Legal Jobs in Northern Ireland

Legal
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 57 88
Rank change year-on-year +36 +31 -14
Permanent jobs citing Legal 16 17 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 5.05% 2.29% 0.63%
As % of the General category 7.66% 4.43% 1.12%
Number of salaries quoted 4 3 4
10th Percentile £51,181 - -
25th Percentile £67,952 - £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,151 £30,000 £56,000
Median % change year-on-year +183.84% -46.43% +12.00%
75th Percentile £93,750 - £60,688
90th Percentile - - £61,025
UK median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 209 384 446
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 65.93% 51.82% 56.17%
Number of salaries quoted 73 202 151
10th Percentile £24,003 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,500 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £69,500 £62,200 £63,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £77,500
UK median annual salary £54,793 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.37% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Northern Ireland

Legal
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary trend for Legal in Northern Ireland

Legal
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in Northern Ireland

Legal
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 Legal within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 18 July 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
County Antrim +40 16 £85,151 +183.84% 59
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (12.50%) Boomi
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (6.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) Wireshark
2 1 (6.25%) Network Security
2 1 (6.25%) SSL
Development Applications
1 3 (18.75%) AppScan
1 3 (18.75%) Burp Suite
1 3 (18.75%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 5 (31.25%) Finance
3 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Operations Manager
1 4 (25.00%) Risk Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Architect
2 3 (18.75%) Consultant
3 2 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Data Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Principal Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Principal Security Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Product Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Salesforce Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Salesforce Solution Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Security Architect
4 1 (6.25%) Security Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Technologist
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 3 (18.75%) Kali Linux
2 1 (6.25%) Linux
2 1 (6.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Risk Management
2 7 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (31.25%) Computer Science
3 5 (31.25%) Information Security
3 5 (31.25%) Risk Assessment
4 4 (25.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 4 (25.00%) Penetration Testing
4 4 (25.00%) Project Management
4 4 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
4 4 (25.00%) Regulatory Compliance
5 3 (18.75%) Ethical Hacking
5 3 (18.75%) Fintech
5 3 (18.75%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 2 (12.50%) Business Development
6 2 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (12.50%) Incident Response
6 2 (12.50%) Presales
7 1 (6.25%) Decision-Making
7 1 (6.25%) Site Reliability Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (56.25%) CISSP
2 5 (31.25%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 5 (31.25%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (31.25%) CompTIA Security+
2 5 (31.25%) Degree
3 4 (25.00%) CISA
3 4 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (25.00%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4 3 (18.75%) GIAC
4 3 (18.75%) GPEN
4 3 (18.75%) GWAPT
4 3 (18.75%) OSCP
4 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
4 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) CCSP
5 1 (6.25%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (18.75%) QA
4 2 (12.50%) NIST
5 1 (6.25%) GDPR
5 1 (6.25%) HIPAA
5 1 (6.25%) NCSC
5 1 (6.25%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (6.25%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) Nessus
2 1 (6.25%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) Trustwave
2 2 (12.50%) MuleSoft
2 2 (12.50%) Salesforce
2 2 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.25%) Proofpoint