (11.82%) Senior
3 23 (11.33%) IT Manager
4 22 (10.84%) Developer
4 22 (10.84%) Lead Developer
5 18 (8.87%) Information Manager
6 15 (7.39%) Senior Manager
6 15 (7.39%) Service Manager
7 13 (6.40%) Governance Manager
7 13 (6.40%) Information Governance Manager
7 13 (6.40%) Information Governance Officer
7 13 (6.40%) Information Officer
8 12 (5.91%) Analyst
9 11 (5.42%) Architect
9 11 (5.42%) IT Support
10 10 (4.93%) Delivery Manager
10 10 (4.93%) IT Support Technician
10 10 (4.93%) IT Technician
10 10 (4.93%) Support Technician
11 9 (4.43%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (14.29%) REST
1 29 (14.29%) Web Services
2 25 (12.32%) .NET
3 22 (10.84%) OAuth
3 22 (10.84%) OpenID
4 7 (3.45%) Apache Thrift
4 7 (3.45%) JSON
4 7 (3.45%) React
5 3 (1.48%) MDX
6 1 (0.49%) ADO
6 1 (0.49%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 58 (28.57%) Management Information System
2 37 (18.23%) NHS
3 9 (4.43%) LIMS
3 9 (4.43%) PKI
4 7 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
4 7 (3.45%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (2.96%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.46%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.97%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.97%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.48%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.48%) Housing Association
9 1 (0.49%) Algorithms
9 1 (0.49%) Analytical Mindset
9 1 (0.49%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 23 (11.33%) Windows
2 9 (4.43%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.97%) Android
3 4 (1.97%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.97%) DC/OS
3 4 (1.97%) Linux
4 1 (0.49%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (37.93%) Cybersecurity
2 57 (28.08%) Problem-Solving
3 56 (27.59%) Data Protection
4 46 (22.66%) Agile
5 43 (21.18%) Data Governance
6 41 (20.20%) Business Intelligence
7 38 (18.72%) Information Security
8 30 (14.78%) Mentoring
9 29 (14.29%) Line Management
10 25 (12.32%) Service Delivery
11 24 (11.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (10.84%) Code Quality
12 22 (10.84%) DevSecOps
12 22 (10.84%) Full Stack Development
12 22 (10.84%) Integration Patterns
12 22 (10.84%) MVC
12 22 (10.84%) Programme Delivery
12 22 (10.84%) SOA
12 22 (10.84%) SOLID
12 22 (10.84%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 8 (3.94%) SQL
2 7 (3.45%) Java
2 7 (3.45%) JavaScript
3 5 (2.46%) Python
4 4 (1.97%) C#
5 3 (1.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.48%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 45 (22.17%) Degree
2 9 (4.43%) DBS Check
3 5 (2.46%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (1.97%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.48%) CISSP
6 2 (0.99%) SC Cleared
6 2 (0.99%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.49%) CISM
7 1 (0.49%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (29.56%) GDPR
2 34 (16.75%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (5.42%) Data Quality
4 10 (4.93%) NCSC
5 8 (3.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.97%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.49%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.49%) ISO 13485
8 1 (0.49%) QA
System Software
1 4 (1.97%) Docker
2 3 (1.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (1.97%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 86 (42.36%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.37%) Sophos
3 9 (4.43%) Google
3 9 (4.43%) SAP
4 5 (2.46%) ESRI
5 4 (1.97%) Datix
5 4 (1.97%) NEC
6 3 (1.48%) iManage
6 3 (1.48%) Micro Focus
6 3 (1.48%) OneTrust
7 1 (0.49%) IBM
7 1 (0.49%) Oracle
7 1 (0.49%) Rapid7
7 1 (0.49%) Salesforce