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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | 78 | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +62 | +15 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 3,834 | 4,220 | 4,457 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.91% | 4.03% | 2.89% |
| As % of the General category | 6.53% | 5.87% | 4.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,774 | 1,615 | 2,008 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +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 | 58,670 | 71,907 | 98,006 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.84% | 68.71% | 63.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,462 | 38,624 | 51,085 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,750 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £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 27 April 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 27 April 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 | +4 | 2,891 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 1,594 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,724 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 1,055 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,086 | £55,000 | - | 557 |
| London | +20 | 971 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 615 |
| Scotland | +49 | 775 | £65,000 | +21.50% | 64 |
| North of England | +60 | 636 | £45,000 | - | 250 |
| South East | -30 | 546 | £39,500 | -24.76% | 277 |
| North West | +91 | 363 | £47,500 | - | 158 |
| Midlands | +6 | 326 | £50,000 | - | 169 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 236 | £52,325 | +4.65% | 103 |
| South West | -50 | 230 | £42,500 | -6.59% | 174 |
| Yorkshire | +26 | 196 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 71 |
| East of England | -49 | 151 | £50,000 | +4.71% | 101 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 90 | £45,000 | +9.76% | 66 |
| North East | +38 | 77 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 26 |
| Wales | +22 | 34 | £46,534 | -23.35% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | +44 | 20 | £30,000 | -46.43% | 13 |
| Channel Islands | - | 6 | £85,000 | - |
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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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