Legal Jobs in the South East

Legal
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 79 49
Rank change year-on-year -1 -30 +75
Permanent jobs citing Legal 312 550 816
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.31% 3.25% 5.75%
As % of the General category 4.83% 5.74% 9.04%
Number of salaries quoted 78 228 114
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,175 £29,825
25th Percentile £30,313 £30,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -28.23% -2.59%
75th Percentile £58,750 £55,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £86,650 £72,500 £88,750
England median annual salary £58,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +17.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 6,460 9,587 9,031
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 68.50% 56.65% 63.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,659 6,038 4,365
10th Percentile £27,700 £25,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,537 £32,500 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%
75th Percentile £70,000 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Legal in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the South East over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in the South East

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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 Legal within the South East region over the 6 months to 23 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 -22 106 £47,500 +5.56% 498
Berkshire +6 83 £160,000 +190.91% 329
Surrey +23 70 £50,000 +33.33% 122
Middlesex +23 45 - - 6
Hampshire +27 35 £49,250 +51.54% 155
Kent 0 29 £55,000 +22.22% 88
West Sussex +25 17 £55,000 -15.38% 46
Buckinghamshire -25 12 £25,000 -35.06% 87
Oxfordshire -6 11 £47,500 +7.95% 94
East Sussex +11 6 - - 53
Sussex +20 3 £32,500 - 15
Home Counties +2 1 £50,000 +4.17%
Legal
England

Legal
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 18 (5.77%) CMS
2 6 (1.92%) WordPress
3 5 (1.60%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.32%) Strapi
Applications
1 25 (8.01%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (4.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.88%) Acrobat
4 7 (2.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.32%) Blender
5 1 (0.32%) CATIA
Business Applications
1 5 (1.60%) PeopleSoft Financials
2 2 (0.64%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.64%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.32%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 45 (14.42%) Azure
2 34 (10.90%) SaaS
3 29 (9.29%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (5.45%) iPaaS
4 17 (5.45%) PaaS
5 14 (4.49%) Salsify
6 10 (3.21%) Google Workspace
7 8 (2.56%) AWS
8 6 (1.92%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (1.92%) GCP
8 6 (1.92%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.28%) Entra ID
10 2 (0.64%) Azure DevOps
10 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.64%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.64%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.32%) Azure App Service
11 1 (0.32%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.32%) PowerApps
11 1 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.88%) Intranet
2 6 (1.92%) Broadband
3 4 (1.28%) DHCP
3 4 (1.28%) DNS
3 4 (1.28%) PBX
3 4 (1.28%) RTP
3 4 (1.28%) SAN
3 4 (1.28%) Softphone
3 4 (1.28%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.28%) VLAN
3 4 (1.28%) VoIP
4 2 (0.64%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.13%) Metadata
2 6 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.28%) Power BI
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.96%) Tableau
5 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.32%) Looker
6 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (0.32%) Git
1 1 (0.32%) GitLab
1 1 (0.32%) JIRA
General
1 144 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 135 (43.27%) Law
3 117 (37.50%) Finance
4 61 (19.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 54 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (15.38%) Marketing
7 22 (7.05%) Organisational Skills
7 22 (7.05%) Presentation Skills
7 22 (7.05%) Retail
8 18 (5.77%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (5.13%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.24%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.24%) Public Sector
11 6 (1.92%) Aviation
11 6 (1.92%) Banking
11 6 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (1.60%) Advertising
13 4 (1.28%) Financial Institution
14 3 (0.96%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.96%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 57 (18.27%) Senior
2 33 (10.58%) Senior Manager
3 23 (7.37%) Analyst
4 20 (6.41%) Lead
5 18 (5.77%) Architect
6 17 (5.45%) Applications Architect
6 17 (5.45%) IT Architect
7 16 (5.13%) Project Manager
8 13 (4.17%) Cloud Engineer
9 12 (3.85%) Risk Manager
10 10 (3.21%) Auditor
10 10 (3.21%) IT Auditor
10 10 (3.21%) IT Support
11 9 (2.88%) Compliance Advisor
11 9 (2.88%) Deployment Manager
11 9 (2.88%) Security Advisor
12 8 (2.56%) Administrator
12 8 (2.56%) Information Officer
13 7 (2.24%) Head of IT
13 7 (2.24%) Risk Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.21%) CSS
1 10 (3.21%) HTML
2 6 (1.92%) Hugging Face
2 6 (1.92%) LangChain
2 6 (1.92%) PyTorch
2 6 (1.92%) TensorFlow
3 4 (1.28%) .NET
4 3 (0.96%) REST
4 3 (0.96%) SOAP
5 2 (0.64%) ASP.NET
5 2 (0.64%) RESTful
6 1 (0.32%) Blazor
6 1 (0.32%) EDI
6 1 (0.32%) GraphQL
6 1 (0.32%) Next.js
6 1 (0.32%) Node.js
6 1 (0.32%) React
6 1 (0.32%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 43 (13.78%) Management Information System
2 40 (12.82%) Cyberattack
3 19 (6.09%) Greenfield Project
4 17 (5.45%) Self-Motivation
5 16 (5.13%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (4.49%) Taxonomies
7 12 (3.85%) Data Structures
8 10 (3.21%) Driving Licence
9 9 (2.88%) e-Learning
10 8 (2.56%) Life Science
11 6 (1.92%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.92%) Learning Management System
12 5 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.60%) Onboarding
13 4 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
14 3 (0.96%) Blockchain
14 3 (0.96%) Derivative
14 3 (0.96%) Hedge funds
14 3 (0.96%) NHS
14 3 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.56%) Windows
2 3 (0.96%) Android
2 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) VMS
3 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.53%) Creative Thinking
2 86 (27.56%) Agile
3 72 (23.08%) Mentoring
4 69 (22.12%) Coaching
5 67 (21.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 64 (20.51%) Information Security
6 64 (20.51%) Risk Management
7 62 (19.87%) Line Management
8 59 (18.91%) Cybersecurity
9 58 (18.59%) Continuous Improvement
10 55 (17.63%) Roadmaps
11 51 (16.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 47 (15.06%) Project Delivery
13 42 (13.46%) Project Management
14 40 (12.82%) IT Strategy
15 34 (10.90%) Analytics
16 33 (10.58%) Problem-Solving
16 33 (10.58%) Technology Strategy
17 32 (10.26%) Regulatory Compliance
17 32 (10.26%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.21%) JavaScript
2 6 (1.92%) PHP
2 6 (1.92%) R
3 5 (1.60%) SQL
4 3 (0.96%) C#
4 3 (0.96%) VBA
5 1 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
5 1 (0.32%) Java
5 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.32%) Python
5 1 (0.32%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 73 (23.40%) Degree
2 34 (10.90%) CISM
3 25 (8.01%) Master's Degree
4 24 (7.69%) CISSP
5 22 (7.05%) CRISC
6 11 (3.53%) CISA
7 7 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 3 (0.96%) Security Cleared
9 2 (0.64%) ACCA
9 2 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.64%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.64%) Postgraduate
10 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.32%) MCSE
10 1 (0.32%) OSCP
10 1 (0.32%) SANS
10 1 (0.32%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (15.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (12.82%) NCSC
3 26 (8.33%) GDPR
4 18 (5.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 15 (4.81%) SOC 2
6 14 (4.49%) Data Quality
7 12 (3.85%) Accessibility
8 11 (3.53%) NIST
9 10 (3.21%) COBIT
9 10 (3.21%) QA
10 9 (2.88%) PCI DSS
10 9 (2.88%) PERC
11 7 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 3 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 3 (0.96%) SLA
13 1 (0.32%) ISO 14001
13 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
13 1 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 1 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (1.28%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.32%) Docker
2 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (1.92%) Grafana
1 6 (1.92%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 45 (14.42%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.17%) Salesforce
3 12 (3.85%) Workday
4 11 (3.53%) Google
5 10 (3.21%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.88%) Adobe
6 9 (2.88%) OneTrust
7 6 (1.92%) Cisco
7 6 (1.92%) Meraki
7 6 (1.92%) OpenAI
8 5 (1.60%) Intapp
8 5 (1.60%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.96%) Citrix
9 3 (0.96%) Oracle
9 3 (0.96%) SAP
10 2 (0.64%) Aderant
11 1 (0.32%) Alias
11 1 (0.32%) Canon
11 1 (0.32%) Dell
11 1 (0.32%) VMware