Lead Job Trends in Ballymena

Leader
County Antrim > Ballymena

The median Leader salary in Ballymena is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Ballymena 100.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 100.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £57,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £62,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £90,000 £67,500 £76,250
% change year-on-year +33.33% -11.48% +32.61%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Ballymena

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Ballymena. 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 Ballymena with a recognized job title 1 3 2
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 2 2
10th Percentile - - £34,125
25th Percentile £57,500 £34,112 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £36,149 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year +65.98% -6.71% +29.17%
75th Percentile £62,500 £38,185 £42,188
90th Percentile - - £42,375
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £59,715 £55,000
% change year-on-year -24.64% +8.57% +10.00%

Lead Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ballymena

For the 6 months to 19 March 2026, Lead 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 job ads across the Ballymena region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) SPFx
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design

Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ballymena 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Intranet
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (100.00%) SPFx
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Information Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) UX Design
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft