Law Job Trends in Dorset

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 20 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 11 3
Rank change year-on-year -33 -8 +60
Permanent jobs citing Law 13 45 281
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 1.72% 11.34% 26.99%
As % of the General category 3.90% 17.44% 49.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £38,650 - £42,125
25th Percentile £38,875 - £52,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,500 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.67%
75th Percentile £39,875 - £66,250
90th Percentile £39,950 - -
South West median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £41,250
% change year-on-year -20.00% +21.21% -12.23%

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 general skills in Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 333 258 566
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 44.16% 64.99% 54.37%
Number of salaries quoted 179 140 193
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £30,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -23.08% -5.45%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,938 £60,000
90th Percentile £84,000 £80,000 £72,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Law job vacancy trend in Dorset

Law
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Law

Law
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 20 August 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
Bournemouth - 11 - - 16
Poole - 2 £39,500 -
Law
South West

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (15.38%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (15.38%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 12 (92.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 11 (84.62%) Finance
3 8 (61.54%) Banking
4 6 (46.15%) Social Skills
5 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (30.77%) Financial Institution
6 3 (23.08%) Legal
6 3 (23.08%) Marketing
7 2 (15.38%) Games
8 1 (7.69%) Back Office
8 1 (7.69%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (7.69%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Software Engineer
2 3 (23.08%) Lead
3 2 (15.38%) .NET Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) AML Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) C# Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) HR Advisor
3 2 (15.38%) KYC Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Lead Software Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Engineer
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Software Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Architect
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Leader
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (15.38%) .NET
1 2 (15.38%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Onboarding
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (15.38%) Cloud Native
2 2 (15.38%) Distributed Systems
3 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) AI
2 5 (38.46%) Agile
2 5 (38.46%) CI/CD
2 5 (38.46%) Software Engineering
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Coaching
3 4 (30.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) SDLC
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Validation
4 3 (23.08%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
4 3 (23.08%) Information Architecture
4 3 (23.08%) KYC
4 3 (23.08%) Machine Learning
4 3 (23.08%) Operational Stability
4 3 (23.08%) Refactoring
4 3 (23.08%) Secure Coding
4 3 (23.08%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) C#
1 2 (15.38%) C++
1 2 (15.38%) Go
1 2 (15.38%) Java
1 2 (15.38%) JavaScript
1 2 (15.38%) Python
1 2 (15.38%) Scala
1 2 (15.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Data Quality
1 1 (7.69%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft