Lead Jobs in County Antrim

Leader
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Leader salary in County Antrim is £69,384 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 39 57
Rank change year-on-year +15 +18 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 9 36 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 4.62% 5.48% 5.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.20% 5.73% 5.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1 19 31
10th Percentile - £54,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £64,509 £55,400 £52,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £77,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.47% +29.17% -35.14%
75th Percentile £74,258 £83,750 £65,000
90th Percentile - £101,500 £68,750
Northern Ireland median annual salary £69,384 £77,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.47% +29.17% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 173 628 765
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.72% 95.59% 94.56%
Number of salaries quoted 44 302 426
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £71,563 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £92,125 £87,500 £69,500
Northern Ireland median annual salary £53,750 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.38% +5.00% +11.11%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings that featured Lead in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for Lead in County Antrim

Lead
Salary Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead in County Antrim.

Salary trend for Lead in County Antrim

Lead
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. 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
Belfast +11 9 £69,384 -10.47% 110
Lead
Northern Ireland

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Lead 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 County Antrim region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 8 (88.89%) Information Security
1 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 7 (77.78%) Operational Technology
2 7 (77.78%) Security Monitoring
2 7 (77.78%) Innovative Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Risk Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
3 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
4 1 (11.11%) SABSA
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) NCSC
4 1 (11.11%) NIST
4 1 (11.11%) Network Security
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Information Assurance
4 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) TOGAF
4 1 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Systems Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (11.11%) Degree
4 1 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (11.11%) Information Security Management
4 1 (11.11%) Security Management
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 7 (77.78%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Cybersecurity
1 8 (88.89%) Information Security
2 7 (77.78%) Innovative Thinking
2 7 (77.78%) Risk Analysis
2 7 (77.78%) Security Monitoring
3 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
3 2 (22.22%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (11.11%) Architectural Patterns
4 1 (11.11%) Information Assurance
4 1 (11.11%) Information Security Management
4 1 (11.11%) Penetration Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 1 (11.11%) SABSA
4 1 (11.11%) Security Architecture
4 1 (11.11%) Security Management
4 1 (11.11%) Systems Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (11.11%) NCSC
1 1 (11.11%) NIST