Governance Manager Job Trends in Wales

Governance Manager
UK > Wales

The median Governance Manager salary in Wales is £74,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 81 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Wales 0.091% 0.094% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.098% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £72,000 £70,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £75,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% - -
75th Percentile £76,000 £80,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £83,750 £60,249
% change year-on-year -16.42% +39.01% -19.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 976 1,018 777
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.13% 96.04% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 711 614 612
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £35,000 £36,103
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £48,518 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.03% +2.14% -2.06%
75th Percentile £60,000 £63,750 £61,449
90th Percentile £75,900 £75,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.17% -3.33% -

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Governance Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Governance Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in Wales

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Salary distribution trend for Governance Manager job vacancies in Wales

Governance Manager
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 7 December 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
South Wales - 1 £74,000 -
Governance Manager
UK

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 7 December 2025, Governance Manager job roles required 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 Wales region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Register
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GRC
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST