Bradford is lagging behind in the battle to attract top IT talent.

A new salary survey by global recruitment consultants TMP Worldwide shows the average top wage for an IT director in the north to be £97,050 - far below the national average of £130,737. Research shows top web designers to be in a similar position, earning just £24,050 compared to the £31,863 national average.

TMP used its job database, along with client information, to compile the data.