The median Leader salary in Durham is £75,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 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
10 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
33 |
11 |
36 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-22 |
+25 |
-10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead |
1 |
47 |
17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham |
0.42% |
10.96% |
5.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.51% |
11.84% |
7.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
46 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£35,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£72,750 |
£37,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,500 |
£55,000 |
£48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.27% |
+12.82% |
-2.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,250 |
£69,375 |
£64,063 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£76,250 |
£85,000 |
| North East median annual salary |
£48,000 |
£70,250 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.67% |
+40.50% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Durham. 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 Durham with a recognized job title |
196 |
397 |
232 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
82.35% |
92.54% |
73.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
64 |
276 |
119 |
| 10th Percentile |
£23,504 |
£27,500 |
£27,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£25,087 |
£33,193 |
£35,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£32,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.89% |
+5.88% |
+13.01% |
| 75th Percentile |
£50,313 |
£58,656 |
£53,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74,258 |
£70,000 |
£62,850 |
| North East median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,672 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-0.36% |
+19.18% |
