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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 83 | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | +55 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 3,845 | 4,074 | 4,528 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.91% | 3.92% | 2.91% |
| As % of the General category | 6.53% | 5.71% | 4.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,779 | 1,606 | 2,020 |
| 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 | 58,854 | 71,332 | 99,359 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.84% | 68.58% | 63.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,596 | 38,382 | 51,164 |
| 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 | £101,250 | £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 29 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 29 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 | +3 | 2,901 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 1,622 |
| UK excluding London | +18 | 2,726 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 1,059 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,087 | £55,000 | - | 579 |
| London | +23 | 978 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 640 |
| Scotland | +60 | 777 | £65,000 | +21.50% | 65 |
| North of England | +55 | 636 | £45,000 | - | 243 |
| South East | -26 | 548 | £39,500 | -24.76% | 283 |
| North West | +86 | 364 | £47,500 | - | 154 |
| Midlands | +3 | 325 | £50,000 | - | 177 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 235 | £50,000 | -4.31% | 109 |
| South West | -47 | 230 | £42,500 | -6.08% | 170 |
| Yorkshire | +28 | 195 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 67 |
| East of England | -48 | 151 | £50,000 | +4.71% | 96 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 90 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 68 |
| North East | +38 | 77 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 27 |
| Wales | +23 | 34 | £46,534 | -23.35% | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | +42 | 19 | £30,000 | -46.43% | 14 |
| 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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