The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Data Governance skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Data 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 in Wakefield.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
96
38
72
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield
100.00%
100.00%
88.89%
Number of salaries quoted
45
18
43
10th Percentile
£40,750
£39,750
£28,350
25th Percentile
-
£46,250
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£42,000
£48,750
£46,750
Median % change year-on-year
-13.85%
+4.28%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£42,250
£61,563
£63,000
90th Percentile
£69,000
£74,375
£73,000
West Yorkshire median annual salary
£55,000
£55,000
£55,000
Data Governance Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Governance relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Data Governance Salary Trend in Wakefield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Data Governance.
Data Governance Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield
For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, job vacancies citing Data Governance also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Wakefield region with a requirement for Data Governance.
Data Governance Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
