Legal Jobs in Merton

Legal
South London > Merton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Merton. 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 29 28 26
Rank change year-on-year -1 -2 -
Permanent jobs citing Legal 3 2 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 2.33% 1.54% 6.72%
As % of the General category 3.03% 1.82% 8.91%
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 1
10th Percentile - £44,950 -
25th Percentile - £51,625 £76,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,500 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year - -15.48% -
75th Percentile - £81,625 £78,750
90th Percentile - £89,650 -
South London median annual salary £61,000 £56,650 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.68% +3.00% +48.65%

All General Skills
Merton

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 Merton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 99 110 101
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton 76.74% 84.62% 75.37%
Number of salaries quoted 42 35 20
10th Percentile £48,300 £30,350 £28,475
25th Percentile £60,000 £31,625 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +65.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £105,625 £68,125 £67,813
90th Percentile £111,250 £81,400 £78,875
South London median annual salary £61,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.91% - +10.00%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Merton

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Salary Trend in Merton

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

Salary trend for Legal in Merton

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Job Locations in Merton

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Merton 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
Mitcham - 2 - -
Morden - 1 - -
Legal
South London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Cyberattack
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Line Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) NCSC