Alation Data Governance Consultant
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer has issued visas recently
£500 – £525 / day
Salary
As advertised by the employer
£54,900
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2133 (74% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,900, and BILLIGENCE EUROPE LTD is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 2139 (Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified) or SOC 2431 (Management consultants and business analysts). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Most likely code | £38,400 Clears | £43,900 Clears | £49,400 Clears | £54,900 Clears |
2139 Information technology professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £36,600 Clears | £41,800 Clears | £47,100 Clears | £52,300 Clears |
2431 Management consultants and business analysts Also possible | £35,100 Clears | £40,200 Clears | £45,200 Clears | £50,200 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Who we are
Billigence is a boutique data consultancy with global reach, transforming the way organisations work with data. We use proven, cutting-edge technologies to design, tailor and implement advanced Business Intelligence solutions across Cloud Data Warehousing, Visualisation, Data Science and Engineering, and Data Governance.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Alation Data Governance Consultant to support a client's Data Governance implementation and rollout.
This is a remote contract role, open to candidates based in Europe.
Duration: 3–6 months initially
What you’ll do
- Develop standardised templates and deployment patterns to support Alation Catalogue implementation across individual business units and functions
- Design and configure intuitive Alation dashboards, landing pages and navigation tailored to business user personas and governance objectives
- Define and configure approval workflows for governed assets, including ownership, certification, review and escalation processes
- Configure asset page views and layouts to surface relevant metadata, ownership, governance information, usage and business context
- Establish asset monitoring and reporting to track adoption, usage, engagement and governance compliance
- Develop standardised business glossary upload templates, metadata structures, naming conventions and processes for business term onboarding and maintenance
- Define and implement the Alation role structure, including user roles, responsibilities, permissions, ownership, stewardship and governance accountabilities
- Design and configure the Community and Domain hierarchy to align Alation with the organisation's business, functional and data ownership structures
- Define and configure asset statuses, certification states and articulation scoring to measure governance maturity and asset completeness
What you’ll need
- Recent, hands-on experience implementing and configuring Alation
- Strong Data Governance experience, including operating models, roles, stewardship and decision rights
- Experience designing business glossaries, metadata structures and naming conventions
- Experience configuring approval, certification and review workflows for governed assets
- Experience configuring data lineage to support impact analysis and data discovery
- Experience moving catalogue configuration and content between DEV, TEST and PROD environments
- Experience planning and delivering user training, communications and adoption
- The ability to translate business and governance requirements into clear configuration specifications
Inclusion and equal opportunities
We are an equal-opportunity, inclusive employer. We consider all applicants fairly and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Interested?
If you are an Alation Data Governance Consultant with strong implementation experience and can start ASAP, we would love to hear from you. Apply now, or contact Billigence UK Recruitment at [email protected] for more information.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with BILLIGENCE EUROPE LTD, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (SOC 2133) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~187k in sample- Middle half £45,136–79,976
- Median £60,216
- Going rate £54,900
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,400–49,400
This role's pay (£500 – £525 / day) isn't directly comparable to the annual national figures above.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. BILLIGENCE EUROPE LTD holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2133 going rate of £54,900. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.