Legal Job Trends in the Midlands

Legal
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 112 91
Rank change year-on-year +34 -21 -9
Permanent jobs citing Legal 200 130 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.08% 2.34% 2.86%
As % of the General category 3.92% 3.64% 4.82%
Number of salaries quoted 93 53 173
10th Percentile £26,600 £31,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,713 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,085 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.63% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £57,000 £59,300
90th Percentile £100,000 £72,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £67,500 £59,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +14.41% +12.38% -5.50%

All General Skills
Midlands

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 the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,108 3,571 5,475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 53.05% 64.39% 59.21%
Number of salaries quoted 2,491 1,773 4,272
10th Percentile £27,750 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% +13.33% -14.29%
75th Percentile £63,750 £65,000 £60,743
90th Percentile £78,800 £77,500 £72,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -12.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Legal job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Legal

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 March 2026.

Salary histogram for Legal in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 March 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
West Midlands +37 150 £50,000 +17.65% 50
East Midlands -15 49 £40,000 -21.95% 43
Legal
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 18 (9.00%) SharePoint
2 8 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.50%) CMS
4 2 (1.00%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.50%) PowerFactory
Applications
1 17 (8.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (6.50%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.00%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.50%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.50%) Revit
6 1 (0.50%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.00%) Academy Housing
1 2 (1.00%) Elite 3E
1 2 (1.00%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 32 (16.00%) Azure
2 31 (15.50%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (12.50%) SaaS
4 19 (9.50%) Power Platform
5 16 (8.00%) Entra ID
6 10 (5.00%) IaaS
6 10 (5.00%) PaaS
7 9 (4.50%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (3.00%) Power Automate
8 6 (3.00%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.50%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (2.00%) OCI
11 3 (1.50%) ClickUp
11 3 (1.50%) Copilot Studio
12 2 (1.00%) AWS
12 2 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
12 2 (1.00%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (1.00%) Azure Service Bus
13 1 (0.50%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (6.00%) Structured Cabling
1 12 (6.00%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (3.50%) DHCP
2 7 (3.50%) DNS
2 7 (3.50%) TCP/IP
2 7 (3.50%) VLAN
2 7 (3.50%) VoIP
2 7 (3.50%) VPN
3 2 (1.00%) Internet
3 2 (1.00%) Intranet
4 1 (0.50%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (4.50%) Power BI
2 7 (3.50%) SQL Server
3 5 (2.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (2.00%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (1.50%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (1.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (1.00%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.50%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (2.00%) JIRA
2 2 (1.00%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 72 (36.00%) Finance
2 69 (34.50%) Social Skills
3 42 (21.00%) Law
4 30 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (14.00%) Retail
6 21 (10.50%) Manufacturing
7 18 (9.00%) Documentation Skills
7 18 (9.00%) Marketing
8 11 (5.50%) Banking
8 11 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 10 (5.00%) Local Government
10 9 (4.50%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (4.50%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (4.00%) Fire and Rescue
12 5 (2.50%) Public Sector
13 4 (2.00%) Games
14 3 (1.50%) Automotive
14 3 (1.50%) Financial Institution
14 3 (1.50%) Japanese Language
14 3 (1.50%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 31 (15.50%) Senior
2 30 (15.00%) Analyst
3 17 (8.50%) Lead
4 13 (6.50%) Data Engineer
5 12 (6.00%) Cabling Engineer
5 12 (6.00%) Support Engineer
6 11 (5.50%) Architect
6 11 (5.50%) Business Manager
6 11 (5.50%) Oracle Analyst
6 11 (5.50%) Senior Manager
7 10 (5.00%) Account Manager
7 10 (5.00%) Support Analyst
8 9 (4.50%) IT Support
9 8 (4.00%) Senior Account Manager
9 8 (4.00%) Service Manager
9 8 (4.00%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (3.50%) 3rd Line Support
10 7 (3.50%) Technical Engineer
10 7 (3.50%) Technical Support
10 7 (3.50%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.50%) .NET
2 3 (1.50%) CSS
2 3 (1.50%) HTML
3 2 (1.00%) .NET Framework
3 2 (1.00%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.00%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (1.00%) Middleware
3 2 (1.00%) Razor View Engine
4 1 (0.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 21 (10.50%) Onboarding
2 18 (9.00%) Driving Licence
3 9 (4.50%) Management Information System
3 9 (4.50%) NHS
4 8 (4.00%) Cloud Native
4 8 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (2.00%) Analytical Mindset
5 4 (2.00%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.50%) Algorithms
6 3 (1.50%) Clustering
6 3 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.00%) CMDB
7 2 (1.00%) Data Centre
7 2 (1.00%) Mobile App
7 2 (1.00%) Social Media
8 1 (0.50%) AI Agents
8 1 (0.50%) Low-Code
8 1 (0.50%) PMI
8 1 (0.50%) PropTech
8 1 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 22 (11.00%) Windows
2 8 (4.00%) Windows 10
3 7 (3.50%) Apple iOS
3 7 (3.50%) Mac OS
4 3 (1.50%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (21.50%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (16.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 32 (16.00%) Agile
4 29 (14.50%) AI
5 24 (12.00%) ITSM
6 21 (10.50%) Case Management
7 20 (10.00%) CRM
8 19 (9.50%) Service Management
9 17 (8.50%) Decision-Making
10 16 (8.00%) Data Governance
10 16 (8.00%) ITIL
11 15 (7.50%) Customer Service
11 15 (7.50%) Project Management
12 13 (6.50%) Business Intelligence
12 13 (6.50%) Coaching
12 13 (6.50%) Mathematics
12 13 (6.50%) Mentoring
12 13 (6.50%) Project Delivery
12 13 (6.50%) Time Management
13 12 (6.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 10 (5.00%) SQL
2 7 (3.50%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.50%) Python
3 3 (1.50%) T-SQL
4 2 (1.00%) C#
4 2 (1.00%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.00%) VBA
5 1 (0.50%) Java
Qualifications
1 36 (18.00%) Degree
2 14 (7.00%) Security Cleared
3 13 (6.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 13 (6.50%) Numerate Degree
4 8 (4.00%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (3.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 5 (2.50%) CISM
6 5 (2.50%) CISSP
7 4 (2.00%) DBS Check
7 4 (2.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 3 (1.50%) ACCA
8 3 (1.50%) CIMA
8 3 (1.50%) CompTIA Security+
8 3 (1.50%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.50%) MOS
9 2 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (1.00%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (1.00%) PMI Certification
9 2 (1.00%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.50%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (9.50%) GDPR
2 11 (5.50%) Cyber Essentials
3 9 (4.50%) QA
4 7 (3.50%) PMO
5 4 (2.00%) Accessibility
5 4 (2.00%) Data Quality
5 4 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.50%) NIST
7 2 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 19770
7 2 (1.00%) WCAG
8 1 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 1 (0.50%) SLA
System Software
1 16 (8.00%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.00%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (4.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.50%) Jamf Pro
3 5 (2.50%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 41 (20.50%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.50%) Oracle
3 7 (3.50%) Apple
3 7 (3.50%) Logitech
3 7 (3.50%) Yealink
4 6 (3.00%) ServiceNow
5 4 (2.00%) Google
6 3 (1.50%) Botify
6 3 (1.50%) PayPal
6 3 (1.50%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.00%) Aderant
7 2 (1.00%) Blue Prism
7 2 (1.00%) DocuSign
7 2 (1.00%) iManage
7 2 (1.00%) Intapp
7 2 (1.00%) Pega
8 1 (0.50%) BMC
8 1 (0.50%) Remedy