Legal Jobs 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 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 78 97
Rank change year-on-year -11 +19 +50
Permanent jobs citing Legal 213 358 310
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.01% 3.01% 3.39%
As % of the General category 5.05% 5.32% 4.61%
Number of salaries quoted 53 164 173
10th Percentile £29,000 £23,500 £29,850
25th Percentile £31,250 £26,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - +8.70%
75th Percentile £58,250 £60,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,500 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £51,362 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.95% -6.62% -

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 common skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,216 6,732 6,730
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 59.64% 56.51% 73.58%
Number of salaries quoted 1,819 4,698 3,044
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £66,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,471 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.47% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the Midlands

Legal
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Legal in the Midlands

Legal
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the Midlands over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

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 16 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
West Midlands -10 141 £40,000 -20.00% 114
East Midlands -4 72 £47,500 +5.56% 61
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 21 (9.86%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.88%) CMS
2 4 (1.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.94%) SAS
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 40 (18.78%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.94%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Elite 3E
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
1 1 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.47%) SAP MDG
1 1 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 22 (10.33%) Microsoft 365
2 20 (9.39%) Azure
3 15 (7.04%) Power Platform
4 11 (5.16%) PowerApps
5 9 (4.23%) Entra ID
6 5 (2.35%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.88%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.88%) SaaS
8 2 (0.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 2 (0.94%) IaaS
8 2 (0.94%) PaaS
9 1 (0.47%) AWS
9 1 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.47%) GCP
9 1 (0.47%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.29%) VLAN
2 5 (2.35%) Firewall
2 5 (2.35%) Network Security
3 3 (1.41%) VPN
3 3 (1.41%) Wireless
4 2 (0.94%) Intranet
4 2 (0.94%) LAN
4 2 (0.94%) MPLS
4 2 (0.94%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.94%) VoIP
4 2 (0.94%) WAN
5 1 (0.47%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.47%) DHCP
5 1 (0.47%) DNS
5 1 (0.47%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (3.29%) Power BI
2 2 (0.94%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.47%) Big Data
3 1 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (0.47%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.47%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (0.47%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 26 (12.21%) JIRA
1 26 (12.21%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (0.47%) LSMW
General
1 82 (38.50%) Documentation Skills
2 61 (28.64%) Finance
3 58 (27.23%) Social Skills
4 55 (25.82%) Manufacturing
5 40 (18.78%) Law
6 29 (13.62%) Marketing
7 25 (11.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (3.76%) Financial Institution
8 8 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (3.29%) Prime Brokerage
10 6 (2.82%) Automotive
10 6 (2.82%) Public Sector
11 5 (2.35%) Analytical Skills
11 5 (2.35%) Banking
12 3 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.41%) Retail
12 3 (1.41%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.94%) Military
13 2 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
14 1 (0.47%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 84 (39.44%) Senior
2 24 (11.27%) Customer Executive
3 10 (4.69%) Analyst
3 10 (4.69%) IT Support
4 7 (3.29%) Risk Manager
5 6 (2.82%) Development Manager
5 6 (2.82%) SharePoint Support
6 4 (1.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (1.41%) 2nd Line Support
7 3 (1.41%) Architect
7 3 (1.41%) Consultant
7 3 (1.41%) Microsoft 365 Expert
7 3 (1.41%) Network Engineer
7 3 (1.41%) Security Analyst
7 3 (1.41%) Security Engineer
7 3 (1.41%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (1.41%) Systems Engineer
8 2 (0.94%) Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
8 2 (0.94%) Commercial Lawyer
8 2 (0.94%) Senior DevOps
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.47%) 802.1X
1 1 (0.47%) LDAP
1 1 (0.47%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 18 (8.45%) Cyberattack
2 8 (3.76%) Management Information System
3 7 (3.29%) Blockchain
3 7 (3.29%) Derivative
3 7 (3.29%) Hedge funds
4 6 (2.82%) Social Media
5 4 (1.88%) CCTV
6 3 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
6 3 (1.41%) e-Learning
6 3 (1.41%) SCADA
6 3 (1.41%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.94%) Graphic Design
7 2 (0.94%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
7 2 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.47%) CESG
8 1 (0.47%) FMCG
8 1 (0.47%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.47%) Replication
8 1 (0.47%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 27 (12.68%) Windows
2 12 (5.63%) Windows Server
3 7 (3.29%) Windows 10
4 6 (2.82%) Windows Vista
5 2 (0.94%) Linux
6 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (26.29%) Mathematics
2 31 (14.55%) Decision-Making
3 28 (13.15%) Collaborative Working
3 28 (13.15%) Cybersecurity
4 26 (12.21%) Hazard Analysis
4 26 (12.21%) Safety Engineering
4 26 (12.21%) Systems Engineering
5 25 (11.74%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 24 (11.27%) Business Development
6 24 (11.27%) Contract Negotiation
6 24 (11.27%) Creative Thinking
7 20 (9.39%) Line Management
8 16 (7.51%) Risk Management
9 13 (6.10%) Analytics
10 11 (5.16%) ITIL
10 11 (5.16%) Project Delivery
11 10 (4.69%) Continuous Improvement
11 10 (4.69%) Project Management
12 9 (4.23%) Business Intelligence
12 9 (4.23%) Data Privacy
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.23%) PowerShell
2 6 (2.82%) SQL
3 2 (0.94%) PHP
3 2 (0.94%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.47%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.47%) Python
Qualifications
1 80 (37.56%) BPSS Clearance
2 70 (32.86%) Degree
3 54 (25.35%) Numerate Degree
4 9 (4.23%) DBS Check
5 8 (3.76%) Security Cleared
6 6 (2.82%) SC Cleared
7 5 (2.35%) CISM
8 3 (1.41%) Azure Certification
8 3 (1.41%) CISSP
8 3 (1.41%) ISEB
9 2 (0.94%) CASP
9 2 (0.94%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (0.94%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (0.94%) HNC
9 2 (0.94%) HND
9 2 (0.94%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.94%) PMP
10 1 (0.47%) ISEB Practitioner
10 1 (0.47%) MCITP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (8.45%) NCSC
2 14 (6.57%) GDPR
3 11 (5.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (3.29%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 6 (2.82%) NIST
6 3 (1.41%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (1.41%) QA
7 2 (0.94%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.94%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.94%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.47%) COBIT
8 1 (0.47%) GRC
8 1 (0.47%) SOC 2
System Software
1 19 (8.92%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.41%) vSphere
3 2 (0.94%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.94%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (0.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.47%) Terraform
Vendors
1 34 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 26 (12.21%) Salesforce
3 4 (1.88%) VMware
4 2 (0.94%) Cisco
4 2 (0.94%) Facebook
4 2 (0.94%) YouTube
5 1 (0.47%) Apple
5 1 (0.47%) BMC
5 1 (0.47%) Citrix
5 1 (0.47%) Databricks
5 1 (0.47%) Google
5 1 (0.47%) IBM
5 1 (0.47%) iManage
5 1 (0.47%) Intapp
5 1 (0.47%) Oracle
5 1 (0.47%) Remedy
5 1 (0.47%) SAP
5 1 (0.47%) ServiceNow