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Data Governance Specialist Career Market Report 2026

709 active jobs. 311 companies. Median salary $123K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

709
Active Job Openings
311
Companies Hiring
$123K
Median Salary (US)
70%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Data Governance Specialist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 70% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $123K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $85K to $184K.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 35%

Databricks demand rose +8.4pp — fastest-growing skill

Msd leads hiring with 19 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$75K, +60%)

Salary increase: +$75K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 35% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior23$92K$115K$146K
Manager22$118K$136K$157K
Mid-Level15$58K$85K$150K
Lead11$96K$125K$146K
Director10$152K$184K$204K
Junior6$39K$70K$162K
Staff4$160K$200K$200K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$75K (60%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States60$125KUSD
Remote5$123KUSD
India3$8KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site0.7%
Remote6.1%
Hybrid1.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
35%
SAP
26%
SQL
22%
Data Analysis
19%
GDPR
14%
Python
13%
Project Management
11%
Databricks
8%
Snowflake
8%
AWS
7%
Data Pipeline
6%
Azure
6%

Skills on the Rise

Databricks ↑+8.4ppAI/LLM ↑+8.1ppSnowflake ↑+8.0ppAWS ↑+7.4ppData Pipeline ↑+6.4pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-29.6ppExcel ↓-19.7ppAttention to Detail ↓-15.2ppSupply Chain ↓-14.0ppChange Management ↓-11.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Msd192.7%
Citi101.4%
Amgen91.3%
Msxinternational91.3%
Sgs81.1%
Jj81.1%
Mufgub71.0%
Ms71.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States180
India73
Remote26
United Kingdom21
Philippines17
Poland15
Germany13
Spain12

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree53.0%264
Master's Degree17.3%86
Bachelor's Degree13.3%66
PhD / Doctorate0.6%3
MBA0.2%1

Certifications

MBA (1%)

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