Legal Jobs in the South East

Legal
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 48 137
Rank change year-on-year -31 +89 -2
Permanent jobs citing Legal 548 847 516
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.28% 5.68% 2.60%
As % of the General category 5.80% 8.90% 4.44%
Number of salaries quoted 232 125 155
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,850 £30,350
25th Percentile £30,000 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 £52,500 £53,640
Median % change year-on-year -24.76% -2.13% +1.21%
75th Percentile £55,000 £71,250 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £88,750 £70,850
England median annual salary £52,250 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -

All General Skills
South East

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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,447 9,519 11,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.61% 63.78% 58.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6,045 4,593 6,554
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal in the South East.

Salary trend for Legal in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Legal in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 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
Thames Valley -27 242 £45,000 -5.26% 97
Berkshire -2 119 £55,000 +4.76% 46
Surrey -37 98 £36,250 -45.28% 42
Hampshire -21 74 £32,500 -53.57% 31
Buckinghamshire -39 69 £42,500 -12.37% 27
Kent -11 67 £45,000 -12.20% 36
Oxfordshire -18 54 £43,000 +7.50% 25
West Sussex +15 30 £62,500 +78.57% 16
East Sussex +32 28 £70,000 +115.38% 18
Sussex - 4 - -
Middlesex - 1 £77,500 - 1
Home Counties - 1 £48,000 -
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 39 (7.12%) SharePoint
2 33 (6.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.46%) CMS
4 6 (1.09%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.55%) IBM Domino
6 2 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 47 (8.58%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (8.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 24 (4.38%) AutoCAD
4 16 (2.92%) Spreadsheet
5 7 (1.28%) Simulink
5 7 (1.28%) Stateflow
6 5 (0.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.55%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.55%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.18%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (1.09%) NEC Housing
1 6 (1.09%) Oracle Applications
2 5 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.91%) Dynamics GP
3 3 (0.55%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.18%) ResourceLink
5 1 (0.18%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 80 (14.60%) Azure
2 62 (11.31%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (6.02%) Power Platform
4 23 (4.20%) Entra ID
5 18 (3.28%) OneDrive
6 14 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (2.19%) SaaS
8 10 (1.82%) PowerApps
9 9 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.09%) Azure App Service
10 6 (1.09%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (0.73%) WhatsApp
12 3 (0.55%) AWS
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Data Factory
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Logic Apps
13 2 (0.36%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 2 (0.36%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.36%) Taleo
14 1 (0.18%) OCI
14 1 (0.18%) SAP Fieldglass
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.20%) Firewall
2 16 (2.92%) Intranet
3 14 (2.55%) Internet
4 10 (1.82%) WAN
5 9 (1.64%) SNMP
5 9 (1.64%) Wireless
6 8 (1.46%) LAN
7 7 (1.28%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.28%) Wi-Fi
8 6 (1.09%) 4G
8 6 (1.09%) DSL
8 6 (1.09%) LTE
8 6 (1.09%) SSL
8 6 (1.09%) VLAN
9 5 (0.91%) BGP
9 5 (0.91%) Intrusion Detection
9 5 (0.91%) Network Security
9 5 (0.91%) OSPF
9 5 (0.91%) SAN
9 5 (0.91%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.74%) Power BI
2 16 (2.92%) Data Lake
3 12 (2.19%) Azure SQL Database
4 11 (2.01%) Amazon RDS
5 9 (1.64%) EDMS
6 7 (1.28%) MS Access
6 7 (1.28%) NoSQL
6 7 (1.28%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.09%) Oracle Reports
7 6 (1.09%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.73%) Power Query
8 4 (0.73%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.36%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.18%) Big Data
10 1 (0.18%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.18%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 6 (1.09%) Oracle Forms
2 4 (0.73%) JIRA
3 2 (0.36%) Git
General
1 192 (35.04%) Finance
2 181 (33.03%) Social Skills
3 101 (18.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 95 (17.34%) Analytical Skills
4 95 (17.34%) Law
5 49 (8.94%) Marketing
6 41 (7.48%) Manufacturing
7 37 (6.75%) Influencing Skills
8 35 (6.39%) Telecoms
9 31 (5.66%) Retail
10 28 (5.11%) Local Government
11 27 (4.93%) Pharmaceutical
12 25 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
13 16 (2.92%) Automotive
14 15 (2.74%) Banking
14 15 (2.74%) Presentation Skills
15 13 (2.37%) Electronics
16 7 (1.28%) Advertising
16 7 (1.28%) Billing
17 5 (0.91%) Games
Job Titles
1 96 (17.52%) Analyst
2 40 (7.30%) Senior
3 35 (6.39%) Lead
4 27 (4.93%) Financial Analyst
5 24 (4.38%) IT Support
6 22 (4.01%) Project Manager
7 21 (3.83%) Architect
8 20 (3.65%) Solutions Architect
9 19 (3.47%) Administrator
10 18 (3.28%) Coordinator
11 17 (3.10%) Senior Analyst
11 17 (3.10%) Systems Engineer
12 16 (2.92%) Digital Architect
12 16 (2.92%) Digital Solutions Architect
12 16 (2.92%) Support Analyst
12 16 (2.92%) Technical Coordinator
13 15 (2.74%) IT Engineer
13 15 (2.74%) Support Engineer
14 14 (2.55%) Account Manager
15 13 (2.37%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (2.37%) .NET
2 9 (1.64%) ASP.NET
3 8 (1.46%) ADO
4 7 (1.28%) .NET Core
4 7 (1.28%) Web Services
5 6 (1.09%) EDI
5 6 (1.09%) IDoc
6 3 (0.55%) Blazor
6 3 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.36%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.36%) CSS
7 2 (0.36%) HTML
7 2 (0.36%) React
7 2 (0.36%) REST
7 2 (0.36%) SOAP
8 1 (0.18%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.18%) Middleware
8 1 (0.18%) OAuth
8 1 (0.18%) OpenID
8 1 (0.18%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 72 (13.14%) Management Information System
2 36 (6.57%) Algorithms
3 35 (6.39%) Driving Licence
4 28 (5.11%) Data Structures
5 27 (4.93%) Housing Association
6 17 (3.10%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.55%) Biopharmaceutical
8 13 (2.37%) Product Ownership
9 12 (2.19%) Cloud Native
9 12 (2.19%) Credit Risk
9 12 (2.19%) Onboarding
9 12 (2.19%) Renewable Energy
10 11 (2.01%) Smartphone
11 10 (1.82%) Data Centre
11 10 (1.82%) Self-Motivation
12 7 (1.28%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.28%) Embedded Systems
12 7 (1.28%) Pricing Data
12 7 (1.28%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.09%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 47 (8.58%) Windows
2 26 (4.74%) Android
2 26 (4.74%) Apple iOS
3 18 (3.28%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.46%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.09%) VMS
6 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.36%) Linux
7 2 (0.36%) Windows 8
7 2 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (24.45%) Agile
2 119 (21.72%) Problem-Solving
3 84 (15.33%) Decision-Making
3 84 (15.33%) Project Management
4 83 (15.15%) Risk Management
5 69 (12.59%) Continuous Improvement
6 56 (10.22%) Customer Service
7 52 (9.49%) Information Security
7 52 (9.49%) ITIL
8 51 (9.31%) DevOps
9 48 (8.76%) Data Protection
9 48 (8.76%) Roadmaps
10 45 (8.21%) Data Management
11 43 (7.85%) Stakeholder Management
12 42 (7.66%) Mentoring
13 41 (7.48%) Mathematics
14 38 (6.93%) Collaborative Working
14 38 (6.93%) Data Analysis
14 38 (6.93%) Data Strategy
15 36 (6.57%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 55 (10.04%) SQL
2 23 (4.20%) Python
3 12 (2.19%) C#
4 9 (1.64%) JavaScript
5 8 (1.46%) MATLAB
6 6 (1.09%) VB.NET
7 5 (0.91%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.73%) Java
9 3 (0.55%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.55%) VBA
10 2 (0.36%) C
10 2 (0.36%) R
11 1 (0.18%) C++
11 1 (0.18%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.18%) Embedded C++
11 1 (0.18%) Go
11 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 155 (28.28%) Degree
2 31 (5.66%) HNC
3 23 (4.20%) HND
4 20 (3.65%) Master's Degree
5 14 (2.55%) Azure Certification
6 13 (2.37%) ACCA
7 10 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.46%) CIMA
8 8 (1.46%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
8 8 (1.46%) MBA
8 8 (1.46%) Security Cleared
9 7 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.28%) CISSP
9 7 (1.28%) Numerate Degree
9 7 (1.28%) PMI Certification
10 6 (1.09%) ISEB
11 5 (0.91%) CCIE
11 5 (0.91%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.30%) QA
2 30 (5.47%) GDPR
3 19 (3.47%) SLA
4 14 (2.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 12 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.01%) ISO 22301
7 8 (1.46%) PMO
8 7 (1.28%) Good Clinical Practice
8 7 (1.28%) ISO 14001
8 7 (1.28%) ISO 9001
8 7 (1.28%) NEBOSH
8 7 (1.28%) NIST
9 6 (1.09%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.91%) GRC
10 5 (0.91%) IFRS
11 3 (0.55%) HAZOP
11 3 (0.55%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
12 2 (0.36%) HIPAA
13 1 (0.18%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (5.66%) Active Directory
2 26 (4.74%) Hyper-V
3 14 (2.55%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.37%) Firmware
5 12 (2.19%) Embedded Firmware
6 5 (0.91%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.36%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Virtual Server
8 1 (0.18%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.18%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 13 (2.37%) SCOM
2 7 (1.28%) Functional Safety
3 6 (1.09%) Kubernetes
4 5 (0.91%) Ansible
4 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.36%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.18%) QRadar
Vendors
1 148 (27.01%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.84%) SAP
3 26 (4.74%) Citrix
4 22 (4.01%) VMware
5 15 (2.74%) Databricks
6 13 (2.37%) EMC
7 12 (2.19%) Cisco
7 12 (2.19%) Oracle
8 9 (1.64%) BT
9 8 (1.46%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.28%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.28%) Xero
11 6 (1.09%) Ariba
11 6 (1.09%) NEC
11 6 (1.09%) Nuix
11 6 (1.09%) OpenText
11 6 (1.09%) Sage
12 5 (0.91%) HP
13 4 (0.73%) Aruba
13 4 (0.73%) Meraki