The first table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Legal over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Legal
Rank 141 145 124
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -21
Permanent jobs citing Legal 62 36 48
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 1.238% 0.798% 1.175%
As % of the General category 3.563% 2.418% 3.659%
Number of salaries quoted 47 32 35
Average salary £45,000 £41,250 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.09% -36.53%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All of the General Category
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
1740 1489 1312
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 34.73% 32.99% 32.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1346 1272 1095
Average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,000
% change year-on-year
- +3.65%
Legal
England

Legal
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Legal across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

West Midlands Legal Jobs Demand Trend

Legal
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Legal across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Legal Salary Trend

Legal
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Legal across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands Legal Salary Histogram

Legal
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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Birmingham -12 30 £39,000 -13.33%
Warwickshire +19 17 £50,000 +33.33%
Coventry -9 9 £55,000 +92.98%
Dudley - 3 £17,500 -
Legal
England

Legal
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

1 35 (28.00%) Project Management
2 30 (24.00%) ITIL
3 26 (20.80%) Management Information System
3 26 (20.80%) SQL
4 25 (20.00%) Windows
5 23 (18.40%) SQL Server
5 23 (18.40%) Finance
5 23 (18.40%) Degree
6 22 (17.60%) Microsoft
7 21 (16.80%) SAP
8 20 (16.00%) C#
9 19 (15.20%) Information Security
10 17 (13.60%) .NET
10 17 (13.60%) XML
11 16 (12.80%) Oracle
12 15 (12.00%) Security Management
12 15 (12.00%) Information Security Management
12 15 (12.00%) ASP.NET
13 14 (11.20%) PRINCE2
13 14 (11.20%) JavaScript
13 14 (11.20%) Blackberry
13 14 (11.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 13 (10.40%) Data Protection
14 13 (10.40%) SharePoint
15 12 (9.600%) HTML
15 12 (9.600%) Java
15 12 (9.600%) OO
15 12 (9.600%) CSS
15 12 (9.600%) NetWeaver
15 12 (9.600%) Stakeholder Management

Legal
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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.

Application Development
1 17 (13.60%) .NET
1 17 (13.60%) XML
2 15 (12.00%) ASP.NET
3 12 (9.600%) HTML
3 12 (9.600%) CSS
4 10 (8.000%) J2EE
4 10 (8.000%) Web Dynpro
5 8 (6.400%) jQuery
6 7 (5.600%) Java EE 5
6 7 (5.600%) Silverlight
6 7 (5.600%) Web Services
6 7 (5.600%) EJB
6 7 (5.600%) HTML5
7 6 (4.800%) XSL
8 4 (3.200%) XSLT
9 3 (2.400%) SAP CAF
10 2 (1.600%) ASP.NET MVC
10 2 (1.600%) ASP.NET MVC 4
10 2 (1.600%) DHTML
10 2 (1.600%) BAPI
Application Platforms
1 13 (10.40%) SharePoint
2 12 (9.600%) NetWeaver
3 7 (5.600%) SAP Portal
4 4 (3.200%) SAS
4 4 (3.200%) WorkSite
5 2 (1.600%) SharePoint 2010
5 2 (1.600%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.800%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (0.800%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.800%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 10 (8.000%) MS Excel
2 8 (6.400%) MS Office
3 2 (1.600%) Simulink
3 2 (1.600%) InfoPath
3 2 (1.600%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.800%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.800%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (2.400%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (1.600%) Agresso
2 2 (1.600%) SAP CRM
2 2 (1.600%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.800%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.800%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.800%) SAP HR
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.600%) TCP/IP
2 5 (4.000%) Firewall
3 3 (2.400%) LAN
3 3 (2.400%) VPN
3 3 (2.400%) DNS
3 3 (2.400%) WAN
4 1 (0.800%) LTE
4 1 (0.800%) GSM
4 1 (0.800%) UMTS
4 1 (0.800%) VoIP
4 1 (0.800%) DHCP
4 1 (0.800%) HTTP
4 1 (0.800%) Internet
4 1 (0.800%) 3G
4 1 (0.800%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (18.40%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.600%) DB2
3 6 (4.800%) QlikView
4 4 (3.200%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 3 (2.400%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (2.400%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (2.400%) RDBMS
6 2 (1.600%) Ingres
7 1 (0.800%) Base SAS
7 1 (0.800%) SAS Enterprise Guide
7 1 (0.800%) SQL Server 2008
7 1 (0.800%) Oracle 11g
7 1 (0.800%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (0.800%) GIS
7 1 (0.800%) SQL Server 2012
Development Applications
1 7 (5.600%) Xcode
2 6 (4.800%) Visual Studio
3 2 (1.600%) Eclipse
General
1 23 (18.40%) Finance
2 9 (7.200%) Telecoms
3 8 (6.400%) Manufacturing
3 8 (6.400%) Retail
4 6 (4.800%) Law
5 2 (1.600%) Automotive
5 2 (1.600%) Billing
6 1 (0.800%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 28 (22.40%) Analyst
2 21 (16.80%) Developer
3 16 (12.80%) Project Leader
3 16 (12.80%) Infrastructure Project Leader
4 11 (8.800%) Information Manager
4 11 (8.800%) Security Manager
4 11 (8.800%) Consultant
4 11 (8.800%) Project Manager
5 10 (8.000%) Information Security Manager
5 10 (8.000%) Team Leader
6 7 (5.600%) Designer
7 6 (4.800%) Support Analyst
7 6 (4.800%) Senior Manager
8 5 (4.000%) SAP Developer
8 5 (4.000%) Systems Analyst
8 5 (4.000%) Business Analyst
8 5 (4.000%) Development Manager
9 4 (3.200%) Technical Support
9 4 (3.200%) Senior Business Analyst
9 4 (3.200%) Information Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 26 (20.80%) Management Information System
2 14 (11.20%) Blackberry
3 6 (4.800%) PMI
4 5 (4.000%) Computer Science
4 5 (4.000%) Cryptography
5 3 (2.400%) Data Protection Act
6 2 (1.600%) Mathematics
6 2 (1.600%) Statistics
7 1 (0.800%) Data Integration
7 1 (0.800%) AS400
7 1 (0.800%) Mobile Computing
7 1 (0.800%) SaaS
Operating Systems
1 25 (20.00%) Windows
2 7 (5.600%) Android
2 7 (5.600%) Windows XP
2 7 (5.600%) Windows Phone 7
2 7 (5.600%) Windows Phone
3 5 (4.000%) Linux
4 4 (3.200%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (28.00%) Project Management
2 30 (24.00%) ITIL
3 19 (15.20%) Information Security
4 15 (12.00%) Security Management
4 15 (12.00%) Information Security Management
5 14 (11.20%) PRINCE2
6 13 (10.40%) Data Protection
7 12 (9.600%) OO
7 12 (9.600%) Stakeholder Management
8 10 (8.000%) OOD
9 9 (7.200%) Migration
9 9 (7.200%) Security Testing
9 9 (7.200%) ERP
9 9 (7.200%) Process Management
9 9 (7.200%) Service Delivery
10 8 (6.400%) Agile Software Development
10 8 (6.400%) Supply Chain Management
11 7 (5.600%) Logistics
11 7 (5.600%) Scrum
11 7 (5.600%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 26 (20.80%) SQL
2 20 (16.00%) C#
3 14 (11.20%) JavaScript
4 12 (9.600%) Java
5 9 (7.200%) VB
6 7 (5.600%) C++
7 6 (4.800%) T-SQL
8 5 (4.000%) C
9 3 (2.400%) PHP
9 3 (2.400%) VB.NET
9 3 (2.400%) ABAP
10 2 (1.600%) MATLAB
10 2 (1.600%) FoxPro (VFP)
10 2 (1.600%) VB6
Qualifications
1 23 (18.40%) Degree
2 9 (7.200%) CISSP
3 6 (4.800%) CISM
3 6 (4.800%) PMI Certification
4 5 (4.000%) CISA
5 2 (1.600%) ISTQB
6 1 (0.800%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 1 (0.800%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.800%) IRCA
6 1 (0.800%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (11.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (7.200%) COBIT
2 9 (7.200%) SLA
3 2 (1.600%) QA
4 1 (0.800%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (5.600%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.000%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 2 (1.600%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.800%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 22 (17.60%) Microsoft
2 21 (16.80%) SAP
3 16 (12.80%) Oracle
4 9 (7.200%) Sybase
5 4 (3.200%) Citrix
6 3 (2.400%) DevExpress
6 3 (2.400%) Cognos
6 3 (2.400%) Avaya
7 2 (1.600%) Salesforce.com
7 2 (1.600%) JD Edwards
7 2 (1.600%) Cisco
7 2 (1.600%) Lagan
7 2 (1.600%) Northgate
7 2 (1.600%) Civica
8 1 (0.800%) ProCurve
8 1 (0.800%) LANDesk
8 1 (0.800%) Business Objects
8 1 (0.800%) HP
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You will be working within a Windows based environment, so you will be expected to have previous experience supporting Windows NT/2000/XP and be familiar with MS...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £19000 - £22000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Supporting the Sales Department with Technical needs -Provide Senior IT Management contact for customers by phone and email -Work with the accounting / case management software and data To...
Venturi
Salary: £40000 - £45000.00 per annum + FULL BENEFITS
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
This person will work very closely with Account Managers and Business Development Managers for any international customer, to help sell the proposed solution and then hand over to...
Polar Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + + Car + Bonus
Posted: 14 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Microsoft NT/Windows 2000 & XP. - Microsoft Office suite 2003, 2007 & 2010... - Document Management Systems (Interwoven)... - Remote device support including Blackberry, Mobile Phones, 3G, Citrix... MS Access, MS Project,...
Venturi
Salary: £20000 - £22500 per annum + Car, pension
Posted: 17 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Prince2, PMI, APMP, Agile, PMBOK) - Solid background programming with the following languages and technologies for both Windows and web-based scenarios: C#.net, Visual Basic 6, COM, Microsoft...
Connectus
Salary: £65000 - £72000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Atherstone, West Midlands
As the Information Security Manager you will provide leadership and oversight for all Information Security across the business and IT, setting high level strategy and policy, to ensure...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Atherstone, West Midlands
As the Information Security Manager you will provide leadership and oversight for all Information Security across the business and IT, setting high level strategy and policy, to ensure...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + Car + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
Service desk analyst main responsibilities and duties include: *Answer IT service desk calls, log incidents, service requests or queries *Monitor IT service desk email in box, log as...
Mint
Salary: £20000 - £22000 per annum + Negotiable on Experience
Posted: 18 May 2013