Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 10 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | 74 | 152 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +78 | +84 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 1,641 | 5,213 | 3,208 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.14% | 4.26% | 2.52% |
| As % of the General category | 4.78% | 6.18% | 4.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,137 | 1,940 | 1,736 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,629 | £30,000 | £28,957 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.52% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £70,421 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | £93,750 | £87,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,000 | £45,345 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.38% | +3.65% | +0.77% |
All General Skills
UK
Legal is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 34,334 | 84,285 | 76,019 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 65.68% | 68.96% | 59.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 24,048 | 48,071 | 48,046 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK over the 6 months to 10 December 2023. 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 |
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| England | -29 | 1,447 | £57,500 | - | 1,603 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 900 | £50,000 | +6.38% | 945 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 688 | £57,500 | - | 660 |
| London | +27 | 671 | £70,000 | - | 712 |
| South East | -50 | 229 | £47,500 | -13.64% | 251 |
| North of England | +25 | 220 | £55,000 | +23.94% | 226 |
| South West | -68 | 144 | £42,500 | - | 154 |
| Scotland | -8 | 121 | £70,576 | +58.10% | 51 |
| Midlands | -53 | 114 | £52,500 | +11.70% | 171 |
| North West | +47 | 108 | £54,000 | +21.69% | 126 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 103 | £62,250 | +46.47% | 76 |
| West Midlands | -17 | 95 | £52,500 | +11.70% | 120 |
| East of England | -38 | 35 | £55,000 | +83.33% | 80 |
| Wales | -8 | 20 | £33,500 | +36.73% | 38 |
| East Midlands | -42 | 19 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 50 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 15 | £53,750 | +4.88% | 8 |
| North East | +30 | 9 | £41,250 | -26.67% | 28 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | £47,000 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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