Legal
England > East Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | 70 | 95 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +25 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 50 | 37 | 91 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 1.19% | 2.51% | 2.23% |
| As % of the General category | 2.40% | 3.86% | 4.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 10 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,050 | £30,438 | £24,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £43,125 | £31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £38,500 | £51,250 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.88% | +13.89% | +9.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £54,688 | £53,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £134,181 | £71,750 | £58,900 |
| England median annual salary | £67,500 | £58,500 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | +12.50% | -5.45% |
All General Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 2,082 | 959 | 2,259 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 49.57% | 64.93% | 55.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,053 | 662 | 1,619 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £25,000 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,750 | £30,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £42,500 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -15.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +14.29% | -12.87% |
Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legal relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Legal
Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Legal.
Legal
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 17 April 2026.
Legal
Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 17 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | -16 | 14 | £32,500 | -35.00% | 6 |
| Leicestershire | -17 | 13 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 6 |
| Nottinghamshire | -13 | 12 | £45,000 | - | 11 |
| Derbyshire | -34 | 7 | £33,750 | -25.00% | 3 |
| Northamptonshire | -16 | 4 | £61,250 | -27.94% | 6 |
| Legal England |
|||||
Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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: