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

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 61 81
Rank change year-on-year -36 +20 +43
Permanent jobs citing Legal 1,197 2,762 2,405
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.03% 3.89% 4.05%
As % of the General category 4.53% 6.78% 5.90%
Number of salaries quoted 373 988 813
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,750 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -7.22% -1.02%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,688 £62,988
90th Percentile £81,250 £76,250 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.58% -5.45% -

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 26,445 40,720 40,737
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 67.03% 57.39% 68.67%
Number of salaries quoted 12,137 26,411 18,468
10th Percentile £25,250 £26,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £37,418
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £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 16 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 16 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 -40 413 £44,750 -5.79% 392
North West -28 336 £44,000 -7.37% 235
South East -1 316 £50,000 +33.33% 472
Midlands -11 213 £42,500 -15.00% 187
West Midlands -10 141 £40,000 -20.00% 114
East of England -12 84 £53,000 +6.00% 114
East Midlands -4 72 £47,500 +5.56% 61
South West 0 69 £40,000 -9.60% 162
Scotland -67 66 £45,000 -18.18% 83
Yorkshire -29 65 £45,000 +32.35% 123
Northern Ireland +40 17 £85,151 +183.84% 46
Wales +21 13 £57,500 +15.00% 49
North East -16 12 £50,000 -6.98% 36
Channel Islands -1 4 £80,000 -5.88% 1
Isle of Man - 2 £72,500 -
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 30 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 27 (2.26%) CMS
3 23 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 12 (1.00%) SAS
5 7 (0.58%) WordPress
6 4 (0.33%) Drupal
7 2 (0.17%) Confluence
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.084%) Headless CMS
8 1 (0.084%) Strapi
Applications
1 135 (11.28%) Microsoft Office
2 41 (3.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.75%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.33%) Adobe Premiere
6 4 (0.33%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.17%) LaTeX
8 2 (0.17%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.084%) Blender
9 1 (0.084%) CATIA
9 1 (0.084%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.084%) Simulink
9 1 (0.084%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 10 (0.84%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.33%) PeopleSoft Financials
2 4 (0.33%) Teamcenter
3 3 (0.25%) Elite 3E
3 3 (0.25%) SAP GTS
4 2 (0.17%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.17%) Oracle Applications
4 2 (0.17%) Sage 200
4 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.17%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.084%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.084%) Magento
5 1 (0.084%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.084%) Payment Gateway
5 1 (0.084%) Primavera
5 1 (0.084%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.084%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 102 (8.52%) Azure
1 102 (8.52%) Microsoft 365
2 48 (4.01%) SaaS
3 32 (2.67%) Power Platform
4 19 (1.59%) PaaS
5 18 (1.50%) OneDrive
6 17 (1.42%) Entra ID
6 17 (1.42%) iPaaS
7 16 (1.34%) AWS
8 15 (1.25%) PowerApps
9 14 (1.17%) Salsify
10 10 (0.84%) Google Workspace
11 9 (0.75%) Power Automate
12 8 (0.67%) Cloud Computing
13 7 (0.58%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.25%) Copilot Studio
14 3 (0.25%) GCP
14 3 (0.25%) IaaS
14 3 (0.25%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.25%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.92%) VLAN
2 22 (1.84%) Firewall
3 18 (1.50%) VoIP
4 15 (1.25%) SAN
5 14 (1.17%) Intranet
5 14 (1.17%) MPLS
6 13 (1.09%) Network Security
7 12 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
8 10 (0.84%) Broadband
8 10 (0.84%) DNS
9 9 (0.75%) DHCP
10 8 (0.67%) TCP/IP
10 8 (0.67%) WAN
11 7 (0.58%) LAN
12 6 (0.50%) Internet
12 6 (0.50%) VPN
13 4 (0.33%) PBX
13 4 (0.33%) Remote Desktop
13 4 (0.33%) RTP
13 4 (0.33%) Softphone
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (1.84%) Power BI
2 18 (1.50%) Metadata
3 12 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.75%) SQL Server
5 7 (0.58%) Tableau
6 5 (0.42%) Looker
6 5 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (0.25%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.25%) MS Access
7 3 (0.25%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.25%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.17%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.17%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.084%) BusinessObjects
9 1 (0.084%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.084%) GIS
9 1 (0.084%) MySQL
9 1 (0.084%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 45 (3.76%) JIRA
2 28 (2.34%) Rational DOORS
3 9 (0.75%) Selenium
4 6 (0.50%) Git
5 4 (0.33%) GitLab
6 3 (0.25%) AppScan
6 3 (0.25%) Burp Suite
6 3 (0.25%) Metasploit
7 1 (0.084%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.084%) LSMW
7 1 (0.084%) Visual Studio
General
1 447 (37.34%) Law
2 406 (33.92%) Finance
3 379 (31.66%) Social Skills
4 285 (23.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 150 (12.53%) Marketing
6 140 (11.70%) Analytical Skills
7 83 (6.93%) Documentation Skills
8 80 (6.68%) Manufacturing
9 58 (4.85%) Banking
10 54 (4.51%) Retail
11 44 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
12 38 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (2.67%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (2.26%) Financial Institution
15 23 (1.92%) Public Sector
15 23 (1.92%) Telecoms
16 22 (1.84%) Prime Brokerage
17 16 (1.34%) Electronics
18 13 (1.09%) Advertising
18 13 (1.09%) Billing
Job Titles
1 159 (13.28%) Senior
2 85 (7.10%) Analyst
3 70 (5.85%) Customer Executive
4 43 (3.59%) Lead
4 43 (3.59%) Risk Manager
5 36 (3.01%) Project Manager
6 32 (2.67%) Consultant
7 30 (2.51%) Architect
7 30 (2.51%) Operations Manager
8 29 (2.42%) IT Support
8 29 (2.42%) Senior Manager
9 23 (1.92%) Graduate
10 19 (1.59%) Project Engineer
11 18 (1.50%) Cloud Engineer
11 18 (1.50%) IT Manager
12 17 (1.42%) Applications Architect
12 17 (1.42%) IT Architect
12 17 (1.42%) Support Technician
13 16 (1.34%) Developer
14 14 (1.17%) 2nd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.59%) CSS
1 19 (1.59%) HTML
2 12 (1.00%) .NET
3 4 (0.33%) React
3 4 (0.33%) REST
3 4 (0.33%) Saxon XSLT
4 3 (0.25%) ASP.NET
4 3 (0.25%) EDI
4 3 (0.25%) RESTful
4 3 (0.25%) SOAP
5 2 (0.17%) GraphQL
5 2 (0.17%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.17%) Vue
5 2 (0.17%) XML
6 1 (0.084%) 802.1X
6 1 (0.084%) ASP.NET Web API
6 1 (0.084%) Entity Framework
6 1 (0.084%) Node.js
6 1 (0.084%) RabbitMQ
6 1 (0.084%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 237 (19.80%) Cyberattack
2 68 (5.68%) Management Information System
3 38 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
4 30 (2.51%) Learning Management System
5 28 (2.34%) Social Media
6 25 (2.09%) Algorithms
7 22 (1.84%) Blockchain
7 22 (1.84%) Data Protection Act
7 22 (1.84%) Derivative
7 22 (1.84%) Hedge funds
8 19 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
9 17 (1.42%) e-Learning
10 16 (1.34%) CCTV
10 16 (1.34%) Driving Licence
11 15 (1.25%) Security Posture
12 14 (1.17%) Enterprise Cloud
12 14 (1.17%) Product Ownership
12 14 (1.17%) Taxonomies
13 13 (1.09%) Credit Risk
14 11 (0.92%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 82 (6.85%) Windows
2 31 (2.59%) Windows Server
3 24 (2.01%) Windows 10
4 19 (1.59%) Mac OS
5 15 (1.25%) Windows Vista
6 12 (1.00%) Linux
7 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.25%) Android
8 3 (0.25%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.25%) Kali Linux
9 2 (0.17%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.084%) Embedded Linux
10 1 (0.084%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 306 (25.56%) Cybersecurity
2 294 (24.56%) Creative Thinking
3 274 (22.89%) Line Management
4 163 (13.62%) Agile
5 153 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
6 143 (11.95%) Project Management
7 138 (11.53%) Risk Management
8 131 (10.94%) Decision-Making
9 111 (9.27%) Continuous Improvement
10 105 (8.77%) Coaching
11 104 (8.69%) Information Security
12 101 (8.44%) Mentoring
13 94 (7.85%) Business Development
14 87 (7.27%) Roadmaps
15 86 (7.18%) Contract Negotiation
16 84 (7.02%) Analytics
17 78 (6.52%) Data-Driven Decision Making
18 77 (6.43%) Stakeholder Management
19 73 (6.10%) Project Delivery
20 71 (5.93%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 57 (4.76%) SQL
2 54 (4.51%) Python
3 27 (2.26%) JavaScript
4 21 (1.75%) PowerShell
5 16 (1.34%) C#
5 16 (1.34%) PHP
6 11 (0.92%) Java
7 9 (0.75%) Kotlin
8 8 (0.67%) R
9 5 (0.42%) VBA
10 4 (0.33%) Perl
11 3 (0.25%) C
11 3 (0.25%) C++
11 3 (0.25%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.25%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.25%) TypeScript
12 2 (0.17%) Bash
13 1 (0.084%) Embedded C
13 1 (0.084%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.084%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 251 (20.97%) Degree
2 103 (8.60%) BPSS Clearance
3 55 (4.59%) Numerate Degree
4 49 (4.09%) Master's Degree
5 44 (3.68%) CISSP
6 39 (3.26%) CISM
7 28 (2.34%) Security Cleared
8 27 (2.26%) PhD
9 25 (2.09%) DBS Check
10 24 (2.01%) CISA
11 23 (1.92%) CRISC
12 15 (1.25%) CompTIA Security+
12 15 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
12 15 (1.25%) SC Cleared
13 14 (1.17%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (1.17%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 12 (1.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
15 11 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
16 10 (0.84%) PMP
17 9 (0.75%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 242 (20.22%) NCSC
2 93 (7.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 77 (6.43%) GDPR
4 40 (3.34%) Cyber Essentials
5 38 (3.17%) QA
6 34 (2.84%) NIST
7 23 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 20 (1.67%) Data Quality
8 20 (1.67%) SLA
9 18 (1.50%) SOC 2
10 17 (1.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 14 (1.17%) Accessibility
12 12 (1.00%) COBIT
12 12 (1.00%) PCI DSS
13 11 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
14 10 (0.84%) PERC
15 8 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 8 (0.67%) GRC
16 3 (0.25%) IEC 61508
16 3 (0.25%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 62 (5.18%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
3 10 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
4 8 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.50%) Docker
6 4 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.25%) vSphere
8 1 (0.084%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.084%) Firmware
8 1 (0.084%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 16 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.58%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.33%) Cisco CUCM
4 3 (0.25%) Functional Safety
4 3 (0.25%) Nessus
4 3 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.17%) Terraform
6 1 (0.084%) Ansible
6 1 (0.084%) cPanel
6 1 (0.084%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.084%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.084%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.084%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 171 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 91 (7.60%) Salesforce
3 33 (2.76%) VMware
4 31 (2.59%) Google
5 29 (2.42%) Oracle
6 26 (2.17%) Cisco
7 14 (1.17%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.00%) Adobe
8 12 (1.00%) IBM
9 11 (0.92%) iManage
9 11 (0.92%) Veeam
9 11 (0.92%) Workday
10 9 (0.75%) OneTrust
11 8 (0.67%) Intapp
12 7 (0.58%) SAP
13 6 (0.50%) Meraki
14 5 (0.42%) Citrix
14 5 (0.42%) Facebook
15 4 (0.33%) PeopleSoft
15 4 (0.33%) Revolut