Data Governance Analyst Job Trends in the West Midlands

Data Governance Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Data Governance Analyst salary in the West Midlands is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 196 169
Rank change year-on-year +35 -27 +123
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Governance Analyst 10 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.19% 0.12% 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.13% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6 5 5
10th Percentile £63,750 - £52,395
25th Percentile £64,375 £57,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £60,000 £59,300
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% +1.18% -8.77%
75th Percentile £70,625 £62,500 -
90th Percentile £71,250 - £69,260
England median annual salary £67,500 £115,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year -41.30% +90.87% -17.18%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,711 3,980 3,231
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.51% 93.30% 93.71%
Number of salaries quoted 2,707 1,911 2,729
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £34,643
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.02% -4.78%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.78%

Data Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Data Governance Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Data Governance Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Data Governance Analyst
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Data Governance Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Data Governance Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Data Governance Analyst
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Data Governance Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
Birmingham +19 6 £67,500 +12.50% 4
Coventry - 4 £67,500 -
Data Governance Analyst
England

Data Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 4 January 2026, Data Governance Analyst 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 West Midlands region featuring Data Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Analytics
1 10 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 6 (60.00%) Data Quality
2 6 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (60.00%) Metadata
2 6 (60.00%) Metadata Management
3 4 (40.00%) Data Architecture
3 4 (40.00%) Data Management
3 4 (40.00%) Data Stewardship
3 4 (40.00%) Data Strategy
3 4 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 4 (40.00%) Master Data Management
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Technology Enablement
4 2 (20.00%) DAMA
4 2 (20.00%) DAMA DMBOK
4 2 (20.00%) GDPR
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management

Data Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (60.00%) Metadata
General
1 4 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Banking
2 2 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Analytics
1 10 (100.00%) Data Governance
2 6 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 6 (60.00%) Metadata Management
3 4 (40.00%) Data Architecture
3 4 (40.00%) Data Management
3 4 (40.00%) Data Stewardship
3 4 (40.00%) Data Strategy
3 4 (40.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 4 (40.00%) Master Data Management
3 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (40.00%) Technology Enablement
4 2 (20.00%) DAMA
4 2 (20.00%) DAMA DMBOK
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (60.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (20.00%) GDPR