Legal
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Sunderland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -4 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Sunderland | - | - | 1.79% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 2.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £57,500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £65,000 | £51,468 | £46,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.29% | +11.28% | -22.92% |
All General Skills
Sunderland
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 general skills in Sunderland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 50 | 43 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Sunderland | 58.82% | 75.44% | 73.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25 | 16 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,331 | £32,750 | £24,300 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,313 | £25,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £56,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +12.00% | +53.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £69,688 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £62,500 | £78,750 | £75,350 |
| Tyne and Wear median annual salary | £45,000 | £45,000 | £48,291 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.81% | -8.02% |
Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legal relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Sunderland.
Legal
Salary Trend in Sunderland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Sunderland citing Legal.
