Legal Jobs 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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 56 62 80
Rank change year-on-year +6 +18 +53
Permanent jobs citing Legal 614 1,017 1,257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 4.84% 4.24% 3.83%
As % of the General category 6.30% 6.29% 5.58%
Number of salaries quoted 314 682 601
10th Percentile £47,500 £32,775 £38,750
25th Percentile £58,750 £42,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,500 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.62% - +3.17%
75th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £117,500 £96,250 £98,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

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 common skills in London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,747 16,168 22,532
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 76.81% 67.44% 68.74%
Number of salaries quoted 5,211 11,369 15,557
10th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £55,500 £50,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £73,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £102,500 £95,000 £95,000
90th Percentile £125,000 £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in London

Legal
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal in London.

Salary trend for Legal in London

Legal
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in London

Legal
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 30 May 2025. 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 +1 134 £65,000 - 76
West London +38 34 £42,500 -50.00% 90
East London +10 31 £47,500 -1.12% 18
South London +1 28 £61,000 +7.68% 10
North London - 4 £60,000 - 1
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 34 (5.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 29 (4.72%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.47%) CMS
4 2 (0.33%) IIS
5 1 (0.16%) Confluence
5 1 (0.16%) nginx
5 1 (0.16%) SAS
5 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 93 (15.15%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (7.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 25 (4.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (0.81%) Photoshop
5 4 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
5 4 (0.65%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (0.65%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.65%) InDesign
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.16%) Camtasia
6 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.16%) Stata
Business Applications
1 27 (4.40%) Elite 3E
2 6 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.81%) Carpe Diem
3 5 (0.81%) Relativity
4 4 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.33%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.16%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.16%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 110 (17.92%) Azure
2 72 (11.73%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (8.79%) Power Platform
4 37 (6.03%) AWS
5 34 (5.54%) GCP
6 30 (4.89%) Entra ID
7 23 (3.75%) Power Automate
7 23 (3.75%) SaaS
8 20 (3.26%) OneDrive
9 15 (2.44%) Cloud Computing
10 13 (2.12%) Microsoft Purview
11 11 (1.79%) PaaS
12 9 (1.47%) PowerApps
13 8 (1.30%) Azure Data Factory
13 8 (1.30%) IaaS
13 8 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (1.14%) Serverless
15 6 (0.98%) Azure Logic Apps
15 6 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
16 5 (0.81%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 37 (6.03%) Firewall
2 17 (2.77%) Network Security
3 15 (2.44%) DHCP
3 15 (2.44%) DNS
3 15 (2.44%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.95%) VPN
5 8 (1.30%) WAN
6 5 (0.81%) Intranet
6 5 (0.81%) LAN
7 4 (0.65%) Internet
7 4 (0.65%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.49%) Bluetooth
8 3 (0.49%) WebEx
9 2 (0.33%) Intrusion Detection
9 2 (0.33%) NAS
9 2 (0.33%) SAN
9 2 (0.33%) Wireless
10 1 (0.16%) DKIM
10 1 (0.16%) Value-Added Service
10 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (7.65%) Power BI
2 18 (2.93%) SQL Server
3 15 (2.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (1.95%) Metadata
5 11 (1.79%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.81%) Data Lake
6 5 (0.81%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.81%) Power Query
6 5 (0.81%) Tableau
7 4 (0.65%) EDRMS
7 4 (0.65%) SAP BW
8 3 (0.49%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.33%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.33%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.16%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.16%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.16%) MySQL
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Exadata
10 1 (0.16%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.16%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (1.79%) Selenium
2 7 (1.14%) Git
3 5 (0.81%) Katalon Studio
4 4 (0.65%) Bazaar
4 4 (0.65%) JIRA
5 2 (0.33%) Appium
6 1 (0.16%) InstallShield
6 1 (0.16%) MLflow
6 1 (0.16%) MSI
General
1 262 (42.67%) Law
2 255 (41.53%) Social Skills
3 237 (38.60%) Finance
4 108 (17.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 98 (15.96%) Marketing
6 85 (13.84%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (6.51%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (4.07%) Influencing Skills
8 25 (4.07%) Organisational Skills
9 21 (3.42%) Retail
9 21 (3.42%) Telecoms
10 16 (2.61%) Banking
11 15 (2.44%) Billing
12 13 (2.12%) Front Office
12 13 (2.12%) Games
13 11 (1.79%) Advertising
13 11 (1.79%) Publishing
14 8 (1.30%) Public Sector
15 7 (1.14%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.14%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 103 (16.78%) Analyst
2 99 (16.12%) Senior
3 68 (11.07%) Lead
4 48 (7.82%) Customer Executive
5 47 (7.65%) IT Support
6 41 (6.68%) Support Analyst
7 38 (6.19%) IT Analyst
8 35 (5.70%) Senior Manager
9 33 (5.37%) IT Support Analyst
10 28 (4.56%) Architect
11 24 (3.91%) Software Engineer
12 21 (3.42%) IT Manager
13 19 (3.09%) Developer
13 19 (3.09%) Senior Analyst
14 18 (2.93%) Project Manager
14 18 (2.93%) Support Specialist
15 17 (2.77%) IT Support Specialist
16 15 (2.44%) Financial Analyst
17 14 (2.28%) Cloud Engineer
17 14 (2.28%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.95%) CSS
2 11 (1.79%) HTML
3 10 (1.63%) .NET
4 8 (1.30%) React
5 7 (1.14%) LangChain
5 7 (1.14%) REST
6 6 (0.98%) Django
6 6 (0.98%) RESTful
7 5 (0.81%) Web Services
8 4 (0.65%) EDI
8 4 (0.65%) Middleware
8 4 (0.65%) Node.js
8 4 (0.65%) WebSockets
9 3 (0.49%) ASP.NET
9 3 (0.49%) XML
10 2 (0.33%) D3.js
10 2 (0.33%) Hibernate
10 2 (0.33%) HTML5
10 2 (0.33%) JSON
10 2 (0.33%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 54 (8.79%) Management Information System
2 45 (7.33%) Cyberattack
3 23 (3.75%) Video Conferencing
4 21 (3.42%) Security Posture
5 20 (3.26%) Cloud Native
6 19 (3.09%) Onboarding
6 19 (3.09%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (2.44%) Product Ownership
8 14 (2.28%) Cyber Threat
8 14 (2.28%) Social Media
9 12 (1.95%) Derivative
9 12 (1.95%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.79%) Digital Media
10 11 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
11 10 (1.63%) Mobile App
11 10 (1.63%) PKI
12 9 (1.47%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.47%) Low-Code
13 8 (1.30%) Algorithms
13 8 (1.30%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 57 (9.28%) Windows
2 15 (2.44%) Windows 10
2 15 (2.44%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.79%) Linux
4 6 (0.98%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (0.81%) Windows Server 2019
6 4 (0.65%) Android
6 4 (0.65%) Unix
7 3 (0.49%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
8 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.33%) Windows Vista
9 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (17.26%) Decision-Making
2 100 (16.29%) Problem-Solving
3 99 (16.12%) Agile
3 99 (16.12%) Cybersecurity
4 89 (14.50%) Risk Management
5 87 (14.17%) Project Management
6 81 (13.19%) Artificial Intelligence
7 70 (11.40%) Contract Negotiation
8 68 (11.07%) Business Development
9 65 (10.59%) Analytics
10 59 (9.61%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 58 (9.45%) Information Security
12 54 (8.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 54 (8.79%) Roadmaps
13 49 (7.98%) Line Management
14 47 (7.65%) Creative Thinking
15 46 (7.49%) Business Intelligence
15 46 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
16 45 (7.33%) ITIL
17 44 (7.17%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (9.77%) SQL
2 46 (7.49%) Python
3 39 (6.35%) PowerShell
4 20 (3.26%) Java
5 18 (2.93%) JavaScript
6 16 (2.61%) C#
7 14 (2.28%) TypeScript
8 8 (1.30%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.14%) C
9 7 (1.14%) C++
9 7 (1.14%) Kotlin
10 6 (0.98%) Go
11 5 (0.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 4 (0.65%) R
12 4 (0.65%) Scala
12 4 (0.65%) VB.NET
13 3 (0.49%) Ladder Logic
14 2 (0.33%) Groovy
14 2 (0.33%) Ruby
14 2 (0.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 123 (20.03%) Degree
2 25 (4.07%) Computer Science Degree
3 21 (3.42%) MRICS
4 19 (3.09%) DBS Check
4 19 (3.09%) Master's Degree
5 17 (2.77%) A+ Certification
6 15 (2.44%) CISSP
7 9 (1.47%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.30%) PhD
9 7 (1.14%) ACCA
9 7 (1.14%) CIMA
9 7 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (0.98%) CRISC
10 6 (0.98%) GCIA
10 6 (0.98%) GCIH
11 5 (0.81%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 5 (0.81%) AWS Certification
11 5 (0.81%) OSCE
11 5 (0.81%) OSCP
11 5 (0.81%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (7.49%) NCSC
2 45 (7.33%) GDPR
3 41 (6.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 37 (6.03%) QA
5 35 (5.70%) Accessibility
6 24 (3.91%) NIST
7 18 (2.93%) Cyber Essentials
8 15 (2.44%) PCI DSS
9 14 (2.28%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 9 (1.47%) Data Quality
11 8 (1.30%) GRC
12 5 (0.81%) SLA
13 4 (0.65%) PMO
14 3 (0.49%) GAAP
15 2 (0.33%) EMIR
15 2 (0.33%) IFRS
15 2 (0.33%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.33%) MiFID
15 2 (0.33%) NIST 800
15 2 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 31 (5.05%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.95%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (1.30%) Docker
4 4 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.33%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
6 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 35 (5.70%) Microsoft Intune
2 22 (3.58%) SCCM
3 17 (2.77%) Kubernetes
4 14 (2.28%) Single Sign-On
5 8 (1.30%) Terraform
6 5 (0.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 5 (0.81%) CSIRT
7 4 (0.65%) CASB
8 2 (0.33%) Argo
8 2 (0.33%) Kustomize
9 1 (0.16%) Ansible
9 1 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.16%) EnCase
9 1 (0.16%) FTK
9 1 (0.16%) Istio
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.16%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.16%) Puppet
Vendors
1 119 (19.38%) Microsoft
2 52 (8.47%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.54%) iManage
4 32 (5.21%) Intapp
5 23 (3.75%) Aderant
6 18 (2.93%) Google
7 16 (2.61%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.95%) SAP
9 8 (1.30%) Informatica
10 7 (1.14%) Adobe
10 7 (1.14%) Cisco
10 7 (1.14%) Citrix
10 7 (1.14%) OpenAI
11 6 (0.98%) Databricks
11 6 (0.98%) VMware
12 5 (0.81%) DocuSign
13 4 (0.65%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.65%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.65%) Remedy
14 3 (0.49%) Riverbed