IT Governance Jobs

Information Technology Governance
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 605 780 835
Rank change year-on-year +175 +55 +77
Permanent jobs citing IT Governance 106 115 144
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.12% 0.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.20% 0.14% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 76 79 106
10th Percentile £46,250 £36,250 £44,059
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,563 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.91% -8.18% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £87,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +8.91% -3.81% +11.70%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 52,098 84,818 95,320
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.84% 85.52% 95.60%
Number of salaries quoted 26,512 59,706 56,022
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,750 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,180
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.10% +1.97%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% -9.09% +4.76%

IT Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Governance in the UK

IT Governance
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Governance in the UK

IT Governance
Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for IT Governance in the UK

IT Governance
Top 13 Job Locations

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 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
England +142 102 £55,000 +4.76% 104
UK excluding London +184 76 £55,000 +8.91% 83
West Midlands +74 40 £55,000 +37.50% 9
Midlands +72 40 £55,000 +37.50% 9
London +110 36 £71,250 +34.69% 31
Work from Home +125 30 £57,500 -16.06% 54
East of England +45 16 £47,500 +6.74% 30
South East +94 12 £65,000 +28.71% 21
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% 13
North West +6 2 £53,249 -35.14% 5
Scotland - 1 £50,000 - 6

IT 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 2 (1.89%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (0.94%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.94%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.94%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 32 (30.19%) Azure
2 13 (12.26%) Microsoft 365
3 10 (9.43%) Power Platform
4 9 (8.49%) SaaS
5 6 (5.66%) AWS
5 6 (5.66%) IaaS
5 6 (5.66%) PaaS
6 2 (1.89%) Azure Sentinel
6 2 (1.89%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.89%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.94%) Azure AI
7 1 (0.94%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.94%) GCP
7 1 (0.94%) GitHub
7 1 (0.94%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.94%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 19 (17.92%) Firewall
2 10 (9.43%) Intrusion Detection
3 3 (2.83%) Cisco Firepower
4 2 (1.89%) Internet
5 1 (0.94%) DHCP
5 1 (0.94%) DNS
5 1 (0.94%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.94%) VPN
5 1 (0.94%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.60%) Power BI
2 2 (1.89%) Big Data
3 1 (0.94%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (1.89%) JIRA
General
1 57 (53.77%) Finance
2 31 (29.25%) Social Skills
3 26 (24.53%) Retail
4 24 (22.64%) Telecoms
5 21 (19.81%) Marketing
6 10 (9.43%) Legal
7 9 (8.49%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (7.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (7.55%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (4.72%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (3.77%) Banking
11 3 (2.83%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.83%) Public Sector
12 2 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.89%) Police
13 1 (0.94%) Automotive
13 1 (0.94%) Financial Institution
13 1 (0.94%) Law
13 1 (0.94%) Military
13 1 (0.94%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 25 (23.58%) Risk Manager
2 23 (21.70%) Technology Risk Manager
3 18 (16.98%) Lead
4 16 (15.09%) IT Manager
5 8 (7.55%) Analyst
6 5 (4.72%) Business Analyst
6 5 (4.72%) Help Desk Manager
7 4 (3.77%) Architect
7 4 (3.77%) Governance Manager
7 4 (3.77%) Head of IT
7 4 (3.77%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (3.77%) Infrastructure Manager
7 4 (3.77%) IT Support
7 4 (3.77%) Service Delivery Manager
7 4 (3.77%) Support Team Leader
7 4 (3.77%) Team Leader
8 3 (2.83%) IT Governance Manager
8 3 (2.83%) IT Infrastructure Manager
8 3 (2.83%) IT Technical Manager
8 3 (2.83%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.89%) .NET
1 2 (1.89%) React
2 1 (0.94%) CSS
2 1 (0.94%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 23 (21.70%) Blockchain
1 23 (21.70%) Robotics
2 14 (13.21%) Management Information System
3 10 (9.43%) Private Cloud
4 6 (5.66%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (3.77%) Driving Licence
6 3 (2.83%) Operational Technology
7 2 (1.89%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.89%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.89%) Onboarding
7 2 (1.89%) PKI
7 2 (1.89%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.94%) Cyber Threat
8 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.94%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 26 (24.53%) Windows
2 9 (8.49%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.89%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.94%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (44.34%) Risk Management
2 34 (32.08%) ITIL
2 34 (32.08%) Mentoring
3 30 (28.30%) Agile
4 28 (26.42%) Artificial Intelligence
5 27 (25.47%) Analytics
5 27 (25.47%) Problem-Solving
6 25 (23.58%) Data Analytics
6 25 (23.58%) Project Delivery
7 24 (22.64%) Coaching
7 24 (22.64%) Cybersecurity
8 23 (21.70%) Creative Thinking
8 23 (21.70%) Robotic Process Automation
9 22 (20.75%) Continuous Improvement
9 22 (20.75%) Information Security
9 22 (20.75%) People Management
10 16 (15.09%) Stakeholder Management
11 15 (14.15%) Project Management
12 14 (13.21%) Roadmaps
13 13 (12.26%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 15 (14.15%) PowerShell
2 12 (11.32%) Python
3 10 (9.43%) Bash
3 10 (9.43%) C#
4 2 (1.89%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.94%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.94%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (13.21%) Degree
2 6 (5.66%) CISM
3 5 (4.72%) Azure Certification
3 5 (4.72%) CISA
3 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (3.77%) CRISC
4 4 (3.77%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
5 3 (2.83%) CISSP
5 3 (2.83%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (2.83%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.83%) PMP
5 3 (2.83%) SC Cleared
5 3 (2.83%) Security Cleared
6 2 (1.89%) A+ Certification
6 2 (1.89%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
6 2 (1.89%) Cyber Scheme
6 2 (1.89%) GIAC
6 2 (1.89%) ISACA
6 2 (1.89%) PCI QSA
6 2 (1.89%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (23.58%) ITGC
2 24 (22.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 15 (14.15%) COBIT
4 10 (9.43%) GRC
5 8 (7.55%) NIST
6 3 (2.83%) GDPR
7 2 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (1.89%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (1.89%) PCI DSS
7 2 (1.89%) PMO
8 1 (0.94%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.94%) COSO
8 1 (0.94%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.94%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 6 (5.66%) Active Directory
2 4 (3.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.94%) Docker
3 1 (0.94%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.83%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (2.83%) Kubernetes
2 3 (2.83%) SCCM
3 1 (0.94%) Ansible
3 1 (0.94%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.94%) Terraform
Vendors
1 38 (35.85%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.60%) Cisco
3 4 (3.77%) VMware
4 3 (2.83%) Meraki
5 2 (1.89%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.89%) Workday
6 1 (0.94%) Adaptive Insights
6 1 (0.94%) Canon
6 1 (0.94%) Foundry
6 1 (0.94%) Google
6 1 (0.94%) IBM
6 1 (0.94%) Palantir
6 1 (0.94%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.94%) SAP