Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 85 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +24 | +45 | +21 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 3,970 | 3,817 | 4,991 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.93% | 3.88% | 3.05% |
| As % of the General category | 6.64% | 5.68% | 4.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,769 | 1,497 | 2,015 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £48,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | +2.11% | +5.56% |
All General Skills
UK
Legal is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 59,832 | 67,156 | 106,134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.28% | 68.18% | 64.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,796 | 36,292 | 51,369 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,433 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £102,500 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | +9 | 3,022 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 1,874 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 2,833 | £45,000 | -7.22% | 1,329 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,144 | £55,000 | - | 636 |
| London | +24 | 994 | £65,000 | - | 737 |
| Scotland | +57 | 781 | £55,000 | +2.40% | 63 |
| North of England | +67 | 672 | £45,000 | -0.55% | 299 |
| South East | -28 | 550 | £37,500 | -28.23% | 416 |
| Midlands | +17 | 392 | £50,000 | -2.44% | 198 |
| North West | +76 | 381 | £45,000 | -6.25% | 178 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 261 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 124 |
| South West | -39 | 229 | £45,000 | -2.17% | 196 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 208 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 91 |
| East of England | -38 | 158 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 149 |
| East Midlands | +55 | 131 | £45,000 | +24.14% | 70 |
| North East | +44 | 83 | £53,750 | -10.42% | 36 |
| Wales | +15 | 29 | £50,000 | +15.06% | 52 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 17 | £30,000 | -46.43% | 12 |
| Channel Islands | - | 6 | £85,000 | - | 2 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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