Legal Jobs in Birmingham

Legal
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 49 38
Rank change year-on-year -21 -11 +58
Permanent jobs citing Legal 37 117 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 2.77% 3.98% 6.46%
As % of the General category 4.28% 7.69% 9.73%
Number of salaries quoted 10 60 105
10th Percentile £41,125 £42,575 £32,450
25th Percentile £53,438 £47,488 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,413 £56,075 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.95% +1.95% +4.76%
75th Percentile £71,250 £66,294 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,083 £75,945 £80,750
West Midlands median annual salary £35,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.00% -4.76% +14.13%

All General Skills
Birmingham

Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Birmingham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 865 1,521 1,233
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 64.75% 51.68% 66.33%
Number of salaries quoted 432 1,204 916
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £29,877
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £54,650 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.22% -0.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £84,964 £81,250
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +10.53%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Birmingham

Legal
Salary Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal in Birmingham.

Salary trend for Legal in Birmingham

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Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in Birmingham over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in Birmingham

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.70%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.41%) Azure
1 2 (5.41%) Entra ID
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.11%) Network Security
2 2 (5.41%) MPLS
2 2 (5.41%) VoIP
3 1 (2.70%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 3 (8.11%) JIRA
1 3 (8.11%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 11 (29.73%) Documentation Skills
2 11 (29.73%) Finance
3 8 (21.62%) Manufacturing
4 6 (16.22%) Marketing
5 5 (13.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (10.81%) Public Sector
7 2 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (5.41%) Telecoms
8 1 (2.70%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.70%) Law
8 1 (2.70%) Local Government
8 1 (2.70%) Prime Brokerage
8 1 (2.70%) Retail
Job Titles
1 12 (32.43%) Senior
2 6 (16.22%) Customer Executive
3 2 (5.41%) Consultant
3 2 (5.41%) Cybersecurity Practitioner
4 1 (2.70%) Change Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Civil Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) Compliance Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Electrical Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) Information Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Information Security Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) IT Services Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Risk Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Security Architect
4 1 (2.70%) Security Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4 1 (2.70%) Service Manager
4 1 (2.70%) Software Analyst
4 1 (2.70%) Support Technician
4 1 (2.70%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.11%) SCADA
2 2 (5.41%) CCTV
2 2 (5.41%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.41%) Renewable Energy
2 2 (5.41%) Security Posture
3 1 (2.70%) Blockchain
3 1 (2.70%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.70%) Derivative
3 1 (2.70%) e-Learning
3 1 (2.70%) Hedge funds
3 1 (2.70%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.70%) NHS
3 1 (2.70%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (5.41%) Linux
1 2 (5.41%) Windows
2 1 (2.70%) Windows Server
2 1 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
2 1 (2.70%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (21.62%) Decision-Making
1 8 (21.62%) Mathematics
2 7 (18.92%) Business Development
3 6 (16.22%) Contract Negotiation
3 6 (16.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 4 (10.81%) Business Strategy
4 4 (10.81%) Information Security
4 4 (10.81%) Risk Management
5 3 (8.11%) Change Management
5 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Working
5 3 (8.11%) Cybersecurity
5 3 (8.11%) Hazard Analysis
5 3 (8.11%) Information Security Management
5 3 (8.11%) Mentoring
5 3 (8.11%) Patch Management
5 3 (8.11%) Safety Engineering
5 3 (8.11%) Security Management
5 3 (8.11%) Systems Engineering
6 2 (5.41%) Malware Detection/Protection
6 2 (5.41%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 2 (5.41%) PHP
1 2 (5.41%) PowerShell
1 2 (5.41%) Shell Script
2 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (29.73%) BPSS Clearance
1 11 (29.73%) Degree
2 8 (21.62%) Numerate Degree
3 3 (8.11%) Chartered Engineer
3 3 (8.11%) Master's Degree
4 2 (5.41%) CASP
4 2 (5.41%) CISM
4 2 (5.41%) CISSP
4 2 (5.41%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (5.41%) HNC
4 2 (5.41%) HND
5 1 (2.70%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (2.70%) PhD
5 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) GDPR
1 4 (10.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (5.41%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (5.41%) NIST
3 1 (2.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (2.70%) NCSC
3 1 (2.70%) QA
3 1 (2.70%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (8.11%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (5.41%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (16.22%) Salesforce
2 3 (8.11%) Microsoft
3 2 (5.41%) Cisco
3 2 (5.41%) Facebook
3 2 (5.41%) YouTube
4 1 (2.70%) BMC
4 1 (2.70%) Citrix
4 1 (2.70%) Remedy
4 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.70%) VMware