Law Job Trends in London

Law
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 25 53
Rank change year-on-year -9 +28 +57
Permanent jobs citing Law 1,175 1,150 1,064
As % of all permanent jobs in London 5.28% 9.21% 4.59%
As % of the General category 9.72% 12.14% 6.72%
Number of salaries quoted 670 360 639
10th Percentile £42,500 £37,875 £38,700
25th Percentile £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £90,000 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £96,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.29% - -

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,093 9,473 15,831
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 54.34% 75.89% 68.26%
Number of salaries quoted 7,730 5,615 10,920
10th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £53,813 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,500
Median % change year-on-year - +6.38% -4.73%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £125,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Law job vacancy trend in London

Law
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Law

Law
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Law in London over the 6 months to 15 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Law in London

Law
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the London region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Central London +6 288 £60,000 +3.45% 62
West London -27 10 - - 6
South London +3 6 £45,000 - 3
East London -12 4 £115,000 - 3
North London +2 1 £42,500 -34.62%
Law
England

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 70 (5.96%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (0.77%) Anypoint
3 9 (0.77%) Mule
3 9 (0.77%) SAS
4 7 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (0.51%) IIS
5 6 (0.51%) Skype for Business
6 5 (0.43%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.43%) Confluence
7 3 (0.26%) Apache
8 2 (0.17%) CMS
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.085%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.085%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
2 39 (3.32%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.68%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.43%) Adobe XD
5 5 (0.43%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.43%) DaVinci Resolve
5 5 (0.43%) SPSS
6 2 (0.17%) Camtasia
6 2 (0.17%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.085%) Maya
Business Applications
1 40 (3.40%) SAP S/4HANA
2 29 (2.47%) SAP IBP
2 29 (2.47%) SAP PP
3 27 (2.30%) Elite 3E
4 7 (0.60%) Carpe Diem
5 6 (0.51%) Relativity
6 5 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.26%) SAP PS
7 3 (0.26%) SAP WM
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.17%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.17%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.17%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.085%) LongView
9 1 (0.085%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.085%) Remedy ITSM
9 1 (0.085%) SAP HCM
9 1 (0.085%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 184 (15.66%) Azure
2 175 (14.89%) SaaS
3 167 (14.21%) AWS
4 135 (11.49%) GCP
5 106 (9.02%) Microsoft 365
6 95 (8.09%) Power Platform
7 52 (4.43%) Amazon EKS
8 31 (2.64%) PowerApps
9 27 (2.30%) Power Automate
10 23 (1.96%) Microsoft Copilot
11 21 (1.79%) Entra ID
12 19 (1.62%) Figma
12 19 (1.62%) SuccessFactors
13 16 (1.36%) Azure DevOps
14 15 (1.28%) Google Analytics
14 15 (1.28%) OneDrive
15 14 (1.19%) PaaS
15 14 (1.19%) Serverless
16 13 (1.11%) dbt
17 12 (1.02%) Harvey AI
Communications & Networking
1 31 (2.64%) Internet
2 29 (2.47%) Network Security
3 26 (2.21%) TCP/IP
4 21 (1.79%) Unified Communications
5 15 (1.28%) Multicast
6 14 (1.19%) Intranet
7 13 (1.11%) Firewall
7 13 (1.11%) VPN
8 11 (0.94%) LTE
9 9 (0.77%) SSL
10 8 (0.68%) BGP
11 7 (0.60%) DNS
11 7 (0.60%) Skype
11 7 (0.60%) SNMP
11 7 (0.60%) WebEx
12 6 (0.51%) DHCP
13 5 (0.43%) OSPF
13 5 (0.43%) VLAN
13 5 (0.43%) Wireless
14 4 (0.34%) RANAP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (4.68%) Power BI
2 42 (3.57%) SQL Server
3 23 (1.96%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (1.28%) Metadata
5 13 (1.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 10 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
7 9 (0.77%) BigQuery
8 8 (0.68%) Looker
9 7 (0.60%) Data Lake
9 7 (0.60%) Tableau
10 6 (0.51%) Big Data
10 6 (0.51%) EDRMS
11 5 (0.43%) Relational Database
11 5 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.34%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.34%) MongoDB
13 3 (0.26%) Amazon RDS
13 3 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
13 3 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
13 3 (0.26%) Redis
Development Applications
1 47 (4.00%) TeamCity
2 16 (1.36%) Git
3 13 (1.11%) JIRA
4 9 (0.77%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.60%) Claude Code
5 7 (0.60%) GCC
5 7 (0.60%) Postman
6 5 (0.43%) Axure RP
6 5 (0.43%) Balsamiq
7 4 (0.34%) GDB
7 4 (0.34%) Oracle Forms
8 2 (0.17%) JUnit
8 2 (0.17%) TestRail
8 2 (0.17%) Vite
8 2 (0.17%) webpack
8 2 (0.17%) Yeoman
9 1 (0.085%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.085%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.085%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
General
1 396 (33.70%) Finance
2 312 (26.55%) Social Skills
3 294 (25.02%) Legal
4 285 (24.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 181 (15.40%) Banking
6 168 (14.30%) Retail
7 112 (9.53%) Analytical Skills
8 105 (8.94%) Back Office
9 99 (8.43%) Financial Institution
10 92 (7.83%) Marketing
10 92 (7.83%) Public Sector
11 79 (6.72%) Legal Technology
12 51 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
13 43 (3.66%) Telecoms
14 31 (2.64%) Manufacturing
15 24 (2.04%) Front Office
16 22 (1.87%) Organisational Skills
17 21 (1.79%) Polish Language
18 14 (1.19%) Italian Language
19 13 (1.11%) Billing
Job Titles
1 226 (19.23%) Senior
2 157 (13.36%) Analyst
3 84 (7.15%) Developer
4 79 (6.72%) Consultant
5 77 (6.55%) Lead
6 73 (6.21%) Architect
7 53 (4.51%) Senior Manager
8 47 (4.00%) Software Engineer
9 40 (3.40%) IT Manager
10 37 (3.15%) Support Analyst
11 36 (3.06%) Managing Consultant
12 35 (2.98%) SAP Consultant
13 33 (2.81%) Business Analyst
13 33 (2.81%) Business Development Director
13 33 (2.81%) Development Director
14 30 (2.55%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
15 29 (2.47%) SAP PP Consultant
15 29 (2.47%) Solutions Architect
16 28 (2.38%) IT Support
17 27 (2.30%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (2.98%) RESTful
2 32 (2.72%) .NET
2 32 (2.72%) SAP Fiori
3 27 (2.30%) React
3 27 (2.30%) REST
4 25 (2.13%) CSS
4 25 (2.13%) HTML
5 21 (1.79%) OAuth
6 15 (1.28%) OpenAPI
6 15 (1.28%) Swagger
7 12 (1.02%) OpenID
8 9 (0.77%) JSON
8 9 (0.77%) JWT
8 9 (0.77%) MUnit
8 9 (0.77%) OAuth2
8 9 (0.77%) RAML
9 8 (0.68%) HTML5
9 8 (0.68%) HTML5 Canvas
10 7 (0.60%) CSS3
10 7 (0.60%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 126 (10.72%) Cloud Native
2 77 (6.55%) Product Ownership
3 52 (4.43%) Onboarding
4 50 (4.26%) Management Information System
5 41 (3.49%) Enterprise Software
5 41 (3.49%) Life Science
6 40 (3.40%) Greenfield Project
7 39 (3.32%) Blog
8 36 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
9 26 (2.21%) Security Posture
10 24 (2.04%) Distributed Systems
11 21 (1.79%) Video Conferencing
12 20 (1.70%) Web Conferencing
13 18 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.36%) Data Structures
15 15 (1.28%) MPEG
16 14 (1.19%) Data Centre
17 12 (1.02%) Mobile App
18 10 (0.85%) Hybrid Cloud
19 9 (0.77%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 67 (5.70%) Windows
2 15 (1.28%) Android
2 15 (1.28%) Linux
3 14 (1.19%) Apple iOS
4 10 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.60%) Windows 10
6 6 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (15.74%) Agile
2 164 (13.96%) Business Development
3 147 (12.51%) Continuous Improvement
4 145 (12.34%) AI
5 140 (11.91%) Problem-Solving
6 121 (10.30%) Technology Strategy
7 120 (10.21%) Analytics
8 106 (9.02%) Mentoring
9 100 (8.51%) Stakeholder Management
10 98 (8.34%) Roadmaps
11 93 (7.91%) Fintech
12 89 (7.57%) Software Engineering
13 88 (7.49%) Community of Practice
14 85 (7.23%) Information Security
15 83 (7.06%) CI/CD
15 83 (7.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
16 82 (6.98%) Test Automation
17 81 (6.89%) Line Management
18 79 (6.72%) Workflow
19 77 (6.55%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 97 (8.26%) SQL
2 80 (6.81%) Java
3 79 (6.72%) Python
4 38 (3.23%) JavaScript
5 35 (2.98%) C#
6 30 (2.55%) PowerShell
7 16 (1.36%) Go
8 15 (1.28%) TypeScript
9 12 (1.02%) C++
10 10 (0.85%) T-SQL
11 9 (0.77%) DataWeave
12 7 (0.60%) VBA
13 6 (0.51%) VBScript
14 4 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
14 4 (0.34%) Scala
15 2 (0.17%) Bash
15 2 (0.17%) Bicep
15 2 (0.17%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.17%) R
16 1 (0.085%) Rust
Qualifications
1 218 (18.55%) Degree
2 114 (9.70%) Security Cleared
3 95 (8.09%) SC Cleared
4 49 (4.17%) CISSP
5 43 (3.66%) Computer Science Degree
6 31 (2.64%) CISM
7 14 (1.19%) CEH
7 14 (1.19%) CISA
7 14 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
8 12 (1.02%) PMI Certification
8 12 (1.02%) PMP
9 11 (0.94%) GIAC
9 11 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
10 9 (0.77%) CREST Certified
10 9 (0.77%) OSCP
11 8 (0.68%) CompTIA Security+
12 7 (0.60%) ACCA
12 7 (0.60%) Azure Certification
12 7 (0.60%) CRISC
12 7 (0.60%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (7.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 72 (6.13%) Accessibility
3 43 (3.66%) GDPR
4 38 (3.23%) NIST
5 24 (2.04%) QA
6 21 (1.79%) Data Quality
7 14 (1.19%) PCI DSS
8 13 (1.11%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 13 (1.11%) NCSC
8 13 (1.11%) SOC 2
9 12 (1.02%) PMO
10 10 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
11 9 (0.77%) GRC
12 8 (0.68%) ISO 22301
12 8 (0.68%) SLA
13 7 (0.60%) EU AI Act
14 6 (0.51%) WCAG
15 5 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
16 4 (0.34%) IFRS
17 3 (0.26%) TickIT
System Software
1 26 (2.21%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.19%) Docker
2 14 (1.19%) IAG
3 4 (0.34%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.085%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.085%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 73 (6.21%) Kubernetes
2 68 (5.79%) Terraform
3 49 (4.17%) Grafana
4 14 (1.19%) Single Sign-On
5 9 (0.77%) CloudHub
6 6 (0.51%) Ansible
6 6 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
7 4 (0.34%) SCCM
8 3 (0.26%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.17%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.17%) Nagios
10 1 (0.085%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.085%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 209 (17.79%) Microsoft
2 73 (6.21%) iManage
3 70 (5.96%) SAP
4 44 (3.74%) Intapp
5 38 (3.23%) ServiceNow
6 30 (2.55%) Google
7 26 (2.21%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.45%) Oracle
9 16 (1.36%) Aderant
10 14 (1.19%) HighQ
11 11 (0.94%) MuleSoft
12 10 (0.85%) Adobe
12 10 (0.85%) VMware
13 8 (0.68%) Databricks
14 7 (0.60%) Palo Alto
15 6 (0.51%) Commvault
15 6 (0.51%) Nuix
15 6 (0.51%) Okta
15 6 (0.51%) Polycom
15 6 (0.51%) SolarWinds