Legal Job Trends in London

Legal
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 57 61
Rank change year-on-year +5 +4 +24
Permanent jobs citing Legal 756 623 982
As % of all permanent jobs in London 3.71% 4.94% 4.20%
As % of the General category 6.60% 6.47% 6.18%
Number of salaries quoted 471 321 658
10th Percentile £41,250 £42,500 £35,631
25th Percentile £59,808 £56,250 £47,154
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £72,500 £68,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +5.84% +5.38%
75th Percentile £100,000 £92,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £117,500 £117,500 £98,825
England median annual salary £67,500 £57,500 £52,250
% change year-on-year +17.39% +10.05% -5.00%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 11,450 9,625 15,894
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 56.19% 76.26% 67.95%
Number of salaries quoted 7,106 5,514 11,380
10th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% -6.04%
75th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £118,750 £125,875 £118,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.85% -12.50%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Legal job vacancy trend in London

Legal
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Legal

Legal
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in London over the 6 months to 9 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Legal in London

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Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the London region over the 6 months to 9 May 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 +9 169 £65,000 - 160
West London -22 29 £100,000 +135.29% 16
South London -1 9 £35,000 -7.02% 3
East London -32 6 - - 12
North London -1 1 £42,500 -29.17% 1
Legal
England

Legal
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 26 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.04%) Confluence
3 20 (2.65%) CMS
4 15 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
5 11 (1.46%) SAS
6 8 (1.06%) Apache Spark
6 8 (1.06%) IIS
7 7 (0.93%) Apache
7 7 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
8 3 (0.40%) WordPress
Applications
1 52 (6.88%) Microsoft Office
2 45 (5.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (3.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
4 8 (1.06%) SPSS
5 5 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.53%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.13%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 18 (2.38%) Elite 3E
2 7 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.53%) Distributed Ledger
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Financials
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.13%) Carpe Diem
8 1 (0.13%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.13%) Relativity
8 1 (0.13%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP BRIM
8 1 (0.13%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 118 (15.61%) SaaS
2 102 (13.49%) Microsoft 365
3 95 (12.57%) Azure
4 54 (7.14%) Power Platform
5 43 (5.69%) AWS
6 25 (3.31%) Figma
7 22 (2.91%) Entra ID
8 18 (2.38%) GCP
9 15 (1.98%) Adobe Analytics
9 15 (1.98%) Contentsquare
10 12 (1.59%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (1.59%) Microsoft Copilot
10 12 (1.59%) Smartsheet
11 11 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
12 10 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (1.06%) Dropbox
13 8 (1.06%) Mimecast
14 7 (0.93%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (0.93%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.57%) Firewall
2 17 (2.25%) Network Security
3 16 (2.12%) Broadband
4 12 (1.59%) VPN
5 10 (1.32%) Intrusion Detection
6 9 (1.19%) WAN
7 7 (0.93%) DHCP
7 7 (0.93%) DNS
7 7 (0.93%) SD-WAN
8 5 (0.66%) Internet
8 5 (0.66%) Intranet
9 4 (0.53%) Structured Cabling
10 3 (0.40%) LAN
10 3 (0.40%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.26%) Extranet
12 1 (0.13%) 3GPP
12 1 (0.13%) Cisco ASA
12 1 (0.13%) Cisco ISE
12 1 (0.13%) MVNO
12 1 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (4.76%) Power BI
2 24 (3.17%) Tableau
3 12 (1.59%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.06%) Big Data
5 8 (1.06%) EDRMS
6 7 (0.93%) Apache Hive
6 7 (0.93%) Impala
6 7 (0.93%) Oracle Database
6 7 (0.93%) Parquet
6 7 (0.93%) Spark SQL
7 5 (0.66%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.53%) Data Warehouse
8 4 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (0.40%) SAS EBI
9 3 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.26%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 21 (2.78%) JIRA
2 14 (1.85%) Git
3 7 (0.93%) IBM UrbanCode
4 5 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.40%) Claude Code
5 3 (0.40%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.26%) TestRail
7 1 (0.13%) Postman
7 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio Tools for Office
7 1 (0.13%) Vite
7 1 (0.13%) webpack
General
1 308 (40.74%) Finance
2 278 (36.77%) Social Skills
3 235 (31.08%) Law
4 106 (14.02%) Analytical Skills
5 95 (12.57%) Marketing
6 55 (7.28%) Banking
7 38 (5.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 33 (4.37%) Telecoms
9 32 (4.23%) Organisational Skills
10 25 (3.31%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (2.78%) Games
12 18 (2.38%) Retail
13 17 (2.25%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.12%) Investment Banking
15 13 (1.72%) Billing
16 10 (1.32%) Advertising
16 10 (1.32%) Back Office
16 10 (1.32%) Financial Institution
17 9 (1.19%) Front Office
18 8 (1.06%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 168 (22.22%) Senior
2 88 (11.64%) Analyst
3 53 (7.01%) Lead
4 48 (6.35%) Senior Manager
5 45 (5.95%) Architect
6 36 (4.76%) Consultant
7 34 (4.50%) IT Support
8 33 (4.37%) Developer
9 31 (4.10%) Support Analyst
10 29 (3.84%) Development Manager
11 27 (3.57%) IT Analyst
12 25 (3.31%) Project Manager
13 21 (2.78%) Business Development Manager
13 21 (2.78%) Business Manager
13 21 (2.78%) IT Manager
14 20 (2.65%) Business Analyst
14 20 (2.65%) Security Manager
15 18 (2.38%) Support Specialist
16 16 (2.12%) IT Support Analyst
16 16 (2.12%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.31%) .NET
2 21 (2.78%) React
3 15 (1.98%) HTML
4 12 (1.59%) CSS
5 7 (0.93%) .NET Framework
5 7 (0.93%) Node.js
5 7 (0.93%) PySpark
6 6 (0.79%) Blazor
6 6 (0.79%) OAuth
7 5 (0.66%) .NET Core
7 5 (0.66%) ASP.NET
7 5 (0.66%) OpenID
7 5 (0.66%) RESTful
7 5 (0.66%) SAML
8 4 (0.53%) ASP.NET Core
8 4 (0.53%) HTML5
8 4 (0.53%) REST
9 3 (0.40%) CSS3
9 3 (0.40%) Playwright
10 2 (0.26%) LangChain
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.41%) Management Information System
2 54 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 23 (3.04%) Video Conferencing
4 22 (2.91%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.51%) Cloud Native
6 16 (2.12%) Security Posture
7 14 (1.85%) Product Ownership
7 14 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 12 (1.59%) Hedge funds
10 11 (1.46%) Cyber Threat
11 9 (1.19%) Blog
11 9 (1.19%) Culture of Ownership
11 9 (1.19%) Cyberattack
12 8 (1.06%) Cybercrime
12 8 (1.06%) Web Conferencing
13 7 (0.93%) Data Structures
13 7 (0.93%) Driving Licence
13 7 (0.93%) e-Learning
14 6 (0.79%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 63 (8.33%) Windows
2 24 (3.17%) Linux
3 13 (1.72%) Mac OS
4 9 (1.19%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.93%) Unix
6 5 (0.66%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.53%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.13%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (20.11%) AI
2 112 (14.81%) Continuous Improvement
3 107 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
4 100 (13.23%) Roadmaps
5 94 (12.43%) Information Security
6 93 (12.30%) Agile
7 90 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 79 (10.45%) Decision-Making
9 76 (10.05%) Cybersecurity
10 73 (9.66%) Analytics
11 71 (9.39%) Project Management
12 70 (9.26%) Risk Management
13 67 (8.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 64 (8.47%) Data Protection
15 62 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
16 61 (8.07%) Business Strategy
17 59 (7.80%) Mentoring
18 55 (7.28%) CRM
19 54 (7.14%) ITIL
20 51 (6.75%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 65 (8.60%) Python
2 61 (8.07%) SQL
3 30 (3.97%) PowerShell
4 26 (3.44%) JavaScript
5 22 (2.91%) C#
6 15 (1.98%) TypeScript
7 10 (1.32%) VBA
8 9 (1.19%) VBScript
9 6 (0.79%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.79%) VB
10 4 (0.53%) Java
11 3 (0.40%) R
12 2 (0.26%) Bash
12 2 (0.26%) C
12 2 (0.26%) Perl
12 2 (0.26%) Ruby
13 1 (0.13%) Ada
13 1 (0.13%) C++
13 1 (0.13%) Go
13 1 (0.13%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 105 (13.89%) Degree
2 63 (8.33%) CISSP
3 37 (4.89%) CISM
4 24 (3.17%) CISA
5 22 (2.91%) Security Cleared
6 16 (2.12%) PMI Certification
7 15 (1.98%) CRISC
8 13 (1.72%) ACCA
8 13 (1.72%) CIMA
8 13 (1.72%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.59%) PMP
10 11 (1.46%) A+ Certification
11 10 (1.32%) CompTIA CySA+
12 9 (1.19%) Azure Certification
12 9 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.19%) Master's Degree
12 9 (1.19%) SC Cleared
13 8 (1.06%) DV Cleared
13 8 (1.06%) GIAC
14 7 (0.93%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (8.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 42 (5.56%) GDPR
2 42 (5.56%) NIST
3 29 (3.84%) Accessibility
4 22 (2.91%) Cyber Essentials
5 16 (2.12%) Data Quality
5 16 (2.12%) WCAG
6 15 (1.98%) QA
7 14 (1.85%) GRC
8 12 (1.59%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 12 (1.59%) HIPAA
8 12 (1.59%) PCI DSS
8 12 (1.59%) PMO
9 11 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 10 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
11 8 (1.06%) IFRS
12 7 (0.93%) Government Security Classifications
12 7 (0.93%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 7 (0.93%) JSP 440
12 7 (0.93%) SOC 2
System Software
1 33 (4.37%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.79%) Docker
2 6 (0.79%) Virtual Desktop
2 6 (0.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.26%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 19 (2.51%) SCCM
2 15 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.19%) Kubernetes
4 8 (1.06%) EnCase
4 8 (1.06%) FTK
4 8 (1.06%) Terraform
5 6 (0.79%) CASB
6 5 (0.66%) Ansible
6 5 (0.66%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.13%) Grafana
7 1 (0.13%) Nessus
7 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.13%) QRadar
7 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 167 (22.09%) Microsoft
2 59 (7.80%) iManage
3 32 (4.23%) Intapp
4 30 (3.97%) Google
5 26 (3.44%) Oracle
6 23 (3.04%) Adobe
7 20 (2.65%) ServiceNow
8 17 (2.25%) Salesforce
9 15 (1.98%) SAP
10 14 (1.85%) Aderant
11 11 (1.46%) Workday
12 10 (1.32%) Okta
13 8 (1.06%) Ariba
13 8 (1.06%) Cellebrite
13 8 (1.06%) OpenAI
14 7 (0.93%) IBM
14 7 (0.93%) Palo Alto
14 7 (0.93%) Red Hat
15 6 (0.79%) Snow
15 6 (0.79%) VMware