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The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Legal over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category.

 Legal
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank213201173
Rank change year-on-year
Down-12Down-28
Matching permanent IT job ads8068022305
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.938 %0.946 %1.129 %
As % of the General category1.818 %1.933 %2.225 %
Salaries quoted6096351973
Average salary£40,000£37,500£35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %+7.140 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,500£24,500£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£75,000£65,000£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£32,000£30,000£32,500
% change year-on-year
+6.660 %-7.690 %
IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
4434241481103576
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK51.61 %48.91 %50.75 %
Salaries quoted360643365383727
Average salary£49,725£44,000£45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.01 %-2.220 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£28,000£27,000£27,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£73,000£70,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£38,000£37,500
% change year-on-year
+5.260 %+1.330 %

Legal
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Legal within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Legal Demand Trend

Legal
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Legal within the UK.

Legal Salary Trend

Legal
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Legal over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

Legal Salary Histogram

Legal
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-16778£40,000+10.34 %
LondonDown-30434£47,500+18.75 %
City of LondonUp+4180£45,000+5.88 %
North WestUp+4896£27,500+5.76 %
South EastDown-1180£47,200-15.71 %
East MidlandsUp+4241£23,000+31.42 %
West MidlandsUp+1239£47,500+58.33 %
ManchesterUp+2736£31,250+13.63 %
YorkshireDown-1433£28,500+14.00 %
West YorkshireUp+532£28,500+14.00 %
NorthamptonshireNew entry-23£23,000-
ScotlandUp+2422£38,750-8.82 %
LeedsUp+1321£28,500+14.00 %
BerkshireUp+621£50,000-4.76 %
East of EnglandDown-1021£40,000+6.66 %
MerseysideDown-318£25,000-
NorthamptonNew entry-18£23,000-
CheshireUp+2016£28,000+1.81 %
LiverpoolUp+416£25,000+2.04 %
South WestDown-2016£36,500+41.74 %
LincolnshireUp+1815£21,500-
SurreyUp+915£47,200+18.00 %
HertfordshireUp+515£40,000+13.47 %
North EastUp+3814£30,000-42.85 %
Tyne and WearUp+3314£30,000-42.85 %
GranthamUp+714--
BuckinghamshireDown-613£42,000-34.11 %
HampshireUp+3012£42,000-25.00 %
BristolUp+912£36,500+69.76 %
Milton KeynesNo change012£58,500-6.40 %

Legal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Legal also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Legal.

1452 (31.59 %)Finance
2382 (26.69 %)Law
3204 (14.26 %)Windows
4191 (13.35 %)Project Management
5175 (12.23 %)SQL
5175 (12.23 %)Microsoft
6156 (10.90 %)ITIL
7147 (10.27 %).NET
8145 (10.13 %)SQL Server
8145 (10.13 %)MS Excel
9143 (9.993 %)MS Office
10142 (9.923 %)Banking
11107 (7.477 %)Degree
12105 (7.338 %)Document Management
13103 (7.198 %)Marketing
1490 (6.289 %)C#
1586 (6.010 %)Windows XP
1683 (5.800 %)ASP.NET
1780 (5.590 %)PRINCE2
1866 (4.612 %)Active Directory
1866 (4.612 %)Government
1866 (4.612 %)Business Analysis
1963 (4.403 %)Interwoven
2062 (4.333 %)Investment Banking
2161 (4.263 %)Information Security
2161 (4.263 %)Management Information System
2259 (4.123 %)CRM
2358 (4.053 %)Insurance
2457 (3.983 %)Workflow
2556 (3.913 %)XML

Legal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing Legal also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Legal. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1147 (10.27 %).NET
283 (5.800 %)ASP.NET
356 (3.913 %)XML
432 (2.236 %)HTML
531 (2.166 %)ASP
626 (1.817 %).NET Framework
725 (1.747 %)CSS
821 (1.468 %)WCF
920 (1.398 %)Web Services
1018 (1.258 %)J2EE
1115 (1.048 %)Spring
1212 (0.839 %)Middleware
1311 (0.769 %)XHTML
1410 (0.699 %)AJAX
1410 (0.699 %)ADO
1410 (0.699 %)SOAP
159 (0.629 %)ADO.NET
168 (0.559 %)Hibernate
168 (0.559 %)WPF
176 (0.419 %)WinForms
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
155 (3.843 %)SharePoint
241 (2.865 %)MS Exchange
327 (1.887 %)IIS
419 (1.328 %)CMS
518 (1.258 %)Exchange Server 2003
613 (0.908 %)WorkSite
712 (0.839 %)Exchange Server 2007
712 (0.839 %)Documentum
88 (0.559 %)Apache
88 (0.559 %)Rhythmyx
88 (0.559 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
97 (0.489 %)SAS
106 (0.419 %)SharePoint Server 2007
115 (0.349 %)Tomcat
124 (0.280 %)Lotus Notes
124 (0.280 %)WebLogic
133 (0.210 %)NetWeaver
133 (0.210 %)BizTalk Server
133 (0.210 %)Exchange Server 2000
142 (0.140 %)Alfresco
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1145 (10.13 %)MS Excel
2143 (9.993 %)MS Office
334 (2.376 %)MS PowerPoint
425 (1.747 %)MS Visio
516 (1.118 %)MS Project
68 (0.559 %)DeltaView
72 (0.140 %)Spreadsheet
72 (0.140 %)SPSS
72 (0.140 %)RoboHelp
72 (0.140 %)Fireworks
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
118 (1.258 %)SAP FI
118 (1.258 %)SAP FI/CO
118 (1.258 %)SAP CO
27 (0.489 %)Dynamics CRM
36 (0.419 %)SAP CRM
45 (0.349 %)SAP HR
45 (0.349 %)Pivotal CRM
54 (0.280 %)Dynamics AX
54 (0.280 %)SAP HCM
63 (0.210 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
63 (0.210 %)Adaptiv
63 (0.210 %)Oracle ERP
72 (0.140 %)Oracle Applications
72 (0.140 %)Oracle Payroll
72 (0.140 %)SAP R/3
72 (0.140 %)SunGard Panorama
72 (0.140 %)HFM
72 (0.140 %)Oracle EBS R12
81 (0.070 %)assyst
81 (0.070 %)SalesLogix
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
147 (3.284 %)Internet
234 (2.376 %)Intranet
322 (1.537 %)WAN
419 (1.328 %)LAN
515 (1.048 %)VPN
614 (0.978 %)TCP/IP
614 (0.978 %)Extranet
713 (0.908 %)Network Security
812 (0.839 %)Firewall
910 (0.699 %)DNS
108 (0.559 %)VoIP
108 (0.559 %)SAN
117 (0.489 %)DHCP
124 (0.280 %)FTP
124 (0.280 %)IPsec
124 (0.280 %)VLAN
133 (0.210 %)IP Telephony
133 (0.210 %)Wireless
133 (0.210 %)SSL
133 (0.210 %)SMS
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1145 (10.13 %)SQL Server
245 (3.145 %)SQL Server 2005
341 (2.865 %)Datawarehouse
425 (1.747 %)SQL Server 2000
521 (1.468 %)Crystal Reports
616 (1.118 %)SQL Server Integration Services
616 (1.118 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
714 (0.978 %)Reference Data
813 (0.908 %)SQL Server 2008
912 (0.839 %)MS Access
912 (0.839 %)Oracle 10g
1011 (0.769 %)BusinessObjects
1110 (0.699 %)Oracle 9i
1110 (0.699 %)OLAP
129 (0.629 %)SAP BW
137 (0.489 %)SAP BI
137 (0.489 %)DTS
137 (0.489 %)Oracle Reports
137 (0.489 %)RDBMS
145 (0.349 %)BusinessObjects XI
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
134 (2.376 %)Visual Studio
26 (0.419 %)Eclipse
26 (0.419 %)LoadRunner
33 (0.210 %)TestDirector
33 (0.210 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (0.140 %)Dreamweaver
42 (0.140 %)WinRunner
42 (0.140 %)LSMW
42 (0.140 %)eCATT
51 (0.070 %)Visual Studio Team System
51 (0.070 %)Team Foundation Server
51 (0.070 %)ERwin
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1452 (31.59 %)Finance
2382 (26.69 %)Law
3142 (9.923 %)Banking
4103 (7.198 %)Marketing
566 (4.612 %)Government
662 (4.333 %)Investment Banking
758 (4.053 %)Insurance
856 (3.913 %)Pensions
949 (3.424 %)Telecoms
1048 (3.354 %)Education
1140 (2.795 %)Health
1225 (1.747 %)Games
1324 (1.677 %)Retail
1422 (1.537 %)Publishing
1520 (1.398 %)Front Office
1617 (1.188 %)Back Office
1714 (0.978 %)Billing
1811 (0.769 %)Pharmaceutical
1811 (0.769 %)Criminal Justice
1811 (0.769 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1405 (28.30 %)Analyst
2214 (14.95 %)Developer
3153 (10.69 %)Business Analyst
495 (6.639 %)Support Analyst
594 (6.569 %)Consultant
692 (6.429 %)Project Manager
752 (3.634 %).NET Developer
838 (2.655 %)Helpdesk Analyst
936 (2.516 %)Systems Analyst
1035 (2.446 %)Architect
1133 (2.306 %)Senior Analyst
1133 (2.306 %)Business Manager
1232 (2.236 %)Senior Manager
1331 (2.166 %)Applications Developer
1331 (2.166 %)Helpdesk Support
1331 (2.166 %)IT Project Manager
1429 (2.027 %)ASP.NET Developer
1528 (1.957 %)VB.NET Developer
1626 (1.817 %)C# Developer
1626 (1.817 %)Trainer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
161 (4.263 %)Management Information System
236 (2.516 %)Blackberry
328 (1.957 %)German Language
425 (1.747 %)Credit Risk
521 (1.468 %)Derivative
620 (1.398 %)N-Tier
620 (1.398 %)French Language
717 (1.188 %)Client/Server
813 (0.908 %)Equities
912 (0.839 %)Statistics
109 (0.629 %)Market Risk
116 (0.419 %)Video Conferencing
116 (0.419 %)Clustering
116 (0.419 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
125 (0.349 %)Data Conversion
125 (0.349 %)Spread Betting
125 (0.349 %)Social Network
125 (0.349 %)Human Factors
134 (0.280 %)Cryptography
134 (0.280 %)Freedom of Information
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1204 (14.26 %)Windows
286 (6.010 %)Windows XP
334 (2.376 %)Windows Server 2003
422 (1.537 %)Windows 7
517 (1.188 %)UNIX
615 (1.048 %)Windows 2000
712 (0.839 %)Linux
811 (0.769 %)Solaris
811 (0.769 %)Windows Vista
98 (0.559 %)Windows Server 2008
105 (0.349 %)Windows 2000 Server
113 (0.210 %)Windows Mobile
121 (0.070 %)OS/400
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1191 (13.35 %)Project Management
2156 (10.90 %)ITIL
3105 (7.338 %)Document Management
480 (5.590 %)PRINCE2
566 (4.612 %)Business Analysis
661 (4.263 %)Information Security
759 (4.123 %)CRM
857 (3.983 %)Workflow
948 (3.354 %)Data Management
1047 (3.284 %)Practice Management
1047 (3.284 %)Risk Management
1146 (3.215 %)Business Intelligence
1245 (3.145 %)Service Management
1338 (2.655 %)ERP
1433 (2.306 %)Content Management
1531 (2.166 %)Data Modelling
1531 (2.166 %)Change Management
1630 (2.096 %)Service Delivery
1630 (2.096 %)Performance Management
1729 (2.027 %)Matrix Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1175 (12.23 %)SQL
290 (6.289 %)C#
356 (3.913 %)VB.NET
451 (3.564 %)VBA
550 (3.494 %)T-SQL
643 (3.005 %)JavaScript
739 (2.725 %)C
838 (2.655 %)Java
937 (2.586 %)VB
1016 (1.118 %)ABAP
1114 (0.978 %)VB6
1210 (0.699 %)VBScript
135 (0.349 %)PHP
143 (0.210 %)Perl
143 (0.210 %)C++
152 (0.140 %)Delphi
161 (0.070 %)RPG
161 (0.070 %)ActionScript
161 (0.070 %)Ruby
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1107 (7.477 %)Degree
238 (2.655 %)Microsoft Certification
334 (2.376 %)ITIL Certification
423 (1.607 %)CISSP
520 (1.398 %)Security Cleared
619 (1.328 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
717 (1.188 %)MCSE
717 (1.188 %)SC Cleared
815 (1.048 %)PRINCE2 Certification
914 (0.978 %)Cisco Certification
1010 (0.699 %)MCP
1010 (0.699 %)MOS
118 (0.559 %)CISM
127 (0.489 %)MCTS
127 (0.489 %)CCSP
127 (0.489 %)ISEB
127 (0.489 %)A+ Certification
127 (0.489 %)CTC Cleared
136 (0.419 %)CISA
136 (0.419 %)CCNA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
138 (2.655 %)SLA
234 (2.376 %)QA
326 (1.817 %)ISO27001
420 (1.398 %)PCI DSS
510 (0.699 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
67 (0.489 %)GxP
72 (0.140 %)ISO9000
72 (0.140 %)ISO9001
81 (0.070 %)BS7799
81 (0.070 %)Basel II
81 (0.070 %)GAAP
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
166 (4.612 %)Active Directory
29 (0.629 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (0.280 %)VMware ESX
43 (0.210 %)Terminal Services
52 (0.140 %)Squid
61 (0.070 %)NDS
61 (0.070 %)ISA Server
61 (0.070 %)VMware Workstation
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (0.349 %)Backup Exec
15 (0.349 %)AssetCenter
24 (0.280 %)SCCM
32 (0.140 %)OVOW
32 (0.140 %)OVOU
32 (0.140 %)OpenView
32 (0.140 %)MIMEsweeper
41 (0.070 %)DameWare
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1175 (12.23 %)Microsoft
263 (4.403 %)Interwoven
352 (3.634 %)SAP
451 (3.564 %)Visualfiles
544 (3.075 %)Oracle
632 (2.236 %)Citrix
728 (1.957 %)Cisco
821 (1.468 %)VMware
912 (0.839 %)Altiris
912 (0.839 %)PeopleSoft
1011 (0.769 %)Business Objects
1011 (0.769 %)Hummingbird
1110 (0.699 %)Open Text
1110 (0.699 %)CommVault
128 (0.559 %)Siebel
128 (0.559 %)HP
128 (0.559 %)Sun
128 (0.559 %)Percussion
137 (0.489 %)Stellent
137 (0.489 %)Agresso