Law
South West > Dorset
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in Dorset. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 45 | 4 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | +54 | +36 |
| Permanent jobs citing Law | 11 | 284 | 16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 2.57% | 23.49% | 2.44% |
| As % of the General category | 5.64% | 39.39% | 3.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £43,115 | £29,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £62,500 | £32,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +95.31% | -37.86% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £66,250 | £38,438 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £54,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -5.26% | +18.75% |
All General Skills
Dorset
Law 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 Dorset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 195 | 721 | 401 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 45.56% | 59.64% | 61.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 117 | 317 | 182 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £33,500 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -10.00% | +1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £65,200 | £73,625 |
| South West median annual salary | £47,683 | £47,500 | £50,139 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.39% | -5.26% | +2.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Law in Dorset.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: