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Be part of the 2025/2026 Governance Market Guide
At Briefed, we are committed to providing the most comprehensive market information for company secretaries and governance professionals.
Our annual Governance Market Guide is a cornerstone resource, relied upon by thousands across the industry.
We are now preparing for the 2025/2026 edition, and your valuable input is crucial to its success!
By taking part, you’ll contribute to a trusted resource used by thousands of professionals, HR teams and legal leaders to understand the real market—beyond speculation.
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Your insights help create a data-led, accurate picture of the legal and governance landscape.
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Help us publish clear, actionable salary and progression data across the profession.
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Contribute to Our 2025/2026 Governance Guide
We are compiling a new Governance Market Guide and need your input.
This brief, anonymous survey is designed to capture vital data from governance professionals across all sectors and industry types. Your insights will directly inform the salary data, career trends, and market analysis that make ours the most authoritative guide for the governance profession.
Your participation is greatly appreciated and will contribute to a more informed and transparent market.
Explore Last Year’s Market Guide
Drawing on responses from 736 governance professionals, the report uncovers the key challenges teams are facing—from regulatory change to the continued drive for board diversity.
It also captures how the profession is evolving, with 67% of respondents now working in a hybrid model and the growing demand for greater board and ESG exposure.
Governance Vacancies
`Briefed are pleased to support one of our most unique and influential clients in their search for a Deputy Company Secretary. This is a critical position playing a key leadership role and shaping governance at the highest level.
- Specialism: Governance
- Location: London
Briefed are delighted to support one of our FTSE250 clients in their search for a Board Coordinator & Executive Assistant. In this role, you will support the Company Secretary and Board with precision, pace, and proactivity. You’ll be the engine behind the scenes, anticipating needs, managing complex schedules, and keeping board operations running like clockwork.
- Specialism: Governance
- Location: London
A wealth and asset management firm are seeking a confident and detail-driven Assistant Company Secretary to join its governance function. Supporting a group structure of c.25 legal entities, including two FCA-regulated businesses.
- Specialism: Governance
- Location: London
