Law Jobs in the South East

Law
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 165 110
Rank change year-on-year +135 -55 +16
Permanent jobs citing Law 589 276 411
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 6.25% 1.65% 2.85%
As % of the General category 9.29% 2.90% 4.49%
Number of salaries quoted 49 197 110
10th Percentile £40,500 £30,000 £31,925
25th Percentile £47,500 £35,000 £33,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile £67,750 £66,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £81,000 £74,750 £89,125
England median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% - +5.00%

All General Skills
South East

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 common skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,343 9,506 9,148
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 67.30% 56.70% 63.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,681 6,020 4,419
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £32,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -4.28%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.50% -

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Law in the South East

Law
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Law in the South East.

Salary trend for Law in the South East

Law
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Law in the South East over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Law in the South East

Law
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 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
Thames Valley +84 401 £55,000 - 111
Berkshire +108 382 £53,750 -15.35% 73
Middlesex +34 89 - - 7
Surrey +75 49 £57,500 +64.29% 24
Hampshire +43 27 £55,000 +48.65% 61
Kent +45 13 £59,567 +43.10% 11
Oxfordshire -10 13 £70,000 +27.27% 33
West Sussex +36 10 £65,000 +30.00% 11
Buckinghamshire -15 6 £45,000 -10.00% 22
Law
England

Law
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 28 (4.75%) SharePoint
2 11 (1.87%) Apache Spark
3 10 (1.70%) Apache
4 7 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.17%) BizTalk Server
5 1 (0.17%) Confluence
5 1 (0.17%) GemFire
Applications
1 14 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (1.53%) Acrobat
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.68%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (2.72%) OpenText VIM for SAP
1 16 (2.72%) SAP FI
2 10 (1.70%) TrackWise
3 4 (0.68%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.51%) Endur
5 2 (0.34%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.17%) Fidessa
Cloud Services
1 124 (21.05%) Azure
2 51 (8.66%) GCP
3 43 (7.30%) AWS
4 33 (5.60%) Power Platform
5 28 (4.75%) Power Automate
5 28 (4.75%) PowerApps
6 24 (4.07%) Snowflake
7 21 (3.57%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 20 (3.40%) SaaS
9 18 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
10 17 (2.89%) Vertex AI
11 14 (2.38%) PaaS
11 14 (2.38%) Salsify
12 12 (2.04%) Azure Data Factory
12 12 (2.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
13 11 (1.87%) OpenShift
14 10 (1.70%) Azure DevOps
14 10 (1.70%) Veeva
15 9 (1.53%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.70%) Intranet
2 5 (0.85%) Firewall
3 3 (0.51%) DNS
3 3 (0.51%) HTTP
3 3 (0.51%) SMTP
3 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.34%) Network Security
5 1 (0.17%) Broadband
5 1 (0.17%) FIX Connectivity
5 1 (0.17%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 76 (12.90%) Data Lake
2 40 (6.79%) Metadata
3 33 (5.60%) Big Data
3 33 (5.60%) Data Warehouse
4 29 (4.92%) Tableau
5 28 (4.75%) Power BI
6 24 (4.07%) Data Mining
7 13 (2.21%) NoSQL
8 12 (2.04%) Hadoop
9 7 (1.19%) Apache Hudi
9 7 (1.19%) Apache Iceberg
9 7 (1.19%) Delta Lake
10 5 (0.85%) Relational Database
11 4 (0.68%) MongoDB
12 3 (0.51%) SQL Server
13 2 (0.34%) Apache Hive
13 2 (0.34%) BigQuery
13 2 (0.34%) Bigtable
13 2 (0.34%) HBase
13 2 (0.34%) Impala
Development Applications
1 16 (2.72%) Git
2 13 (2.21%) Jenkins
3 7 (1.19%) Bitbucket
4 5 (0.85%) Cypress.io
4 5 (0.85%) webpack
5 4 (0.68%) Vite
6 3 (0.51%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.34%) JIRA
8 1 (0.17%) Ant
8 1 (0.17%) Babel
8 1 (0.17%) GitLab
8 1 (0.17%) Jasmine
8 1 (0.17%) Karma Test Runner
8 1 (0.17%) MSTest
8 1 (0.17%) NUnit
8 1 (0.17%) SpecFlow
General
1 208 (35.31%) Social Skills
2 171 (29.03%) Finance
3 129 (21.90%) Legal
4 100 (16.98%) Analytical Skills
5 80 (13.58%) Marketing
6 65 (11.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 48 (8.15%) Retail
8 31 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
9 26 (4.41%) Telecoms
10 24 (4.07%) Pharmaceutical
11 20 (3.40%) Advertising
11 20 (3.40%) Games
12 15 (2.55%) Banking
13 7 (1.19%) Automotive
13 7 (1.19%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.02%) Presentation Skills
15 5 (0.85%) Aeronautics
15 5 (0.85%) Aerospace
15 5 (0.85%) Investment Banking
16 4 (0.68%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 251 (42.61%) Lead
2 177 (30.05%) Senior
3 36 (6.11%) Analyst
4 33 (5.60%) Senior Manager
5 30 (5.09%) Developer
6 22 (3.74%) Product Manager
6 22 (3.74%) Senior Analyst
7 21 (3.57%) Architect
7 21 (3.57%) Enterprise Architect
7 21 (3.57%) Salesforce Architect
8 18 (3.06%) Data Analytics Director
9 17 (2.89%) Financial Analyst
10 16 (2.72%) IT Analyst
10 16 (2.72%) Senior Financial Analyst
10 16 (2.72%) Service Analyst
11 14 (2.38%) Gen AI Engineer
12 13 (2.21%) Dynamics 365 Developer
13 12 (2.04%) Software Engineer
14 11 (1.87%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
15 10 (1.70%) Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (5.26%) REST
2 25 (4.24%) SOAP
3 23 (3.90%) Middleware
4 21 (3.57%) Lightning Web Components
5 13 (2.21%) .NET
5 13 (2.21%) Node.js
6 12 (2.04%) Kafka
7 9 (1.53%) React
8 7 (1.19%) CSS
8 7 (1.19%) HTML
8 7 (1.19%) PyArrow
8 7 (1.19%) PySpark
9 4 (0.68%) .NET Framework
9 4 (0.68%) Enzyme
9 4 (0.68%) Jest
9 4 (0.68%) Next.js
9 4 (0.68%) OpenAPI
9 4 (0.68%) Parceljs
9 4 (0.68%) Svelte
9 4 (0.68%) WebAssembly
Miscellaneous
1 59 (10.02%) Product Ownership
2 44 (7.47%) Enterprise Software
3 40 (6.79%) Cyberattack
4 38 (6.45%) Algorithms
5 33 (5.60%) FMCG
6 30 (5.09%) Management Information System
7 17 (2.89%) PMI
7 17 (2.89%) Public Cloud
8 15 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (2.55%) Onboarding
9 14 (2.38%) Greenfield Project
9 14 (2.38%) Taxonomies
10 9 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.53%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.19%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.19%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.02%) Derivative
12 6 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.68%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.51%) Blockchain
Operating Systems
1 16 (2.72%) Windows
2 10 (1.70%) Linux
3 9 (1.53%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (39.56%) Analytics
2 158 (26.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 140 (23.77%) Problem-Solving
4 138 (23.43%) Agile
4 138 (23.43%) Data Management
5 121 (20.54%) Roadmaps
6 114 (19.35%) Continuous Improvement
6 114 (19.35%) Data Modelling
7 110 (18.68%) Computer Science
8 100 (16.98%) Artificial Intelligence
8 100 (16.98%) Business Transformation
9 98 (16.64%) Product Management
10 97 (16.47%) Data Science
11 96 (16.30%) Business Strategy
11 96 (16.30%) Data Governance
11 96 (16.30%) DevOps
12 92 (15.62%) Data Architecture
13 88 (14.94%) Strategic Thinking
14 87 (14.77%) Machine Learning
15 86 (14.60%) Data Engineering
Programming Languages
1 75 (12.73%) Python
2 48 (8.15%) SQL
3 21 (3.57%) Apex Code
4 16 (2.72%) C#
5 15 (2.55%) Go
6 14 (2.38%) Java
7 13 (2.21%) JavaScript
8 10 (1.70%) TypeScript
9 6 (1.02%) Clojure
9 6 (1.02%) Elixir
9 6 (1.02%) Rust
9 6 (1.02%) Scala
9 6 (1.02%) X++
10 5 (0.85%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.68%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.51%) PowerShell
13 2 (0.34%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.34%) Ruby
13 2 (0.34%) Search Processing Language
14 1 (0.17%) C++
Qualifications
1 245 (41.60%) Degree
2 65 (11.04%) Master's Degree
3 36 (6.11%) PMI Certification
4 33 (5.60%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.23%) PMP
6 7 (1.19%) MBA
7 5 (0.85%) PhD
8 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.51%) ACCA
9 3 (0.51%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.51%) CIMA
9 3 (0.51%) CISSP
9 3 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 3 (0.51%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 3 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (0.51%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 2 (0.34%) CCFP
10 2 (0.34%) CIPD
10 2 (0.34%) GCFE
10 2 (0.34%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (16.98%) Data Quality
2 86 (14.60%) Accessibility
3 40 (6.79%) NCSC
4 36 (6.11%) QA
5 18 (3.06%) GDPR
6 12 (2.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
8 10 (1.70%) GMP
9 9 (1.53%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.53%) PERC
10 5 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 2 (0.34%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 9 (1.53%) HDFS
2 4 (0.68%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
2 4 (0.68%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.34%) Docker
3 2 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 46 (7.81%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.55%) Ansible
3 13 (2.21%) Terraform
4 3 (0.51%) Puppet
5 2 (0.34%) EnCase
5 2 (0.34%) FTK
5 2 (0.34%) Hadoop YARN
5 2 (0.34%) RSA Security Analytics
6 1 (0.17%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 117 (19.86%) Microsoft
2 100 (16.98%) SAP
3 40 (6.79%) Salesforce
4 33 (5.60%) Google
5 27 (4.58%) ServiceNow
6 21 (3.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
7 20 (3.40%) IBM
8 19 (3.23%) Concur
8 19 (3.23%) Workday
9 15 (2.55%) OpenAI
10 12 (2.04%) Databricks
11 9 (1.53%) Adobe
11 9 (1.53%) OneTrust
12 7 (1.19%) Red Hat
13 5 (0.85%) Citrix
13 5 (0.85%) Informatica
14 4 (0.68%) Dell
14 4 (0.68%) Oracle
14 4 (0.68%) Splunk
14 4 (0.68%) VMware