Hybrid/Remote Governance Analyst Job Trends

Governance Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Governance Analyst salary for remote/hybrid work is £48,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 366 392 476
Rank change year-on-year +26 +84 +174
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Analyst 8 49 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.053% 0.30% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.31% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 8 35 11
10th Percentile £45,125 - -
25th Percentile £46,250 £27,000 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £43,586
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +26.19% -12.83%
75th Percentile £67,813 £95,000 £54,188
90th Percentile £68,750 £140,500 £61,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £51,422 £57,500
% change year-on-year +6.96% -10.57% +15.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,192 15,786 20,712
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 96.08% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,246 9,506 16,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,514
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,057 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,244 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Governance Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Governance Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Governance Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Governance Analyst
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Governance Analyst job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Governance Analyst job vacancies

Governance Analyst
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Governance Analyst over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Governance Analyst salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Governance Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (75.00%) Information Security
1 6 (75.00%) NIST
1 6 (75.00%) Proactive Management
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (25.00%) Collibra
2 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (25.00%) Data Governance Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Data Management
2 2 (25.00%) Informatica
2 2 (25.00%) Power BI
2 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (25.00%) Python
2 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
2 2 (25.00%) SQL
2 2 (25.00%) Tableau
2 2 (25.00%) Use Case
3 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001

Governance Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) Collibra
1 2 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) Power BI
1 2 (25.00%) Tableau
General
1 6 (75.00%) Legal
1 6 (75.00%) Organisational Skills
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Banking
2 2 (25.00%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
1 6 (75.00%) Information Security
1 6 (75.00%) Proactive Management
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 2 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 2 (25.00%) Data Governance Strategy
2 2 (25.00%) Data Management
2 2 (25.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Python
1 2 (25.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) NIST
2 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Informatica