Law
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 27 39
Rank change year-on-year -24 +12 +73
Permanent jobs citing Law 3,046 3,395 4,123
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 2.84% 6.77% 4.98%
As % of the General category 6.11% 9.83% 8.73%
Number of salaries quoted 1,763 1,247 1,577
10th Percentile £33,137 £27,900 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £78,750 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -10.00%

All General Skills
UK

Law 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 49,875 34,541 47,255
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 46.56% 68.84% 57.07%
Number of salaries quoted 30,520 18,093 27,895
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £54,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Law relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Law job vacancy trend in the UK

Law
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Law

Law
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Law in the UK

Law
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the UK over the 6 months to 17 August 2026. 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
England -24 2,697 £57,500 +9.52% 592
UK excluding London -53 1,461 £50,000 +5.26% 367
London -10 1,403 £72,500 +11.54% 311
Work from Home +13 1,007 £65,000 +18.18% 235
North of England -7 574 £50,000 +11.73% 114
North West +11 394 £55,000 +12.82% 55
Midlands -44 279 £50,000 +17.65% 50
South East -160 161 £60,000 +9.09% 118
Northern Ireland +11 149 £38,500 -49.84% 9
West Midlands -12 145 £60,000 +26.32% 33
East Midlands -33 135 £50,000 +37.93% 17
Yorkshire -29 133 £45,000 +11.11% 40
South West -67 121 £40,000 -20.00% 31
East of England -24 103 £50,000 -9.09% 33
Scotland -63 57 £72,500 +61.11% 13
North East -39 47 £42,500 +8.28% 20
Wales - 19 £42,500 - 3
Isle of Man +1 3 £38,500 - 3

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 110 (3.61%) SharePoint
2 33 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
3 23 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 17 (0.56%) Confluence
5 15 (0.49%) Apache Airflow
6 14 (0.46%) Apache
7 13 (0.43%) Anypoint
7 13 (0.43%) Mule
8 11 (0.36%) CMS
9 9 (0.30%) SAS
10 7 (0.23%) Skype for Business
11 6 (0.20%) IIS
12 4 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
13 3 (0.098%) Cloud Foundry
13 3 (0.098%) Oracle Workflow
13 3 (0.098%) WordPress
14 2 (0.066%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
15 1 (0.033%) Drupal
15 1 (0.033%) TPMS
Applications
1 112 (3.68%) Microsoft Office
2 99 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 47 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 9 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.26%) Adobe XD
7 7 (0.23%) SPSS
8 6 (0.20%) Autodesk Flame
8 6 (0.20%) Baselight
9 5 (0.16%) AutoCAD
9 5 (0.16%) Chatbot
9 5 (0.16%) DaVinci Resolve
10 4 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (0.098%) Camtasia
12 2 (0.066%) Simulink
12 2 (0.066%) UserZoom
13 1 (0.033%) Adobe Creative Suite
13 1 (0.033%) Adobe Premiere
13 1 (0.033%) Maya
13 1 (0.033%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 58 (1.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 55 (1.81%) Elite 3E
3 23 (0.76%) SAP IBP
4 21 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
4 21 (0.69%) SAP PP
5 19 (0.62%) SAP PM
6 15 (0.49%) Visualfiles
7 11 (0.36%) Carpe Diem
8 8 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
8 8 (0.26%) Relativity
9 7 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
10 6 (0.20%) SAP CO
10 6 (0.20%) SAP FI
10 6 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
11 5 (0.16%) Distributed Ledger
11 5 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
12 4 (0.13%) Oracle Applications
12 4 (0.13%) SAP WM
13 3 (0.098%) Oracle General Ledger
13 3 (0.098%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 522 (17.14%) Azure
2 336 (11.03%) AWS
3 262 (8.60%) SaaS
4 240 (7.88%) Power Platform
5 235 (7.72%) Microsoft 365
6 180 (5.91%) GCP
7 65 (2.13%) Entra ID
8 62 (2.04%) PowerApps
9 60 (1.97%) GitHub
10 59 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
11 58 (1.90%) Amazon EKS
12 57 (1.87%) Azure DevOps
13 53 (1.74%) IaaS
14 52 (1.71%) Power Automate
14 52 (1.71%) Serverless
15 47 (1.54%) Azure Key Vault
15 47 (1.54%) Microsoft Copilot
16 41 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
17 40 (1.31%) Azure ExpressRoute
18 38 (1.25%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 56 (1.84%) DNS
2 54 (1.77%) LAN
2 54 (1.77%) WAN
3 52 (1.71%) Internet
4 50 (1.64%) Firewall
5 44 (1.44%) Network Security
6 43 (1.41%) TCP/IP
7 38 (1.25%) VPN
8 26 (0.85%) Unified Communications
9 22 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
10 17 (0.56%) DHCP
10 17 (0.56%) Multicast
11 16 (0.53%) Intranet
11 16 (0.53%) Wireless
12 15 (0.49%) SSL
13 14 (0.46%) BGP
13 14 (0.46%) LTE
14 13 (0.43%) OSPF
14 13 (0.43%) SNMP
15 11 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 153 (5.02%) Power BI
2 129 (4.24%) SQL Server
3 64 (2.10%) MySQL
4 57 (1.87%) Tableau
5 39 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
6 34 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 29 (0.95%) Metadata
8 28 (0.92%) Relational Database
9 22 (0.72%) Azure SQL Database
10 20 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
11 19 (0.62%) Amazon RDS
12 18 (0.59%) Big Data
13 17 (0.56%) Data Lake
14 13 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 12 (0.39%) NoSQL
16 11 (0.36%) DynamoDB
17 10 (0.33%) Amazon Redshift
18 8 (0.26%) EDRMS
18 8 (0.26%) Looker
18 8 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 64 (2.10%) JIRA
2 57 (1.87%) Git
3 44 (1.44%) TeamCity
4 29 (0.95%) Jenkins
5 21 (0.69%) Claude Code
6 11 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
7 10 (0.33%) GCC
8 8 (0.26%) Axure RP
8 8 (0.26%) Balsamiq
8 8 (0.26%) GitLab
9 7 (0.23%) GDB
9 7 (0.23%) JUnit
10 6 (0.20%) Appium
11 4 (0.13%) Postman
12 3 (0.098%) Cypress.io
12 3 (0.098%) Oracle APEX
12 3 (0.098%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.066%) NUnit
13 2 (0.066%) Selenium
13 2 (0.066%) Xcode
General
1 1,080 (35.46%) Finance
2 965 (31.68%) Social Skills
3 735 (24.13%) Legal
4 590 (19.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 373 (12.25%) Analytical Skills
6 291 (9.55%) Banking
7 261 (8.57%) Marketing
8 201 (6.60%) Telecoms
9 196 (6.43%) Public Sector
10 182 (5.98%) Retail
11 181 (5.94%) Military
12 178 (5.84%) Back Office
13 139 (4.56%) Legal Technology
14 123 (4.04%) Manufacturing
15 119 (3.91%) Financial Institution
16 116 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
17 59 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
18 41 (1.35%) Billing
19 37 (1.21%) Front Office
20 32 (1.05%) Games
Job Titles
1 530 (17.40%) Senior
2 415 (13.62%) Analyst
3 256 (8.40%) Developer
4 224 (7.35%) Lead
5 151 (4.96%) Consultant
6 147 (4.83%) Senior Manager
7 145 (4.76%) Architect
8 130 (4.27%) Project Manager
9 126 (4.14%) Software Engineer
10 109 (3.58%) IT Manager
11 94 (3.09%) Business Analyst
12 82 (2.69%) Senior Developer
13 79 (2.59%) Support Analyst
14 75 (2.46%) IT Support
15 69 (2.27%) Administrator
16 66 (2.17%) Business Manager
17 62 (2.04%) Senior Analyst
18 59 (1.94%) IT Analyst
19 56 (1.84%) Cloud Engineer
20 55 (1.81%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (3.41%) .NET
2 78 (2.56%) HTML
3 70 (2.30%) React
4 65 (2.13%) REST
5 54 (1.77%) CSS
6 38 (1.25%) Middleware
7 34 (1.12%) RESTful
8 30 (0.98%) OAuth
9 28 (0.92%) Node.js
9 28 (0.92%) SAP Fiori
10 25 (0.82%) .NET Framework
10 25 (0.82%) PyTorch
11 23 (0.76%) .NET Core
12 22 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
13 20 (0.66%) scikit-learn
14 19 (0.62%) AngularJS
14 19 (0.62%) TensorFlow
14 19 (0.62%) Web Services
15 18 (0.59%) Kafka
16 17 (0.56%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 192 (6.30%) Cloud Native
2 171 (5.61%) Product Ownership
3 165 (5.42%) Onboarding
4 100 (3.28%) Self-Motivation
5 97 (3.18%) Management Information System
6 92 (3.02%) Driving Licence
7 79 (2.59%) Life Science
8 71 (2.33%) Enterprise Software
9 56 (1.84%) AI Agents
10 48 (1.58%) Replication
11 40 (1.31%) Virtual Team
12 37 (1.21%) Cyber Threat
12 37 (1.21%) Mobile App
12 37 (1.21%) Security Posture
13 36 (1.18%) Distributed Systems
14 34 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
15 31 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
16 29 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
17 26 (0.85%) Blog
17 26 (0.85%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 166 (5.45%) Windows
2 87 (2.86%) Linux
3 29 (0.95%) Windows Server
4 26 (0.85%) Android
4 26 (0.85%) Apple iOS
5 17 (0.56%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.46%) VMS
7 8 (0.26%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
8 7 (0.23%) Ubuntu
9 6 (0.20%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.033%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.033%) Unix
10 1 (0.033%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 592 (19.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 530 (17.40%) Problem-Solving
3 494 (16.22%) Agile
4 486 (15.96%) AI
5 313 (10.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 310 (10.18%) Analytics
7 309 (10.14%) Roadmaps
8 298 (9.78%) Software Engineering
9 297 (9.75%) Mentoring
10 290 (9.52%) Business Development
11 288 (9.46%) Technology Strategy
12 257 (8.44%) Decision-Making
13 250 (8.21%) Stakeholder Management
14 245 (8.04%) CI/CD
15 232 (7.62%) Information Security
16 228 (7.49%) Project Delivery
17 219 (7.19%) Risk Management
18 209 (6.86%) Cybersecurity
19 208 (6.83%) Workflow
20 206 (6.76%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 271 (8.90%) SQL
2 269 (8.83%) Python
3 128 (4.20%) C#
3 128 (4.20%) PowerShell
4 118 (3.87%) JavaScript
5 113 (3.71%) Java
6 64 (2.10%) TypeScript
7 38 (1.25%) Bash
8 30 (0.98%) Go
8 30 (0.98%) Shell Script
9 26 (0.85%) C++
10 21 (0.69%) T-SQL
11 19 (0.62%) Bicep
12 16 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
13 13 (0.43%) DataWeave
13 13 (0.43%) Kotlin
14 11 (0.36%) Scala
15 9 (0.30%) ABAP
15 9 (0.30%) R
16 8 (0.26%) Swift
Qualifications
1 502 (16.48%) Degree
2 221 (7.26%) Security Cleared
3 175 (5.75%) SC Cleared
4 112 (3.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 106 (3.48%) CISSP
6 94 (3.09%) CISM
7 54 (1.77%) Azure Certification
8 42 (1.38%) Master's Degree
9 37 (1.21%) ITIL Certification
10 34 (1.12%) A+ Certification
11 33 (1.08%) Microsoft Certification
11 33 (1.08%) PMI Certification
12 32 (1.05%) PMP
13 31 (1.02%) ACCA
14 29 (0.95%) Network+ Certification
15 28 (0.92%) CIMA
16 23 (0.76%) CIPD
17 22 (0.72%) PhD
18 19 (0.62%) DBS Check
19 14 (0.46%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (4.69%) Accessibility
2 129 (4.24%) QA
3 103 (3.38%) GDPR
4 102 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 76 (2.50%) NIST
6 64 (2.10%) Data Quality
7 46 (1.51%) GRC
8 34 (1.12%) ISO 22301
8 34 (1.12%) SLA
9 22 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
10 15 (0.49%) WCAG
11 14 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 14 (0.46%) NCSC
12 10 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 10 (0.33%) PMO
13 7 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
13 7 (0.23%) EU AI Act
13 7 (0.23%) NEBOSH
14 6 (0.20%) PCI DSS
14 6 (0.20%) SOC 2
System Software
1 110 (3.61%) Active Directory
2 52 (1.71%) Docker
3 35 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 17 (0.56%) Virtual Desktop
4 17 (0.56%) vSphere
5 12 (0.39%) IAG
6 8 (0.26%) Hyper-V
7 5 (0.16%) Firmware
8 4 (0.13%) GPFS
8 4 (0.13%) StorNext
8 4 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
9 3 (0.098%) iptables
10 2 (0.066%) DFS Replication
10 2 (0.066%) ProxySG
11 1 (0.033%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 137 (4.50%) Kubernetes
2 130 (4.27%) Terraform
3 71 (2.33%) Grafana
4 46 (1.51%) Microsoft Intune
5 27 (0.89%) Prometheus
6 23 (0.76%) Ansible
7 16 (0.53%) Single Sign-On
8 15 (0.49%) SCCM
9 13 (0.43%) CloudHub
10 7 (0.23%) Nagios
11 4 (0.13%) Argo
11 4 (0.13%) Galera Cluster
11 4 (0.13%) Istio
11 4 (0.13%) vCenter Server
12 3 (0.098%) Jamf Pro
12 3 (0.098%) Kubeflow
12 3 (0.098%) systemd
12 3 (0.098%) ZABBIX
13 2 (0.066%) ITRS Geneos
13 2 (0.066%) kaniko
Vendors
1 547 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 139 (4.56%) SAP
3 102 (3.35%) iManage
4 98 (3.22%) ServiceNow
5 77 (2.53%) Oracle
6 70 (2.30%) Google
7 68 (2.23%) Salesforce
8 67 (2.20%) Intapp
9 61 (2.00%) Aderant
10 46 (1.51%) Cisco
10 46 (1.51%) Databricks
11 40 (1.31%) VMware
12 34 (1.12%) Meraki
12 34 (1.12%) NEC
13 30 (0.98%) CyberArk
14 21 (0.69%) HighQ
15 20 (0.66%) OpenAI
16 19 (0.62%) MuleSoft
17 17 (0.56%) Adobe
18 13 (0.43%) Alteryx