Legal Job Trends in Cumbria

Legal
North West > Cumbria

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Cumbria. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 37 39 32
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Legal 4 7 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 1.05% 1.44% 0.44%
As % of the General category 2.70% 3.10% 0.93%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year - -16.13% -
North West median annual salary £72,500 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +61.11% -10.00% +11.73%

All General Skills
Cumbria

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 general skills in Cumbria.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 148 226 107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria 38.74% 46.60% 47.56%
Number of salaries quoted 66 93 52
10th Percentile £35,000 £35,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £38,847 £46,250 £30,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £56,000 £39,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +43.59% -16.84%
75th Percentile £59,563 £65,000 £54,173
90th Percentile £63,375 £73,708 £66,250
North West median annual salary £47,500 £50,818 £50,652
% change year-on-year -6.53% +0.33% -3.52%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legal relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Legal job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Legal
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Legal

Legal
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 4 January 2026. 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
Carlisle - 4 - -
Legal
North West

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 4 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA