THE best UK towns and cities to work in have been revealed, with one North-East town making the list.
Job review website Glassdoor ranked the country's towns and cities based on job satisfaction, salary and average home value to reveal where is best to work.
The number of job openings in each area was also factored in.
Darlington, the only North-East town on the list, came in 11th, above Swindon, Belfast and Dundee.
Jobs like project manager, team manager and data protection officer are the most popular in the borough, with job satisfaction coming in at 3.5 out of 5.
There are 4,300 vacancies in Darlington, with Glassdoor revealing the borough's workforce has a medium base salary of £21,326.
Take a look at the full list below:
1. Slough
Hot Jobs - Javascript Engineer, Site Manager, Business Analyst
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 23,387
Median Base Salary - £30,139
Average Home Value - £396,258
2. Cambridge
Hot Jobs - Data Scientist, Solution Architect, Product Assistant
Job Satisfaction - 3.7/5
Job Openings - 18,514
Median Base Salary - £31,941
Average Home Value - £471,259
3. Gloucester
Hot Jobs - Developer, Reporting Analyst, Transport Planner
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 15,287
Median Base Salary - £25,116
Average Home Value - £246,575
4. Guildford
Hot Jobs - Support Analyst, Area Manager, Operations Manager
Job Satisfaction - 3.6/5
Job Openings - 23,609
Median Base Salary - £29,917
Average Home Value - £574,820
5. Reading
Hot Jobs - Scientist, Facilities Administrator, Recruitment Manager
Job Satisfaction - 3.6/5
Job Openings - 20,823
Median Base Salary - £32,939
Average Home Value - £428,591
6. Stoke-on-Trent
Hot Jobs - Data Scientist, Business Analyst, Administrator
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 14,667
Median Base Salary - £23,934
Average Home Value - £159,251
7. Manchester
Hot Jobs - Compliance Officer, Executive Assistant, Data Analyst
Job Satisfaction - 3.6/5
Job Openings - 33,973
Median Base Salary - £24,384
Average Home Value - £197,450
8. Blackpool
Hot Jobs - Data Processor, Accounts Assistant, Project Coordinator
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 2,335
Median Base Salary - £20,617
Average Home Value - £124,334
9. Chelmsford
Hot Jobs - Support Assistant, Marketing Assistant, Client Manager
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 21,622
Median Base Salary - £22,020
Average Home Value - £396,424
10. Oxford
Hot Jobs - Corporate Lawyer, Operations Consultant, Test Analyst
Job Satisfaction - 3.6/5
Job Openings - 16,624
Median Base Salary - £29,430
Average Home Value - £494,032
11. Darlington
Hot Jobs - Project Manager, Team Manager, Data Protection Officer
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 4,300
Median Base Salary - £21,326
Average Home Value - £161,930
12. Swindon
Hot Jobs - Paralegal, Reporting Analyst, Claims Assistant
Job Satisfaction - 3.6/5
Job Openings - 10,606
Median Base Salary - £30,308
Average Home Value - £257,948
13. Belfast
Hot Jobs - Systems Engineer, Reporting Analyst, Accountant
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 11,375
Median Base Salary - £21,436
Average Home Value - £159,625
14. Dundee
Hot Jobs - Product Manager, DevOps Engineer, Executive Assistant
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 5,456
Median Base Salary - £21,959
Average Home Value - £170,683
15. Derby
Hot Jobs - Operations Analyst, Systems Engineer, Quality Officer
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 11,114
Median Base Salary - £25,519
Average Home Value - £217,377
16. Preston
Hot Jobs - Data Analyst, Document Controller, Business Administrator
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 5,094
Median Base Salary - £22,490
Average Home Value - £189,576
17. Blackburn
Hot Jobs - Analytical Scientist, Shift Engineer, Project Officer
Job Satisfaction - 3.3/5
Job Openings - 4,007
Median Base Salary - £19,963
Average Home Value - £145,746
18. Luton
Hot Jobs - Clerical Assistant, Client Manager, Information Officer
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 10,731
Median Base Salary - £27,923
Average Home Value - £265,420
19. Southampton
Hot Jobs - Principle Systems Engineer, Sales Assistant, Pensions Administrator
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 16,600
Median Base Salary - £25,430
Average Home Value - £290,863
20. Bolton
Hot Jobs - Field Sales Executive, Learning Manager, Purchasing Assistant
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 8,564
Median Base Salary - £21,949
Average Home Value - £172,731
21. Nottingham
Hot Jobs - Operations Analyst, Key Account Manager, Bid Executive
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 12,951
Median Base Salary - £24,247
Average Home Value - £215,828
22. Coventry
Hot Jobs - Health & Safety Coordinator, Business Planner, Project Officer
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 10,081
Median Base Salary - £26,549
Average Home Value - £215,554
23. Birmingham
Hot Jobs - Head of Legal, Director of Partnerships, Planning Assistant
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 37,954
Median Base Salary - £24,954
Average Home Value - £208,753
24. Leeds
Hot Jobs - Software Developer, Sales Advisor, Front End Engineer
Job Satisfaction - 3.5/5
Job Openings - 34,349
Median Base Salary - £24,045
Average Home Value - £222,825
25. Liverpool
Hot Jobs - Data Engineer, Financial Crime Analyst, Project Manager
Job Satisfaction - 3.4/5
Job Openings - 17,648
Median Base Salary - £21,216
Average Home Value - £178,668
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