Legal Jobs in South Wales

Legal
Wales > South Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 79 87
Rank change year-on-year +22 +8 +14
Permanent jobs citing Legal 12 22 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.53% 1.50% 1.66%
As % of the General category 1.83% 2.86% 2.56%
Number of salaries quoted 9 18 16
10th Percentile £38,725 £26,159 £23,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £47,500 £24,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,750 £60,713
Median % change year-on-year +13.74% -13.12% +10.39%
75th Percentile - £57,450 £62,988
90th Percentile £69,355 £67,500 -
Wales median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £60,713
% change year-on-year +15.00% -17.65% +12.95%

All General Skills
South Wales

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 South Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 656 769 741
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 83.78% 52.56% 64.77%
Number of salaries quoted 399 539 366
10th Percentile £23,203 £26,250 £26,391
25th Percentile £23,504 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £26,500 £43,500 £44,666
Median % change year-on-year -39.08% -2.61% -10.67%
75th Percentile £62,000 £58,750 £62,288
90th Percentile £70,600 £67,500 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £37,500 £43,500 £44,000
% change year-on-year -13.79% -1.14% -7.37%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in South Wales

Legal
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Legal in South Wales

Legal
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in South Wales over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in South Wales

Legal
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 14 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
Cardiff +29 12 £60,000 +14.29% 19
Legal
Wales

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (8.33%) CMS
1 1 (8.33%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (8.33%) AutoCAD
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (8.33%) Photoshop
1 1 (8.33%) Simulink
1 1 (8.33%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Google Analytics
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (25.00%) Looker
General
1 4 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (33.33%) Marketing
2 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Retail
4 1 (8.33%) Advertising
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Lead
2 2 (16.67%) Consultant
3 1 (8.33%) Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Business Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Embedded Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Principal Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Principal Security Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Project Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Security Architect
3 1 (8.33%) Senior
3 1 (8.33%) Software Analyst
3 1 (8.33%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (8.33%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) CSS
1 3 (25.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Algorithms
2 1 (8.33%) Blog
2 1 (8.33%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (8.33%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (33.33%) Analytics
1 4 (33.33%) Digital Marketing
1 4 (33.33%) SEO
2 3 (25.00%) Coaching
2 3 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (25.00%) Paid Search
2 3 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
2 3 (25.00%) Web Development
3 2 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 2 (16.67%) Fintech
3 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 1 (8.33%) CAD
4 1 (8.33%) Change Management
4 1 (8.33%) Information Security
4 1 (8.33%) Information Security Management
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Assessment
4 1 (8.33%) Security Management
4 1 (8.33%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (8.33%) C
2 1 (8.33%) Embedded C
2 1 (8.33%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) CISA
2 1 (8.33%) CISM
2 1 (8.33%) CISSP
2 1 (8.33%) CRISC
2 1 (8.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
2 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (16.67%) QA
2 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (8.33%) GDPR
2 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (8.33%) NCSC
2 1 (8.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Google
2 3 (25.00%) Ahrefs
3 1 (8.33%) Fortinet
3 1 (8.33%) Salesforce
3 1 (8.33%) VMware