Technical Design Authority Job Trends in England

Technical Design Authority (TDA)
UK > England

The median Technical Design Authority (TDA) salary in England is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 606 718 680
Rank change year-on-year +112 -38 +313
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Design Authority 1 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.002% 0.013% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.014% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61,250 £76,250 £87,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £77,500 £89,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% -12.92% +4.71%
75th Percentile £63,750 £90,000 £91,000
90th Percentile - £93,750 -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £77,500 £89,000
% change year-on-year -19.35% -12.92% +4.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 42,555 56,380 43,393
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.71% 94.17% 95.22%
Number of salaries quoted 27,452 31,519 33,742
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,560 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% -4.07% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -

Technical Design Authority
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Technical Design Authority' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Technical Design Authority job vacancy trend in England

Technical Design Authority
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Technical Design Authority job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Technical Design Authority job vacancies in England

Technical Design Authority
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Design Authority within the England region over the 6 months to 28 November 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
London +49 1 £62,500 -31.51%
Technical Design Authority
UK

Technical Design Authority Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, Technical Design Authority 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 England region featuring Technical Design Authority in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Junos
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler

Technical Design Authority Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) BGP
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Junos
1 1 (100.00%) MPLS
1 1 (100.00%) OSPF
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNP
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Meraki
1 1 (100.00%) Zscaler