Project Governance Jobs

Project Governance
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Project Governance skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Project Governance over the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 573 634 709
Rank change year-on-year +61 +75 +39
Permanent jobs citing Project Governance 146 256 271
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.26% 0.26% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.28% 0.30% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 102 174 193
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,502 £41,144
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,000 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £58,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% +6.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £64,902
90th Percentile £99,500 £100,000 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £53,250
% change year-on-year +4.76% -1.41% -3.18%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Project 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 52,452 85,111 95,067
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.88% 85.18% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 26,389 59,794 56,136
10th Percentile £29,750 £29,071 £34,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £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 £51,645 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -9.09% +4.76%

Project Governance
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Project Governance over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Project Governance in the UK

Project Governance
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Project Governance within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 +71 136 £58,750 -9.62% 170
UK excluding London +108 106 £55,000 +4.76% 119
Work from Home +88 62 £62,500 -3.85% 80
North of England +53 51 £55,000 +20.88% 23
South East +72 34 £65,769 +1.18% 33
North West +1 30 £63,900 +24.93% 17
London +78 29 £70,000 -6.67% 87
Yorkshire +81 21 £54,793 +28.92% 6
South West +114 7 £43,000 -12.24% 19
Midlands +30 5 £66,250 +26.19% 14
East of England +36 3 £85,000 +30.77% 12
West Midlands +32 3 £61,250 +16.67% 5
Scotland +107 2 £95,000 +105.41% 14
East Midlands +31 2 £67,500 +132.76% 9
Channel Islands - 2 £78,750 - 3
Wales +45 1 £47,500 -20.83% 1
Isle of Man - 1 £31,000 -

Project 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 17 (11.64%) Confluence
2 5 (3.42%) SharePoint
3 3 (2.05%) CMS
3 3 (2.05%) Kentico
Applications
1 20 (13.70%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (8.90%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (4.11%) MS Visio
3 6 (4.11%) Trello
4 5 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (2.05%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (1.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.68%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 10 (6.85%) Azure
1 10 (6.85%) Microsoft 365
2 9 (6.16%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.11%) SaaS
4 3 (2.05%) AWS
4 3 (2.05%) BigCommerce
4 3 (2.05%) ClickUp
4 3 (2.05%) Kontent
4 3 (2.05%) Storyblok
5 2 (1.37%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.37%) IaaS
5 2 (1.37%) PaaS
6 1 (0.68%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.68%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.68%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.68%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.37%) Broadband
2 1 (0.68%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.68%) Firewall
2 1 (0.68%) Internet
2 1 (0.68%) LAN
2 1 (0.68%) Network Security
2 1 (0.68%) WAN
2 1 (0.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.16%) Power BI
2 4 (2.74%) Tableau
3 1 (0.68%) DTS
3 1 (0.68%) SAP HANA
3 1 (0.68%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 29 (19.86%) JIRA
General
1 53 (36.30%) Social Skills
2 45 (30.82%) Finance
3 19 (13.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 17 (11.64%) Law
5 14 (9.59%) Public Sector
6 12 (8.22%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (5.48%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (2.74%) Marketing
10 3 (2.05%) Back Office
10 3 (2.05%) Local Government
11 2 (1.37%) Police
11 2 (1.37%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.68%) Banking
12 1 (0.68%) Billing
12 1 (0.68%) Legal
12 1 (0.68%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 57 (39.04%) Project Manager
2 18 (12.33%) Delivery Manager
2 18 (12.33%) Head of AI
2 18 (12.33%) Head of Analytics
3 16 (10.96%) Analyst
4 15 (10.27%) Capability Manager
5 12 (8.22%) Senior
6 11 (7.53%) IT Manager
6 11 (7.53%) IT Project Manager
7 8 (5.48%) Digital Project Manager
8 7 (4.79%) Business Analyst
8 7 (4.79%) Lead
8 7 (4.79%) Senior Analyst
9 6 (4.11%) Systems Manager
10 5 (3.42%) PMO Analyst
10 5 (3.42%) Programme Manager
10 5 (3.42%) Senior Manager
10 5 (3.42%) Senior Project Manager
11 4 (2.74%) PMO Manager
11 4 (2.74%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.05%) ADO
2 1 (0.68%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.64%) Management Information System
2 10 (6.85%) Social Media
3 5 (3.42%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.42%) Product Ownership
4 4 (2.74%) Data Centre
4 4 (2.74%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (2.74%) NHS
5 3 (2.05%) Driving Licence
5 3 (2.05%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.37%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.68%) FMCG
7 1 (0.68%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.68%) PMI
7 1 (0.68%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.85%) Windows
1 10 (6.85%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (52.05%) Project Management
2 58 (39.73%) Project Delivery
3 53 (36.30%) PRINCE2
4 52 (35.62%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (34.25%) Agile
6 49 (33.56%) Risk Management
7 37 (25.34%) Business Case
8 36 (24.66%) Decision-Making
9 30 (20.55%) Problem-Solving
10 27 (18.49%) Budget Management
11 26 (17.81%) Roadmaps
12 25 (17.12%) Change Management
13 24 (16.44%) Analytics
14 23 (15.75%) Process Improvement
14 23 (15.75%) Waterfall
15 22 (15.07%) Line Management
15 22 (15.07%) People Management
16 21 (14.38%) Artificial Intelligence
16 21 (14.38%) Programme Management
17 20 (13.70%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.48%) SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (25.34%) Degree
2 24 (16.44%) PMP
3 21 (14.38%) Security Cleared
4 19 (13.01%) BPSS Clearance
4 19 (13.01%) PMI Certification
4 19 (13.01%) SC Cleared
5 18 (12.33%) DV Cleared
6 15 (10.27%) HND
7 10 (6.85%) DBS Check
8 4 (2.74%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (2.05%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (1.37%) AWS Certification
10 2 (1.37%) Azure Certification
10 2 (1.37%) CISM
10 2 (1.37%) CISSP
10 2 (1.37%) CRISC
10 2 (1.37%) Master's Degree
11 1 (0.68%) ISEB
11 1 (0.68%) NVQ Level 4
11 1 (0.68%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (15.07%) PMO
2 11 (7.53%) QA
3 6 (4.11%) Data Quality
3 6 (4.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 4 (2.74%) GDPR
4 4 (2.74%) ISO 9001
5 2 (1.37%) COBIT
5 2 (1.37%) NIST
5 2 (1.37%) SLA
6 1 (0.68%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 29 (19.86%) Microsoft
2 15 (10.27%) Atlassian
3 4 (2.74%) Oracle
3 4 (2.74%) Planview
3 4 (2.74%) SAP
4 2 (1.37%) Databricks
4 2 (1.37%) Salesforce
4 2 (1.37%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.68%) Ariba
5 1 (0.68%) Cisco
5 1 (0.68%) MuleSoft
5 1 (0.68%) Progress
5 1 (0.68%) VMware