Lead Jobs in Darlington

Leader
Durham > Darlington

The median Leader salary in Darlington is £69,384 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 15 9
Rank change year-on-year -3 -6 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead 1 10 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Darlington 1.92% 9.52% 5.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.44% 10.31% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 10 3
10th Percentile - £48,750 £34,500
25th Percentile £64,509 £49,063 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £58,800 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.00% +30.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £74,258 £63,363 £56,875
90th Percentile - £63,750 £62,500
Durham median annual salary £72,442 £55,000 £48,750
% change year-on-year +31.71% +12.82% -2.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Darlington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Darlington. 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 Darlington with a recognized job title 41 97 30
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 78.85% 92.38% 53.57%
Number of salaries quoted 15 80 21
10th Percentile £28,102 £27,873 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.11% -5.26% +19.23%
75th Percentile £74,258 £57,633 £53,750
90th Percentile - £63,750 £61,250
Durham median annual salary £32,000 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -28.89% +5.88% +13.01%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Darlington

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Darlington

Lead
Salary Trend in Darlington

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

Salary trend for Lead in Darlington

Lead Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Darlington

For the 6 months to 17 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 Darlington region featuring Lead in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns

Lead Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Darlington 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 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SABSA
1 1 (100.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Security Management
1 1 (100.00%) TOGAF
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NCSC
1 1 (100.00%) NIST