Governance Manager Jobs in England

Governance Manager
UK > England

The median Governance Manager salary in England is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 767 845 1082
Rank change year-on-year +78 +237 -234
Permanent jobs requiring a Governance Manager 98 56 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.067% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.073% 0.079%
Number of salaries quoted 76 49 68
10th Percentile £35,000 £56,069 £42,201
25th Percentile £43,432 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £66,000 £66,875
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -1.31% +23.84%
75th Percentile £76,613 £75,000 £82,625
90th Percentile £100,000 £94,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £66,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -16.67% -0.38% +21.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Governance Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Governance Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Governance Manager in England

Governance Manager
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Governance Manager in England

Governance Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Governance Manager in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Governance Manager in England

Governance Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Governance Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
London +134 41 £72,500 -3.33% 16
South East +5 17 £52,500 -8.84% 11
Midlands -12 17 £55,000 -21.43% 7
West Midlands -13 17 £55,000 -21.43% 6
North of England +42 15 £43,742 -26.52% 7
North West +1 10 £55,000 -7.60% 5
Yorkshire +67 5 £43,742 -37.95% 1
East of England - 5 £65,000 - 2
South West -28 3 £40,000 -32.80% 3
Governance Manager
UK

Governance Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Governance Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Governance Manager in the job title.

1 49 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 39 (39.80%) Social Skills
3 33 (33.67%) Data Protection
4 24 (24.49%) Data Quality
5 23 (23.47%) Risk Management
6 22 (22.45%) Data Management
7 17 (17.35%) Information Governance
8 16 (16.33%) Degree
8 16 (16.33%) Finance
8 16 (16.33%) Business Intelligence
9 14 (14.29%) Management Information System
9 14 (14.29%) Legal
9 14 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
10 12 (12.24%) GDPR
11 11 (11.22%) Data Privacy
11 11 (11.22%) Information Security
11 11 (11.22%) Banking
11 11 (11.22%) Freedom of Information
11 11 (11.22%) Data Modelling
12 10 (10.20%) Change Management
12 10 (10.20%) Business Continuity
12 10 (10.20%) Information Management
12 10 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
12 10 (10.20%) Analytics
12 10 (10.20%) Data Science
12 10 (10.20%) Decision-Making
13 9 (9.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
13 9 (9.18%) Records Management
13 9 (9.18%) Internal Audit

Governance Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (6.12%) SAS
Applications
1 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.02%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.02%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 9 (9.18%) Azure
2 6 (6.12%) Collibra
2 6 (6.12%) Microsoft Purview
3 3 (3.06%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (2.04%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.02%) SaaS
5 1 (1.02%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.16%) Data Warehouse
1 8 (8.16%) Metadata
2 2 (2.04%) NonStop SQL
2 2 (2.04%) Power BI
3 1 (1.02%) Ataccama
3 1 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
General
1 39 (39.80%) Social Skills
2 16 (16.33%) Finance
3 14 (14.29%) Legal
4 12 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
5 11 (11.22%) Banking
6 8 (8.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (4.08%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (4.08%) Law
7 4 (4.08%) Social Housing
8 3 (3.06%) Telecoms
9 2 (2.04%) Electronics
9 2 (2.04%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.04%) Marketing
9 2 (2.04%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.02%) Advertising
10 1 (1.02%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.02%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (1.02%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.02%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 14 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 11 (11.22%) Freedom of Information
3 8 (8.16%) Taxonomies
4 7 (7.14%) Reference Data
5 6 (6.12%) Distributed Systems
6 4 (4.08%) NHS
7 3 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.02%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (1.02%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.06%) Windows
1 3 (3.06%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 33 (33.67%) Data Protection
3 23 (23.47%) Risk Management
4 22 (22.45%) Data Management
5 17 (17.35%) Information Governance
6 16 (16.33%) Business Intelligence
7 14 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 11 (11.22%) Data Modelling
8 11 (11.22%) Data Privacy
8 11 (11.22%) Information Security
9 10 (10.20%) Analytics
9 10 (10.20%) Business Continuity
9 10 (10.20%) Change Management
9 10 (10.20%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (10.20%) Data Science
9 10 (10.20%) Decision-Making
9 10 (10.20%) Information Management
10 9 (9.18%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 9 (9.18%) Records Management
10 9 (9.18%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.06%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (16.33%) Degree
2 6 (6.12%) CISSP
3 3 (3.06%) CISM
3 3 (3.06%) CRISC
4 2 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (2.04%) SC Cleared
4 2 (2.04%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.02%) CISA
5 1 (1.02%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.02%) PMI Certification
5 1 (1.02%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (24.49%) Data Quality
2 12 (12.24%) GDPR
3 6 (6.12%) GRC
4 5 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (3.06%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (3.06%) ISO 22301
5 3 (3.06%) PCI DSS
6 1 (1.02%) HIPAA
6 1 (1.02%) ISO 9001
6 1 (1.02%) PMO
6 1 (1.02%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (7.14%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.08%) Datix
3 3 (3.06%) SAP