Legal Job Trends in Durham

Legal
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 28
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs citing Legal 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Durham 2.51% - 1.12%
As % of the General category 3.97% - 1.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £32,825
25th Percentile £40,000 - £34,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 - £42,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -11.52%
75th Percentile £44,000 - £47,438
90th Percentile - - £47,475
North East median annual salary £65,000 £51,468 £42,250
% change year-on-year +26.29% +21.82% -24.89%

All General Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 126 142 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Durham 63.32% 66.05% 57.30%
Number of salaries quoted 37 39 83
10th Percentile £25,052 £29,450 £30,250
25th Percentile £28,000 £41,250 £33,048
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 £50,309 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -37.39% +5.91% +26.28%
75th Percentile £50,000 £62,433 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £74,144 £61,445
North East median annual salary £41,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.00% +5.26% -3.23%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Legal job vacancy trend in Durham

Legal
Salary Trend in Durham

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Legal

Legal
Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Durham region over the 6 months to 13 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
Billingham - 1 - -
Legal
North East

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) AutoCAD
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (60.00%) Geospatial Data
1 3 (60.00%) GIS
1 3 (60.00%) Metadata
1 3 (60.00%) QGIS
1 3 (60.00%) Spatial Data
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
4 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) GIS Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) GIS Technician
1 3 (60.00%) Operations Analyst
1 3 (60.00%) Operations Technician
2 1 (20.00%) Development Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (20.00%) IT Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Renewable Energy
1 3 (60.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Data Management
1 3 (60.00%) Data Visualisation
1 3 (60.00%) Visualisation
2 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (20.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Software Licensing
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA
2 1 (20.00%) ISO/IEC 19770
2 1 (20.00%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) ESRI
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Snow