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 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 47 67 79
Rank change year-on-year +20 +12 +9
Permanent jobs citing Legal 655 656 657
As % of all permanent jobs in London 4.64% 4.23% 3.61%
As % of the General category 6.91% 5.76% 5.48%
Number of salaries quoted 432 302 515
10th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £37,050
25th Percentile £52,750 £57,484 £51,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - +7.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £97,500 £93,250 £90,000
90th Percentile £121,125 £112,500 £105,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £57,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +18.42% +1.79% -2.61%

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 9,478 11,387 11,996
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 67.21% 73.40% 65.90%
Number of salaries quoted 5,821 6,067 9,286
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £56,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,028 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.30% - +3.24%
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £120,000 £122,500 £120,000
England median annual salary £54,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.17% - -4.00%

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 14 January 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 14 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
Central London +17 199 £65,000 - 70
West London +15 14 £95,000 +123.53% 5
East London -3 11 £60,000 - 6
South London +39 10 £45,000 +40.63% 16
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 34 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.68%) SAS
4 9 (1.37%) Confluence
5 7 (1.07%) CMS
6 4 (0.61%) Anypoint
7 2 (0.31%) WordPress
8 1 (0.15%) Apache
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 58 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (6.87%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (4.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.53%) SPSS
5 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.07%) Chatbot
7 6 (0.92%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.46%) AutoCAD
8 3 (0.46%) Notion
9 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (2.90%) Elite 3E
2 9 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.92%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.76%) Payment Gateway
5 4 (0.61%) Shopify
6 3 (0.46%) Dynamics GP
6 3 (0.46%) Raiser’s Edge
6 3 (0.46%) Relativity
6 3 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.46%) Visualfiles
6 3 (0.46%) Yoast SEO
7 2 (0.31%) Carpe Diem
7 2 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle General Ledger
7 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.31%) Remedy ITSM
7 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 120 (18.32%) Azure
2 88 (13.44%) Microsoft 365
2 88 (13.44%) SaaS
3 67 (10.23%) Power Platform
4 44 (6.72%) AWS
5 24 (3.66%) GCP
6 23 (3.51%) Entra ID
7 17 (2.60%) Power Automate
8 16 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
9 15 (2.29%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.14%) Azure AI
11 10 (1.53%) Dropbox
12 9 (1.37%) Nutanix
13 8 (1.22%) Copilot Studio
13 8 (1.22%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.07%) Figma
14 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Purview
14 7 (1.07%) n8n
15 6 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
15 6 (0.92%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.05%) WAN
2 16 (2.44%) TCP/IP
3 15 (2.29%) DNS
4 14 (2.14%) Firewall
5 12 (1.83%) LAN
5 12 (1.83%) VPN
6 11 (1.68%) DHCP
7 8 (1.22%) SD-WAN
8 7 (1.07%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (0.76%) WebEx
10 4 (0.61%) Network Security
10 4 (0.61%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.15%) Internet
12 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.15%) Modbus
12 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (7.02%) Power BI
2 18 (2.75%) Data Warehouse
2 18 (2.75%) Metadata
3 17 (2.60%) Relational Database
3 17 (2.60%) SQL Server
4 12 (1.83%) Tableau
5 10 (1.53%) Big Data
5 10 (1.53%) EDRMS
6 7 (1.07%) Power Query
7 6 (0.92%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.46%) GIS
9 3 (0.46%) Looker
9 3 (0.46%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.46%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.46%) Spatial Data
9 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (3.66%) JIRA
2 13 (1.98%) Git
3 4 (0.61%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (0.31%) Eclipse
4 2 (0.31%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.15%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.15%) GitLab
5 1 (0.15%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.15%) Postman
5 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.15%) Vite
5 1 (0.15%) webpack
General
1 283 (43.21%) Social Skills
2 267 (40.76%) Finance
3 214 (32.67%) Law
4 142 (21.68%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (10.69%) Marketing
6 55 (8.40%) Banking
7 54 (8.24%) Retail
8 49 (7.48%) Organisational Skills
9 48 (7.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 25 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (3.51%) Telecoms
12 20 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (3.05%) Public Sector
13 17 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
14 10 (1.53%) Billing
15 6 (0.92%) Advertising
15 6 (0.92%) Back Office
16 5 (0.76%) Manufacturing
16 5 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (0.76%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 92 (14.05%) Senior
2 91 (13.89%) Analyst
3 58 (8.85%) Lead
4 40 (6.11%) Senior Manager
5 35 (5.34%) Support Analyst
6 31 (4.73%) IT Support
7 27 (4.12%) Developer
7 27 (4.12%) IT Analyst
8 25 (3.82%) Architect
9 23 (3.51%) IT Manager
10 20 (3.05%) IT Support Analyst
10 20 (3.05%) Project Manager
11 19 (2.90%) Service Manager
12 17 (2.60%) Security Engineer
13 16 (2.44%) Trainer
14 15 (2.29%) Support Specialist
15 14 (2.14%) Consultant
15 14 (2.14%) Head of Security
15 14 (2.14%) Platform Manager
15 14 (2.14%) Windows Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.90%) HTML
2 18 (2.75%) .NET
3 14 (2.14%) CSS
4 11 (1.68%) React
4 11 (1.68%) REST
5 10 (1.53%) LangChain
5 10 (1.53%) RESTful
6 9 (1.37%) Node.js
7 8 (1.22%) PyTorch
7 8 (1.22%) Vue
8 7 (1.07%) .NET Core
8 7 (1.07%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.92%) Microsoft Graph
9 6 (0.92%) XML
10 5 (0.76%) .NET Framework
10 5 (0.76%) CSS3
10 5 (0.76%) Entity Framework
10 5 (0.76%) HTML5
10 5 (0.76%) JSON
10 5 (0.76%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 46 (7.02%) Onboarding
2 38 (5.80%) Management Information System
3 37 (5.65%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.05%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (2.75%) Low-Code
6 17 (2.60%) Hedge funds
7 16 (2.44%) AI Agents
7 16 (2.44%) Video Conferencing
8 15 (2.29%) Product Ownership
9 14 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
10 13 (1.98%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.68%) Mobile App
12 10 (1.53%) Cybercrime
12 10 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
13 9 (1.37%) CMDB
13 9 (1.37%) Renewable Energy
14 8 (1.22%) Algorithms
14 8 (1.22%) e-Learning
15 7 (1.07%) Cyber Threat
15 7 (1.07%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 62 (9.47%) Windows
2 18 (2.75%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.29%) Linux
4 14 (2.14%) Mac OS
5 9 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (0.76%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.61%) Android
7 4 (0.61%) Unix
8 2 (0.31%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 151 (23.05%) AI
2 143 (21.83%) Continuous Improvement
3 141 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
4 103 (15.73%) Agile
5 94 (14.35%) Cybersecurity
6 93 (14.20%) Information Security
7 86 (13.13%) Stakeholder Management
8 81 (12.37%) Roadmaps
9 80 (12.21%) Decision-Making
10 76 (11.60%) Risk Management
11 72 (10.99%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 70 (10.69%) Analytics
13 68 (10.38%) Business Intelligence
14 63 (9.62%) Data Protection
15 62 (9.47%) Project Management
16 61 (9.31%) ITIL
17 51 (7.79%) Change Management
18 50 (7.63%) Strategic Thinking
19 43 (6.56%) Mentoring
20 41 (6.26%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 56 (8.55%) SQL
2 51 (7.79%) Python
3 30 (4.58%) PowerShell
4 18 (2.75%) C#
4 18 (2.75%) JavaScript
5 17 (2.60%) TypeScript
6 7 (1.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 6 (0.92%) Java
8 5 (0.76%) Scala
9 4 (0.61%) Shell Script
9 4 (0.61%) VBA
10 3 (0.46%) Go
10 3 (0.46%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.31%) Bash
11 2 (0.31%) Perl
12 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.15%) R
Qualifications
1 110 (16.79%) Degree
2 63 (9.62%) CISSP
3 53 (8.09%) CISM
4 32 (4.89%) CISA
5 22 (3.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 17 (2.60%) CRISC
7 13 (1.98%) A+ Certification
7 13 (1.98%) ACCA
7 13 (1.98%) PMI Certification
8 11 (1.68%) Master's Degree
8 11 (1.68%) Security Cleared
9 8 (1.22%) CompTIA CySA+
9 8 (1.22%) GIAC
9 8 (1.22%) PMP
10 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.92%) CIMA
11 6 (0.92%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.92%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (0.92%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 6 (0.92%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (10.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 59 (9.01%) GDPR
3 35 (5.34%) NIST
4 32 (4.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 30 (4.58%) QA
6 23 (3.51%) Accessibility
7 19 (2.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 16 (2.44%) Data Quality
9 10 (1.53%) PCI DSS
10 9 (1.37%) GRC
11 8 (1.22%) Actionable Recommendations
11 8 (1.22%) EU AI Act
11 8 (1.22%) IFRS
11 8 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 19770
11 8 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 7 (1.07%) PMO
12 7 (1.07%) WCAG
13 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 4 (0.61%) SLA
14 3 (0.46%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 28 (4.27%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.07%) Firmware
4 5 (0.76%) Docker
4 5 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.15%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 19 (2.90%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (1.68%) SCCM
3 9 (1.37%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 9 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.22%) EnCase
4 8 (1.22%) FTK
5 7 (1.07%) CASB
5 7 (1.07%) Terraform
6 5 (0.76%) Kubernetes
7 3 (0.46%) CSIRT
7 3 (0.46%) Grafana
7 3 (0.46%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 2 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Clustering
9 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.15%) Ansible
9 1 (0.15%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.15%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.15%) Puppet
Vendors
1 166 (25.34%) Microsoft
2 48 (7.33%) iManage
3 31 (4.73%) ServiceNow
4 28 (4.27%) Intapp
5 22 (3.36%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.83%) Google
6 12 (1.83%) SAP
7 11 (1.68%) Aderant
7 11 (1.68%) Citrix
7 11 (1.68%) OpenAI
8 10 (1.53%) Oracle
9 9 (1.37%) Bloomberg
9 9 (1.37%) Reuters
9 9 (1.37%) Workday
10 8 (1.22%) Cellebrite
10 8 (1.22%) HubSpot
11 7 (1.07%) PayPal
11 7 (1.07%) VMware
11 7 (1.07%) YouTube
12 6 (0.92%) Databricks