Law Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Law
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 20 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 29 44
Rank change year-on-year -39 +15 +11
Permanent jobs citing Law 4 7 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.43% 2.82% 3.95%
As % of the General category 0.82% 3.76% 7.19%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 8
10th Percentile - £46,500 -
25th Percentile £35,250 £46,875 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £50,000 £57,276
Median % change year-on-year -23.00% -12.70% +34.77%
75th Percentile £42,688 £83,750 £59,232
90th Percentile £44,375 £102,500 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Law 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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 488 186 292
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 52.47% 75.00% 54.99%
Number of salaries quoted 173 40 172
10th Percentile - £26,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £32,138 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £69,625 £62,200
90th Percentile £73,500 £88,874 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Law relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Law job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Law
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Law

Law
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 20 May 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
County Antrim -29 3 £38,500 -23.00% 17
Law
UK

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (75.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Applications Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Applications Support
1 4 (100.00%) Applications Support Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
1 4 (100.00%) Support Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) ERP
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft