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 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 110 115 70
Rank change year-on-year +5 -45 +14
Permanent jobs citing Legal 68 222 291
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 1.90% 2.39% 4.29%
As % of the General category 3.03% 4.42% 6.77%
Number of salaries quoted 36 124 165
10th Percentile - £30,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £34,625 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,295 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.48% -5.56% -0.09%
75th Percentile £60,625 £65,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £77,500 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £51,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +11.65% -6.36% -

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 2,246 5,019 4,296
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 62.83% 54.05% 63.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,278 3,399 2,394
10th Percentile £25,299 £26,250 £28,140
25th Percentile £32,544 £32,688 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,507 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.12% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £64,075 £61,250 £66,250
90th Percentile £79,000 £75,000 £78,675
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 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 13 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 13 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 +19 25 £30,000 -14.29% 6
Bristol -9 20 £45,000 -19.28% 99
Devon -6 8 £50,000 +25.00% 26
Gloucestershire +59 6 £30,000 -24.78% 76
Wiltshire +38 4 £38,545 +18.60% 8
Somerset +1 4 £77,500 +198.08% 15
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 15 (22.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.47%) SAS
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
Cloud Services
1 12 (17.65%) Azure
2 11 (16.18%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (16.18%) OneDrive
3 1 (1.47%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.47%) Power Automate
3 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 2 (2.94%) Broadband
3 1 (1.47%) Intranet
3 1 (1.47%) LAN
3 1 (1.47%) Network Security
3 1 (1.47%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Jenkins
General
1 28 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 27 (39.71%) Finance
3 12 (17.65%) Retail
4 11 (16.18%) Manufacturing
5 6 (8.82%) Banking
6 5 (7.35%) Law
7 4 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (5.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (2.94%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.94%) Games
8 2 (2.94%) Prime Brokerage
9 1 (1.47%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.47%) Automotive
9 1 (1.47%) Back Office
9 1 (1.47%) Electronics
9 1 (1.47%) Marketing
9 1 (1.47%) Presentation Skills
9 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 7 (10.29%) Product Manager
4 6 (8.82%) Digital Product Manager
5 4 (5.88%) IAM Specialist
6 3 (4.41%) Graduate
6 3 (4.41%) Software Engineer
7 2 (2.94%) Analyst
7 2 (2.94%) Business Development Executive
7 2 (2.94%) Finance Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Risk Manager
7 2 (2.94%) Support Engineer
7 2 (2.94%) Technical Engineer
7 2 (2.94%) Technical Support
7 2 (2.94%) Technical Support Engineer
8 1 (1.47%) IT Engineer
8 1 (1.47%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.88%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 10 (14.71%) CCTV
1 10 (14.71%) Video Conferencing
2 5 (7.35%) e-Learning
2 5 (7.35%) Learning Management System
3 4 (5.88%) Mobile App
3 4 (5.88%) Product Ownership
4 3 (4.41%) Hackathon
4 3 (4.41%) Life Science
5 2 (2.94%) Blockchain
5 2 (2.94%) Derivative
5 2 (2.94%) Driving Licence
5 2 (2.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (2.94%) Hedge funds
5 2 (2.94%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.47%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (1.47%) IoT
6 1 (1.47%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 15 (22.06%) Windows
1 15 (22.06%) Windows Server
2 11 (16.18%) Mac OS
3 10 (14.71%) Windows 10
4 5 (7.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (36.76%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (30.88%) Customer Service
3 13 (19.12%) ERP
4 12 (17.65%) Agile
4 12 (17.65%) Roadmaps
5 11 (16.18%) Time Management
6 10 (14.71%) Virtual Environments
7 9 (13.24%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (10.29%) Business Analysis
9 6 (8.82%) Full-Stack Development
9 6 (8.82%) Software Engineering
9 6 (8.82%) Systems Thinking
9 6 (8.82%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
10 5 (7.35%) Artificial Intelligence
10 5 (7.35%) Product Roadmap
10 5 (7.35%) Product Strategy
10 5 (7.35%) Strategic Roadmap
10 5 (7.35%) Stress Testing
11 4 (5.88%) Data Protection
11 4 (5.88%) OO
Programming Languages
1 11 (16.18%) SQL
2 9 (13.24%) Python
3 4 (5.88%) Perl
3 4 (5.88%) PHP
4 3 (4.41%) C#
4 3 (4.41%) C++
4 3 (4.41%) Java
4 3 (4.41%) JavaScript
4 3 (4.41%) Kotlin
5 1 (1.47%) C
Qualifications
1 11 (16.18%) Degree
2 6 (8.82%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.88%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (4.41%) ACCA
4 3 (4.41%) Master's Degree
4 3 (4.41%) PhD
5 1 (1.47%) CIMA
5 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.47%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.47%) FFIEC
5 1 (1.47%) MCSA
5 1 (1.47%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.47%) PMP
5 1 (1.47%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.88%) GRC
2 3 (4.41%) GDPR
3 2 (2.94%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 1 (1.47%) NIST
System Software
1 21 (30.88%) Active Directory
1 21 (30.88%) VMware Infrastructure
2 10 (14.71%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (1.47%) Firmware
3 1 (1.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (16.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.47%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 30 (44.12%) Microsoft
2 22 (32.35%) VMware
3 10 (14.71%) Veeam
4 3 (4.41%) Google
4 3 (4.41%) IBM
5 2 (2.94%) Sage
6 1 (1.47%) Cisco
6 1 (1.47%) SAP