Legal Jobs in the City of London

Legal
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 71 112
Rank change year-on-year +21 +41 -22
Permanent jobs citing Legal 103 123 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 5.27% 3.68% 2.68%
As % of the General category 7.46% 6.00% 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 85 112 96
10th Percentile £44,500 £35,000 £39,375
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% +3.45% -10.77%
75th Percentile £78,500 £77,500 £76,063
90th Percentile £102,000 £90,000 £85,625
Central London median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -3.85%

All General Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,381 2,049 2,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 70.60% 61.24% 65.66%
Number of salaries quoted 979 1,579 2,380
10th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £41,988
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% -3.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £95,000 £93,750 £98,750
90th Percentile £122,500 £112,500 £118,875
Central London median annual salary £71,975 £70,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year +2.82% -3.45% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the City of London

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Salary Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal in the City of London.

Salary trend for Legal in the City of London

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Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the City of London over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in the City of London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 4 (3.88%) CMS
1 4 (3.88%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 40 (38.83%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (19.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 19 (18.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.97%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 11 (10.68%) Elite 3E
2 2 (1.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.97%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.97%) Relativity
3 1 (0.97%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.97%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.97%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 15 (14.56%) Azure
2 10 (9.71%) Microsoft 365
2 10 (9.71%) Power Platform
3 5 (4.85%) PowerApps
4 4 (3.88%) Power Automate
5 3 (2.91%) Entra ID
6 2 (1.94%) AWS
6 2 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (1.94%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.94%) IaaS
6 2 (1.94%) PaaS
7 1 (0.97%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.97%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.91%) Intranet
1 3 (2.91%) WebEx
2 2 (1.94%) Firewall
2 2 (1.94%) Internet
2 2 (1.94%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.94%) VPN
2 2 (1.94%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (7.77%) Power BI
2 5 (4.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (2.91%) Metadata
4 2 (1.94%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.94%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.97%) EDRMS
5 1 (0.97%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Selenium
2 1 (0.97%) Git
2 1 (0.97%) Katalon Studio
General
1 70 (67.96%) Law
2 55 (53.40%) Social Skills
3 19 (18.45%) Telecoms
4 16 (15.53%) Finance
5 11 (10.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (8.74%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (5.83%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (4.85%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.88%) Publishing
10 3 (2.91%) Billing
10 3 (2.91%) Games
11 2 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.94%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.97%) Banking
Job Titles
1 32 (31.07%) Analyst
1 32 (31.07%) IT Support
2 25 (24.27%) Lead
3 21 (20.39%) IT Analyst
3 21 (20.39%) Support Analyst
4 19 (18.45%) IT Support Analyst
5 17 (16.50%) IT Support Specialist
5 17 (16.50%) Support Specialist
6 7 (6.80%) Developer
7 6 (5.83%) IT Manager
7 6 (5.83%) IT Trainer
7 6 (5.83%) Junior
7 6 (5.83%) Trainer
8 5 (4.85%) Senior
9 4 (3.88%) Consultant
9 4 (3.88%) Content Designer
9 4 (3.88%) Data Analyst
9 4 (3.88%) Development Manager
9 4 (3.88%) Junior Content Designer
9 4 (3.88%) Support Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.83%) .NET
2 4 (3.88%) EDI
3 3 (2.91%) REST
3 3 (2.91%) XML
4 2 (1.94%) ASP.NET
5 1 (0.97%) Django
5 1 (0.97%) LangChain
5 1 (0.97%) Middleware
5 1 (0.97%) Next.js
5 1 (0.97%) React
5 1 (0.97%) Smart Contracts
5 1 (0.97%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 18 (17.48%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (4.85%) Low-Code
3 4 (3.88%) e-Learning
3 4 (3.88%) iPhone
4 3 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
4 3 (2.91%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (2.91%) Onboarding
5 2 (1.94%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.94%) IoT
5 2 (1.94%) Mobile App
5 2 (1.94%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.97%) Blockchain
6 1 (0.97%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.97%) Industrial Internet of Things
6 1 (0.97%) Learning Management System
6 1 (0.97%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.97%) Robotics
6 1 (0.97%) SCADA
6 1 (0.97%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.97%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 31 (30.10%) Windows
2 9 (8.74%) Windows 10
3 3 (2.91%) Android
3 3 (2.91%) Windows Server
3 3 (2.91%) Windows Server 2012
3 3 (2.91%) Windows Server 2016
3 3 (2.91%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.97%) Linux
4 1 (0.97%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (24.27%) ITIL
2 24 (23.30%) Document Management
3 22 (21.36%) Problem-Solving
4 19 (18.45%) Data Management
5 17 (16.50%) Service Delivery
6 16 (15.53%) Decision-Making
7 15 (14.56%) Mentoring
7 15 (14.56%) Service Management
8 14 (13.59%) Change Management
9 13 (12.62%) Coaching
9 13 (12.62%) Customer Engagement
9 13 (12.62%) Incident Management
10 12 (11.65%) Problem Management
11 11 (10.68%) Analytics
11 11 (10.68%) Project Management
12 9 (8.74%) Agile
12 9 (8.74%) Artificial Intelligence
12 9 (8.74%) Continuous Improvement
13 8 (7.77%) Stakeholder Management
14 7 (6.80%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 9 (8.74%) SQL
2 8 (7.77%) PowerShell
3 6 (5.83%) C#
3 6 (5.83%) Python
4 4 (3.88%) JavaScript
5 3 (2.91%) VB.NET
6 2 (1.94%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.97%) Java
7 1 (0.97%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (32.04%) Degree
2 17 (16.50%) A+ Certification
3 2 (1.94%) ACCA
3 2 (1.94%) CIMA
3 2 (1.94%) ISTQB
4 1 (0.97%) APMG
4 1 (0.97%) CISA
4 1 (0.97%) CISM
4 1 (0.97%) CISSP
4 1 (0.97%) CRISC
4 1 (0.97%) ISEB
4 1 (0.97%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.97%) MCT
4 1 (0.97%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.97%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.97%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.85%) QA
2 4 (3.88%) Accessibility
2 4 (3.88%) Data Quality
3 2 (1.94%) SLA
4 1 (0.97%) GDPR
4 1 (0.97%) GRC
4 1 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.97%) NIST
4 1 (0.97%) NIST 800
System Software
1 5 (4.85%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.97%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (2.91%) SCCM
Vendors
1 42 (40.78%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.77%) iManage
2 8 (7.77%) Intapp
3 5 (4.85%) Aderant
4 3 (2.91%) Cisco
4 3 (2.91%) Citrix
4 3 (2.91%) Duck Creek
4 3 (2.91%) Riverbed
4 3 (2.91%) SAP
4 3 (2.91%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.94%) Databricks
6 1 (0.97%) Alteryx
6 1 (0.97%) Apple
6 1 (0.97%) Blue Prism
6 1 (0.97%) UiPath
6 1 (0.97%) Workday