Legal Jobs in the South West

Legal
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 108 80
Rank change year-on-year -7 -28 0
Permanent jobs citing Legal 68 231 247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.93% 2.37% 3.68%
As % of the General category 2.98% 4.50% 5.82%
Number of salaries quoted 31 124 155
10th Percentile - £30,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £46,250 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.73% -1.60% +4.35%
75th Percentile £51,875 £65,000 £59,875
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,750 £77,129
England median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,281 5,129 4,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 64.80% 52.51% 63.20%
Number of salaries quoted 1,258 3,474 2,305
10th Percentile £25,267 £26,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £47,500 £50,238
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% -5.45% +3.29%
75th Percentile £64,075 £60,814 £67,070
90th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the South West

Legal
Salary Trend in the South West

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

Salary trend for Legal in the South West

Legal
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the South West over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in the South West

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Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the South West region over the 6 months to 30 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
Dorset +22 31 £30,000 -14.29% 44
Bristol -27 14 £40,000 -28.25% 65
Devon -10 9 £50,000 +25.00% 88
Gloucestershire +60 6 £30,000 -24.78% 96
Somerset -6 4 £77,500 +103.95% 56
Wiltshire +44 3 £32,500 +8.33% 46
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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 (23.53%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (20.59%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (7.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (14.71%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (5.88%) Teamcenter
3 2 (2.94%) Sage 200
4 1 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (20.59%) Azure
2 12 (17.65%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (17.65%) OneDrive
3 3 (4.41%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (2.94%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (1.47%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.47%) GitHub
5 1 (1.47%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (14.71%) Firewall
1 10 (14.71%) MPLS
1 10 (14.71%) SAN
1 10 (14.71%) VLAN
1 10 (14.71%) VoIP
1 10 (14.71%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (4.41%) Network Security
3 2 (2.94%) Broadband
4 1 (1.47%) Intranet
4 1 (1.47%) LAN
4 1 (1.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.94%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.47%) Power BI
2 1 (1.47%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (1.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.47%) Git
1 1 (1.47%) Postman
General
1 28 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 26 (38.24%) Finance
3 13 (19.12%) Retail
4 10 (14.71%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.82%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (7.35%) Law
7 4 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.88%) Marketing
8 3 (4.41%) Banking
9 2 (2.94%) Financial Institution
9 2 (2.94%) Prime Brokerage
10 1 (1.47%) Aerospace
10 1 (1.47%) Back Office
10 1 (1.47%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 11 (16.18%) 2nd Line Support
1 11 (16.18%) 2nd Line Support Technician
1 11 (16.18%) Support Technician
2 10 (14.71%) Coordinator
2 10 (14.71%) Help Desk Coordinator
3 6 (8.82%) Digital Product Manager
3 6 (8.82%) Product Manager
4 5 (7.35%) Technical Support
5 4 (5.88%) IAM Specialist
6 3 (4.41%) Engagement Manager
6 3 (4.41%) Support Engineer
6 3 (4.41%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (4.41%) Technical Support Engineer
7 2 (2.94%) Business Development Executive
7 2 (2.94%) Finance Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Production Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Risk Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Support Specialist
7 2 (2.94%) Technical Specialist
7 2 (2.94%) Technical Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (7.35%) .NET
2 1 (1.47%) .NET Core
2 1 (1.47%) ASP.NET
2 1 (1.47%) ASP.NET Core
2 1 (1.47%) ASP.NET Web Forms
2 1 (1.47%) CSS
2 1 (1.47%) Flask
2 1 (1.47%) HTML
2 1 (1.47%) HTML5
2 1 (1.47%) jQuery
2 1 (1.47%) Kafka
2 1 (1.47%) React
2 1 (1.47%) Swagger
2 1 (1.47%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.71%) CCTV
1 10 (14.71%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (7.35%) e-Learning
3 4 (5.88%) Management Information System
3 4 (5.88%) Product Ownership
4 3 (4.41%) Driving Licence
4 3 (4.41%) Learning Management System
4 3 (4.41%) Mobile App
5 2 (2.94%) Blockchain
5 2 (2.94%) Derivative
5 2 (2.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (2.94%) Hedge funds
5 2 (2.94%) Life Science
5 2 (2.94%) Social Media
6 1 (1.47%) Client/Server
6 1 (1.47%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.47%) Hackathon
6 1 (1.47%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (22.06%) Windows
1 15 (22.06%) Windows Server
2 12 (17.65%) Mac OS
3 10 (14.71%) Windows 10
4 5 (7.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (39.71%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (32.35%) Customer Service
3 13 (19.12%) ERP
4 12 (17.65%) Roadmaps
5 11 (16.18%) Agile
5 11 (16.18%) Time Management
6 10 (14.71%) Virtual Environments
7 9 (13.24%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (10.29%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (8.82%) Business Analysis
9 6 (8.82%) Full-Stack Development
9 6 (8.82%) Systems Thinking
9 6 (8.82%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 5 (7.35%) Risk Management
11 4 (5.88%) Data Protection
11 4 (5.88%) DevOps
11 4 (5.88%) Incident Management
11 4 (5.88%) Information Assurance
11 4 (5.88%) ITIL
11 4 (5.88%) OO
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.18%) SQL
2 6 (8.82%) Python
3 4 (5.88%) Perl
3 4 (5.88%) PHP
4 2 (2.94%) C#
4 2 (2.94%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.47%) C
5 1 (1.47%) C++
5 1 (1.47%) Java
5 1 (1.47%) Kotlin
5 1 (1.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (11.76%) Degree
2 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.41%) ACCA
4 3 (4.41%) FFIEC
5 2 (2.94%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (1.47%) CIMA
6 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.47%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.47%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.47%) MCSA
6 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.47%) PhD
6 1 (1.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.82%) GDPR
2 4 (5.88%) GRC
3 3 (4.41%) NIST
4 2 (2.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
System Software
1 22 (32.35%) Active Directory
1 22 (32.35%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (14.71%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.47%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (17.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 29 (42.65%) Microsoft
2 23 (33.82%) VMware
3 10 (14.71%) Veeam
4 2 (2.94%) Sage
5 1 (1.47%) Cisco
5 1 (1.47%) Google
5 1 (1.47%) IBM
5 1 (1.47%) SAP