Legal Jobs in the UK excluding London

Legal
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 93 61 83
Rank change year-on-year -32 +22 +28
Permanent jobs citing Legal 1,213 2,867 2,264
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.08% 3.84% 3.90%
As % of the General category 4.55% 6.86% 5.72%
Number of salaries quoted 355 1,006 824
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,250 £31,250 £36,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £49,900
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -9.82% +5.05%
75th Percentile £62,500 £60,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £84,750 £75,772 £77,715
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 26,671 41,817 39,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 67.73% 56.08% 68.21%
Number of salaries quoted 11,889 26,883 18,174
10th Percentile £25,087 £26,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £64,100 £62,200 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

Legal
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

Legal
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in the UK excluding London

Legal
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK excluding London 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
North of England -47 402 £46,000 +2.22% 975
North West -28 332 £44,000 -2.22% 466
South East -3 324 £50,000 +33.33% 1,415
Midlands -9 221 £35,250 -29.50% 760
West Midlands -10 145 £35,000 -30.00% 402
East of England -14 96 £53,000 +6.00% 575
East Midlands -8 76 £40,250 -10.56% 300
South West -7 68 £32,500 -29.73% 458
Scotland -69 65 £52,872 -3.87% 183
Yorkshire -46 57 £51,250 +50.74% 398
Northern Ireland +42 16 £85,151 +183.84% 68
Wales +32 14 £57,500 +15.00% 120
North East -16 13 £50,000 -11.11% 112
Channel Islands -2 4 £80,000 - 6
Isle of Man - 3 £91,000 -
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 26 (2.14%) Microsoft Exchange
1 26 (2.14%) SharePoint
2 24 (1.98%) CMS
3 6 (0.49%) WordPress
4 4 (0.33%) Drupal
4 4 (0.33%) SAS
5 3 (0.25%) Confluence
6 2 (0.16%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.082%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.082%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.082%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.082%) Strapi
Applications
1 121 (9.98%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (0.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.58%) Acrobat
4 7 (0.58%) AutoCAD
5 5 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.33%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.33%) Photoshop
6 4 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.25%) Revit
8 2 (0.16%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.16%) LaTeX
9 1 (0.082%) Blender
9 1 (0.082%) CATIA
9 1 (0.082%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.082%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 10 (0.82%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.41%) PeopleSoft Financials
3 4 (0.33%) Teamcenter
4 3 (0.25%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.16%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.16%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.16%) Primavera
5 2 (0.16%) Sage 200
5 2 (0.16%) SAP GTS
6 1 (0.082%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.082%) Exchequer
6 1 (0.082%) Magento
6 1 (0.082%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.082%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.082%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.082%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.082%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.082%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 123 (10.14%) Azure
2 94 (7.75%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (3.38%) SaaS
4 32 (2.64%) Power Platform
5 30 (2.47%) AWS
6 21 (1.73%) PaaS
7 18 (1.48%) OneDrive
8 17 (1.40%) Entra ID
8 17 (1.40%) iPaaS
8 17 (1.40%) PowerApps
9 15 (1.24%) GCP
10 14 (1.15%) Salsify
11 11 (0.91%) Azure Monitor
12 10 (0.82%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (0.82%) Google Workspace
12 10 (0.82%) Power Automate
13 7 (0.58%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.49%) Azure DevOps
15 4 (0.33%) IaaS
16 3 (0.25%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.90%) VLAN
2 22 (1.81%) Firewall
3 18 (1.48%) VoIP
4 16 (1.32%) Network Security
5 15 (1.24%) SAN
6 14 (1.15%) Intranet
6 14 (1.15%) MPLS
7 12 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
8 9 (0.74%) Broadband
8 9 (0.74%) DHCP
8 9 (0.74%) DNS
9 8 (0.66%) VPN
10 7 (0.58%) LAN
10 7 (0.58%) TCP/IP
10 7 (0.58%) WAN
11 4 (0.33%) PBX
11 4 (0.33%) RTP
11 4 (0.33%) Softphone
11 4 (0.33%) Wireless
12 3 (0.25%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (1.98%) Power BI
2 20 (1.65%) Metadata
3 12 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (0.99%) SQL Server
4 7 (0.58%) Tableau
5 6 (0.49%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.49%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.33%) Looker
6 4 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.25%) EDRMS
7 3 (0.25%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.25%) MS Access
7 3 (0.25%) MySQL
7 3 (0.25%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.16%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.16%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.16%) DynamoDB
8 2 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
8 2 (0.16%) GIS
Development Applications
1 45 (3.71%) JIRA
2 26 (2.14%) Rational DOORS
3 9 (0.74%) Selenium
4 6 (0.49%) Git
5 3 (0.25%) AppScan
5 3 (0.25%) Burp Suite
5 3 (0.25%) Metasploit
6 1 (0.082%) GitLab
6 1 (0.082%) Postman
6 1 (0.082%) Visual Studio
General
1 479 (39.49%) Law
2 413 (34.05%) Finance
3 402 (33.14%) Social Skills
4 292 (24.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 147 (12.12%) Marketing
6 140 (11.54%) Analytical Skills
7 101 (8.33%) Documentation Skills
8 99 (8.16%) Manufacturing
9 51 (4.20%) Retail
10 47 (3.87%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (3.71%) Influencing Skills
12 32 (2.64%) Financial Institution
13 30 (2.47%) Banking
14 29 (2.39%) Public Sector
15 23 (1.90%) Presentation Skills
15 23 (1.90%) Telecoms
16 22 (1.81%) Prime Brokerage
17 16 (1.32%) Electronics
18 15 (1.24%) Billing
19 14 (1.15%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 197 (16.24%) Senior
2 78 (6.43%) Analyst
3 70 (5.77%) Customer Executive
4 47 (3.87%) Risk Manager
5 45 (3.71%) Lead
6 44 (3.63%) Senior Manager
7 40 (3.30%) Project Manager
8 32 (2.64%) Architect
8 32 (2.64%) Consultant
8 32 (2.64%) Operations Manager
9 26 (2.14%) IT Support
10 21 (1.73%) Project Engineer
11 17 (1.40%) Applications Architect
11 17 (1.40%) Business Analyst
11 17 (1.40%) Developer
11 17 (1.40%) IT Architect
11 17 (1.40%) Support Technician
12 16 (1.32%) Sales Manager
13 15 (1.24%) Infrastructure Manager
13 15 (1.24%) Sales Operations Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.32%) CSS
1 16 (1.32%) HTML
2 14 (1.15%) .NET
3 12 (0.99%) Hugging Face
3 12 (0.99%) PyTorch
3 12 (0.99%) TensorFlow
4 11 (0.91%) LangChain
5 8 (0.66%) React
6 6 (0.49%) Spring
7 4 (0.33%) AngularJS
7 4 (0.33%) ASP.NET
7 4 (0.33%) Kafka
7 4 (0.33%) Saxon XSLT
7 4 (0.33%) Spring Boot
8 3 (0.25%) REST
8 3 (0.25%) RESTful
8 3 (0.25%) SOAP
9 2 (0.16%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.16%) GraphQL
9 2 (0.16%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 236 (19.46%) Cyberattack
2 72 (5.94%) Management Information System
3 36 (2.97%) Self-Motivation
4 24 (1.98%) Blockchain
5 23 (1.90%) Social Media
6 22 (1.81%) Derivative
6 22 (1.81%) Hedge funds
7 21 (1.73%) Algorithms
7 21 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
8 20 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
8 20 (1.65%) Driving Licence
9 18 (1.48%) CCTV
10 17 (1.40%) Learning Management System
11 16 (1.32%) e-Learning
12 14 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
12 14 (1.15%) Taxonomies
13 13 (1.07%) Data Structures
14 11 (0.91%) NHS
14 11 (0.91%) Product Ownership
15 10 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 76 (6.27%) Windows
2 32 (2.64%) Windows Server
3 24 (1.98%) Windows 10
4 22 (1.81%) Mac OS
5 12 (0.99%) Linux
6 9 (0.74%) Windows Vista
7 3 (0.25%) Android
7 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.25%) Kali Linux
7 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.082%) Embedded Linux
8 1 (0.082%) VMS
8 1 (0.082%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (24.24%) Cybersecurity
2 288 (23.74%) Creative Thinking
3 273 (22.51%) Line Management
4 157 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
5 153 (12.61%) Agile
6 149 (12.28%) Risk Management
7 142 (11.71%) Project Management
8 135 (11.13%) Continuous Improvement
9 125 (10.31%) Decision-Making
10 106 (8.74%) Mentoring
11 102 (8.41%) Information Security
12 100 (8.24%) Roadmaps
13 99 (8.16%) Business Development
14 98 (8.08%) Coaching
15 94 (7.75%) Stakeholder Management
16 92 (7.58%) Contract Negotiation
17 90 (7.42%) Mathematics
18 82 (6.76%) Data-Driven Decision Making
19 77 (6.35%) Change Management
20 76 (6.27%) Artificial Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 48 (3.96%) SQL
2 45 (3.71%) Python
3 22 (1.81%) PowerShell
4 20 (1.65%) JavaScript
5 17 (1.40%) Java
6 15 (1.24%) PHP
7 14 (1.15%) C#
8 9 (0.74%) R
9 6 (0.49%) C++
10 5 (0.41%) VBA
11 4 (0.33%) Perl
11 4 (0.33%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.25%) C
12 3 (0.25%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.25%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.16%) Bash
13 2 (0.16%) Scala
13 2 (0.16%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.082%) Julia
14 1 (0.082%) Rust
Qualifications
1 258 (21.27%) Degree
2 121 (9.98%) BPSS Clearance
3 72 (5.94%) Numerate Degree
4 48 (3.96%) Master's Degree
5 46 (3.79%) CISSP
6 40 (3.30%) CISM
7 28 (2.31%) Security Cleared
8 25 (2.06%) CRISC
9 24 (1.98%) CISA
10 23 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
10 23 (1.90%) DBS Check
11 16 (1.32%) PhD
12 15 (1.24%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (1.24%) SC Cleared
13 14 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
14 13 (1.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 12 (0.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
16 9 (0.74%) ISTQB
17 8 (0.66%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 243 (20.03%) NCSC
2 85 (7.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 75 (6.18%) GDPR
4 38 (3.13%) QA
5 37 (3.05%) Cyber Essentials
6 29 (2.39%) NIST
7 22 (1.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 21 (1.73%) Accessibility
9 20 (1.65%) SLA
9 20 (1.65%) SOC 2
10 19 (1.57%) Data Quality
11 15 (1.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 11 (0.91%) COBIT
13 10 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 9 (0.74%) PCI DSS
15 8 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (0.66%) PERC
16 7 (0.58%) GRC
17 3 (0.25%) IEC 61508
18 1 (0.082%) IFRS
System Software
1 62 (5.11%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.49%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.33%) Docker
7 3 (0.25%) vSphere
8 1 (0.082%) Firmware
8 1 (0.082%) pfSense
8 1 (0.082%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.99%) Grafana
3 11 (0.91%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.33%) Cisco CUCM
4 4 (0.33%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.25%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.25%) Nessus
6 2 (0.16%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.16%) SCCM
6 2 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.16%) Terraform
7 1 (0.082%) Ansible
7 1 (0.082%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.082%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.082%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 145 (11.95%) Microsoft
2 92 (7.58%) Salesforce
3 34 (2.80%) Oracle
4 33 (2.72%) VMware
5 25 (2.06%) Cisco
5 25 (2.06%) Google
6 17 (1.40%) ServiceNow
7 12 (0.99%) iManage
7 12 (0.99%) Workday
8 11 (0.91%) Adobe
8 11 (0.91%) OpenAI
8 11 (0.91%) Veeam
9 9 (0.74%) Intapp
10 7 (0.58%) OneTrust
10 7 (0.58%) SAP
11 6 (0.49%) Meraki
12 5 (0.41%) Citrix
12 5 (0.41%) Facebook
12 5 (0.41%) PeopleSoft
13 4 (0.33%) IBM