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 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 77 79 49
Rank change year-on-year +2 -30 +87
Permanent jobs citing Legal 313 551 819
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 3.32% 3.29% 5.69%
As % of the General category 4.93% 5.80% 8.95%
Number of salaries quoted 86 232 116
10th Percentile £25,000 £27,500 £29,875
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £37,500 £50,750
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -26.11% -5.39%
75th Percentile £61,563 £55,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £84,750 £72,500 £88,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £51,230 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -6.86% -

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 6,343 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% -

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 15 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 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 -26 99 £45,500 +1.11% 116
Berkshire +6 77 £160,000 +190.91% 53
Surrey +21 73 £51,250 +41.38% 60
Middlesex +23 42 - - 7
Hampshire +32 37 £50,000 +53.85% 46
Kent +2 32 £55,000 +32.13% 23
West Sussex +28 19 £25,000 -60.00% 17
Oxfordshire -10 12 £45,500 +9.64% 51
Buckinghamshire -21 10 £30,000 -24.05% 26
East Sussex +13 7 £65,000 -7.14% 17
Sussex +19 3 £32,500 - 19
Home Counties +1 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 16 (5.11%) CMS
2 6 (1.92%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.92%) WordPress
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.32%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Strapi
Applications
1 25 (7.99%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.88%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.32%) Blender
5 1 (0.32%) CATIA
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.96%) PeopleSoft Financials
1 3 (0.96%) SAP GTS
2 2 (0.64%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 37 (11.82%) Azure
2 33 (10.54%) SaaS
3 30 (9.58%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (4.79%) iPaaS
4 15 (4.79%) PaaS
5 14 (4.47%) Salsify
6 10 (3.19%) Google Workspace
7 6 (1.92%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.28%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.96%) AWS
9 3 (0.96%) OneDrive
10 2 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.64%) Smartsheet
11 1 (0.32%) Azure App Service
11 1 (0.32%) Azure DevOps
11 1 (0.32%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.32%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.32%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.88%) Intranet
2 8 (2.56%) 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
5 1 (0.32%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.11%) Metadata
2 7 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.60%) Power BI
4 3 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.96%) Tableau
5 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
6 1 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.32%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.32%) GIS
6 1 (0.32%) Looker
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (0.96%) JIRA
2 2 (0.64%) GitLab
2 2 (0.64%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.32%) Git
General
1 134 (42.81%) Social Skills
2 129 (41.21%) Law
3 109 (34.82%) Finance
4 62 (19.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 52 (16.61%) Analytical Skills
6 48 (15.34%) Marketing
7 24 (7.67%) Retail
8 21 (6.71%) Organisational Skills
9 20 (6.39%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (5.75%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (5.11%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.88%) Aviation
13 7 (2.24%) Manufacturing
13 7 (2.24%) Pharmaceutical
14 6 (1.92%) Aerospace
14 6 (1.92%) Banking
14 6 (1.92%) Public Sector
15 5 (1.60%) Advertising
15 5 (1.60%) Automotive
16 4 (1.28%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 50 (15.97%) Senior
2 27 (8.63%) Senior Manager
3 24 (7.67%) Analyst
4 20 (6.39%) Lead
5 16 (5.11%) Architect
5 16 (5.11%) Project Manager
6 15 (4.79%) Applications Architect
6 15 (4.79%) IT Architect
7 14 (4.47%) Cloud Engineer
8 11 (3.51%) Risk Manager
9 10 (3.19%) Auditor
9 10 (3.19%) IT Auditor
9 10 (3.19%) IT Support
10 9 (2.88%) Administrator
10 9 (2.88%) Compliance Advisor
10 9 (2.88%) Deployment Manager
10 9 (2.88%) Security Advisor
11 8 (2.56%) Information Officer
12 7 (2.24%) Head of IT
12 7 (2.24%) Risk Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.19%) CSS
1 10 (3.19%) HTML
2 4 (1.28%) .NET
2 4 (1.28%) REST
3 3 (0.96%) EDI
3 3 (0.96%) SOAP
4 2 (0.64%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.64%) RESTful
4 2 (0.64%) Vue
5 1 (0.32%) Blazor
5 1 (0.32%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.32%) Next.js
5 1 (0.32%) Node.js
5 1 (0.32%) React
5 1 (0.32%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (14.06%) Management Information System
2 40 (12.78%) Cyberattack
3 19 (6.07%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (5.43%) Greenfield Project
5 16 (5.11%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (4.47%) Taxonomies
7 10 (3.19%) Data Structures
7 10 (3.19%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.88%) e-Learning
9 8 (2.56%) Life Science
10 7 (2.24%) Learning Management System
11 6 (1.92%) Algorithms
12 5 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
13 4 (1.28%) Onboarding
14 3 (0.96%) Blockchain
14 3 (0.96%) Derivative
14 3 (0.96%) Hedge funds
14 3 (0.96%) Renewable Energy
15 2 (0.64%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.56%) Windows
2 3 (0.96%) Android
2 3 (0.96%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.32%) Linux
3 1 (0.32%) VMS
3 1 (0.32%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (27.48%) Creative Thinking
2 81 (25.88%) Agile
3 66 (21.09%) Mentoring
4 65 (20.77%) Coaching
5 64 (20.45%) Information Security
6 62 (19.81%) Line Management
6 62 (19.81%) Stakeholder Management
7 61 (19.49%) Risk Management
8 60 (19.17%) Cybersecurity
9 51 (16.29%) Roadmaps
10 49 (15.65%) Continuous Improvement
11 47 (15.02%) Project Delivery
12 45 (14.38%) Project Management
12 45 (14.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 41 (13.10%) IT Strategy
14 35 (11.18%) Problem-Solving
15 34 (10.86%) Analytics
15 34 (10.86%) Strategic Roadmap
15 34 (10.86%) Technology Strategy
16 29 (9.27%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 10 (3.19%) JavaScript
2 7 (2.24%) SQL
3 6 (1.92%) PHP
3 6 (1.92%) R
4 3 (0.96%) C#
4 3 (0.96%) Python
4 3 (0.96%) VBA
5 2 (0.64%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.32%) Google Apps Script
6 1 (0.32%) Java
6 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.32%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.32%) Rust
6 1 (0.32%) VB
6 1 (0.32%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 69 (22.04%) Degree
2 33 (10.54%) CISM
3 23 (7.35%) CISSP
4 21 (6.71%) CRISC
5 19 (6.07%) Master's Degree
6 11 (3.51%) CISA
7 3 (0.96%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (0.96%) Security Cleared
8 2 (0.64%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.64%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.64%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.32%) CEH
9 1 (0.32%) CIPD
9 1 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.32%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.32%) OSCP
9 1 (0.32%) SANS
9 1 (0.32%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (15.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 40 (12.78%) NCSC
3 26 (8.31%) GDPR
4 18 (5.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (4.47%) Data Quality
5 14 (4.47%) SOC 2
6 11 (3.51%) NIST
6 11 (3.51%) QA
7 10 (3.19%) Accessibility
7 10 (3.19%) COBIT
8 9 (2.88%) PCI DSS
8 9 (2.88%) PERC
9 7 (2.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 7 (2.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.96%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 3 (0.96%) SLA
11 2 (0.64%) Automotive SPICE
11 2 (0.64%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.32%) ITGC
12 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
System Software
1 4 (1.28%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.64%) Docker
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (1.28%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 50 (15.97%) Microsoft
2 13 (4.15%) Salesforce
3 11 (3.51%) Google
4 10 (3.19%) Workday
5 9 (2.88%) Adobe
5 9 (2.88%) OneTrust
6 8 (2.56%) ServiceNow
7 7 (2.24%) Cisco
8 6 (1.92%) Meraki
9 4 (1.28%) Intapp
10 3 (0.96%) Citrix
10 3 (0.96%) Oracle
10 3 (0.96%) PeopleSoft
10 3 (0.96%) SAP
11 2 (0.64%) Aderant
11 2 (0.64%) IBM
12 1 (0.32%) Alias
12 1 (0.32%) Canon
12 1 (0.32%) Dell
12 1 (0.32%) HubSpot