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.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the UK

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Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal.

Salary trend for Legal in the UK

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Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 10 December 2023.

Salary histogram for Legal in the UK

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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
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:

Application Platforms
1 91 (5.55%) SharePoint
2 31 (1.89%) Apache Spark
3 18 (1.10%) MS Exchange
4 17 (1.04%) Apache
5 11 (0.67%) Confluence
6 10 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
7 8 (0.49%) CMS
8 6 (0.37%) Camunda
8 6 (0.37%) IIS
9 5 (0.30%) IBM Domino
9 5 (0.30%) NServiceBus
10 2 (0.12%) Apache Solr
10 2 (0.12%) nginx
11 1 (0.061%) Exchange Server 2010
11 1 (0.061%) SAS
11 1 (0.061%) Site Server
11 1 (0.061%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.061%) WebSphere
11 1 (0.061%) WebSphere Application Server
11 1 (0.061%) WordPress
Applications
1 159 (9.69%) Microsoft Office
2 145 (8.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 40 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (1.34%) Microsoft Project
5 13 (0.79%) MS Visio
6 6 (0.37%) AutoCAD
6 6 (0.37%) Revit
7 5 (0.30%) Acrobat
8 4 (0.24%) CATIA
8 4 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.24%) Trello
9 2 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.12%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.12%) InfoPath
9 2 (0.12%) S-PLUS
10 1 (0.061%) Adobe Illustrator
10 1 (0.061%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.061%) InDesign
10 1 (0.061%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.061%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 31 (1.89%) Elite 3E
2 30 (1.83%) Oracle Payables
3 25 (1.52%) Oracle Receivables
4 22 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
5 17 (1.04%) Remedy ITSM
6 12 (0.73%) SAP S/4HANA
7 8 (0.49%) Teamcenter
8 7 (0.43%) SAP ERP
9 6 (0.37%) Carpe Diem
10 5 (0.30%) Dynamics NAV
11 4 (0.24%) ENOVIA
11 4 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 4 (0.24%) SAP CO
11 4 (0.24%) SAP FI
11 4 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
12 3 (0.18%) SAP HCM
12 3 (0.18%) SAP HR
12 3 (0.18%) SAP Oil and Gas
13 2 (0.12%) Dynamics GP
13 2 (0.12%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 292 (17.79%) Azure
2 237 (14.44%) Microsoft 365
3 231 (14.08%) WhatsApp
4 112 (6.83%) Power Platform
5 104 (6.34%) AWS
6 76 (4.63%) SaaS
7 65 (3.96%) Entra ID
8 34 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
9 26 (1.58%) Azure DevOps
10 25 (1.52%) PowerApps
11 21 (1.28%) GCP
12 20 (1.22%) Power Automate
13 18 (1.10%) Serverless
14 14 (0.85%) Amazon EKS
14 14 (0.85%) Azure Data Factory
14 14 (0.85%) Cloud Computing
15 13 (0.79%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (0.79%) GitHub
15 13 (0.79%) Mimecast
16 12 (0.73%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 82 (5.00%) Firewall
2 58 (3.53%) DNS
3 49 (2.99%) LAN
4 47 (2.86%) TCP/IP
5 45 (2.74%) Internet
6 44 (2.68%) WAN
7 42 (2.56%) DHCP
8 36 (2.19%) VPN
9 30 (1.83%) Broadband
10 29 (1.77%) 5G
11 28 (1.71%) VoIP
12 25 (1.52%) Network Security
13 21 (1.28%) Wireless
14 19 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
15 18 (1.10%) Remote Desktop
16 16 (0.98%) SAN
17 15 (0.91%) WebEx
18 14 (0.85%) Unified Communications
19 13 (0.79%) BGP
20 12 (0.73%) H.323
Database & Business Intelligence
1 106 (6.46%) SQL Server
2 88 (5.36%) Power BI
3 54 (3.29%) Big Data
4 36 (2.19%) Relational Database
5 31 (1.89%) Data Warehouse
6 30 (1.83%) Hadoop
7 28 (1.71%) MySQL
7 28 (1.71%) NoSQL
8 21 (1.28%) Tableau
9 19 (1.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 18 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 15 (0.91%) Data Lake
11 15 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
12 14 (0.85%) Metadata
13 11 (0.67%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
14 10 (0.61%) Azure SQL Database
15 9 (0.55%) Apache Hive
15 9 (0.55%) EDRMS
16 8 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
17 7 (0.43%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 23 (1.40%) JIRA
2 15 (0.91%) Git
3 11 (0.67%) Visual Studio
4 9 (0.55%) CircleCI
4 9 (0.55%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.55%) Selenium
5 6 (0.37%) GitLab
5 6 (0.37%) Gradle
5 6 (0.37%) Maven
5 6 (0.37%) SonarQube
5 6 (0.37%) Travis CI
6 5 (0.30%) FitNesse
6 5 (0.30%) Octopus Deploy
6 5 (0.30%) TeamCity
6 5 (0.30%) WebDriver
7 4 (0.24%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.24%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.18%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.18%) Subversion
9 2 (0.12%) Artifactory
General
1 702 (42.78%) Finance
2 571 (34.80%) Social Skills
3 477 (29.07%) Law
4 244 (14.87%) Analytical Skills
5 190 (11.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 117 (7.13%) Banking
7 108 (6.58%) Retail
8 104 (6.34%) Telecoms
9 91 (5.55%) Manufacturing
10 75 (4.57%) Marketing
11 54 (3.29%) Public Sector
12 50 (3.05%) Organisational Skills
13 48 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
14 40 (2.44%) Financial Institution
15 32 (1.95%) Electronics
16 26 (1.58%) Investment Banking
16 26 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
16 26 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
17 18 (1.10%) Aerospace
18 14 (0.85%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 343 (20.90%) Analyst
2 160 (9.75%) Senior
3 135 (8.23%) Developer
4 109 (6.64%) Lead
5 90 (5.48%) Project Manager
6 88 (5.36%) Software Engineer
7 80 (4.88%) Architect
8 73 (4.45%) IT Manager
9 71 (4.33%) IT Support
9 71 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
9 71 (4.33%) Support Analyst
10 64 (3.90%) IT Analyst
11 57 (3.47%) Support Engineer
12 56 (3.41%) Business Analyst
13 45 (2.74%) IT Engineer
14 44 (2.68%) Security Manager
15 39 (2.38%) Security Analyst
16 38 (2.32%) Senior Manager
17 34 (2.07%) .NET Developer
17 34 (2.07%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (5.79%) .NET
2 59 (3.60%) Spring
3 56 (3.41%) HTML
4 48 (2.93%) Kafka
4 48 (2.93%) XML
5 46 (2.80%) Spring Boot
6 42 (2.56%) React
7 37 (2.25%) Web Services
8 35 (2.13%) REST
9 31 (1.89%) CSS
9 31 (1.89%) JSON
10 24 (1.46%) SOAP
11 18 (1.10%) AngularJS
12 16 (0.98%) ASP.NET
13 13 (0.79%) .NET Framework
14 12 (0.73%) ASP.NET Web API
15 11 (0.67%) .NET Core
16 10 (0.61%) ASP.NET MVC
16 10 (0.61%) Blazor
17 9 (0.55%) MFC
Miscellaneous
1 153 (9.32%) Management Information System
2 67 (4.08%) Onboarding
3 63 (3.84%) Self-Motivation
4 58 (3.53%) Product Ownership
5 42 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
6 38 (2.32%) Algorithms
6 38 (2.32%) Video Conferencing
7 29 (1.77%) Cloud Native
8 28 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
8 28 (1.71%) Driving Licence
9 24 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
10 23 (1.40%) Distributed Applications
11 22 (1.34%) Blockchain
12 21 (1.28%) Robotics
13 20 (1.22%) Renewable Energy
14 18 (1.10%) Security Posture
14 18 (1.10%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 16 (0.98%) Credit Risk
16 15 (0.91%) Data Centre
17 13 (0.79%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 240 (14.63%) Windows
2 86 (5.24%) Windows 10
3 70 (4.27%) Windows Server
4 32 (1.95%) Android
5 30 (1.83%) Apple iOS
6 24 (1.46%) Linux
7 18 (1.10%) Windows Server 2016
8 13 (0.79%) Windows Server 2019
9 11 (0.67%) Windows Server 2012
10 9 (0.55%) Unix
11 8 (0.49%) Mac OS
12 3 (0.18%) CentOS
12 3 (0.18%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.12%) Embedded Linux
13 2 (0.12%) Mac OS X
13 2 (0.12%) OpenBSD
13 2 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 2 (0.12%) VMS
13 2 (0.12%) Windows 7
14 1 (0.061%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 329 (20.05%) Agile
2 296 (18.04%) Problem-Solving
3 221 (13.47%) Risk Management
4 207 (12.61%) Project Management
5 178 (10.85%) Continuous Improvement
6 169 (10.30%) Decision-Making
7 162 (9.87%) Cybersecurity
8 155 (9.45%) Business Intelligence
9 147 (8.96%) SDLC
10 137 (8.35%) Information Security
11 135 (8.23%) ITIL
12 133 (8.10%) Customer Service
12 133 (8.10%) Project Delivery
13 115 (7.01%) Artificial Intelligence
14 113 (6.89%) Roadmaps
14 113 (6.89%) Stakeholder Management
15 107 (6.52%) Software Engineering
16 102 (6.22%) CI/CD
16 102 (6.22%) DevOps
17 100 (6.09%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 216 (13.16%) SQL
2 112 (6.83%) Python
3 104 (6.34%) Java
4 95 (5.79%) C#
5 88 (5.36%) JavaScript
6 55 (3.35%) PowerShell
7 28 (1.71%) T-SQL
8 26 (1.58%) TypeScript
9 17 (1.04%) Bicep
9 17 (1.04%) Perl
9 17 (1.04%) Ruby
10 16 (0.98%) Scala
11 12 (0.73%) Bash
11 12 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 12 (0.73%) PHP
12 8 (0.49%) VBA
13 6 (0.37%) R
14 5 (0.30%) Go
14 5 (0.30%) XAML
15 3 (0.18%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 380 (23.16%) Degree
2 63 (3.84%) Security Cleared
3 57 (3.47%) CISSP
4 47 (2.86%) Master's Degree
5 44 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 41 (2.50%) SC Cleared
7 40 (2.44%) CISM
8 36 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
9 32 (1.95%) PMI Certification
10 28 (1.71%) PMP
11 24 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
12 23 (1.40%) CompTIA Security+
13 18 (1.10%) ITIL Certification
14 15 (0.91%) CCNP
14 15 (0.91%) CFA
14 15 (0.91%) CISA
14 15 (0.91%) CompTIA CySA+
14 15 (0.91%) GIAC
14 15 (0.91%) MCSE
15 12 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (5.24%) GDPR
2 77 (4.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 61 (3.72%) QA
4 40 (2.44%) NIST
5 33 (2.01%) Data Quality
6 32 (1.95%) SLA
7 28 (1.71%) SEPA
8 27 (1.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 21 (1.28%) Accessibility
10 19 (1.16%) PCI DSS
11 17 (1.04%) PMO
12 16 (0.98%) GMP
12 16 (0.98%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 15 (0.91%) ISO 20022
14 14 (0.85%) GRC
15 9 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
15 9 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 9 (0.55%) Good Clinical Practice
15 9 (0.55%) IFRS
16 8 (0.49%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 187 (11.40%) Active Directory
2 42 (2.56%) Docker
3 35 (2.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 28 (1.71%) Virtual Machines
5 20 (1.22%) Hyper-V
6 16 (0.98%) Virtual Desktop
7 12 (0.73%) XenApp
8 10 (0.61%) vSphere
9 7 (0.43%) HDFS
10 4 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
11 3 (0.18%) BitLocker
11 3 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
11 3 (0.18%) VMware NSX
12 2 (0.12%) pfSense
12 2 (0.12%) Postfix
13 1 (0.061%) iptables
13 1 (0.061%) Microsoft Virtual Server
13 1 (0.061%) Squid
13 1 (0.061%) Terminal Server
13 1 (0.061%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (3.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 42 (2.56%) Kubernetes
2 42 (2.56%) SCCM
3 19 (1.16%) Terraform
4 12 (0.73%) Cisco CUCM
4 12 (0.73%) Cisco Prime
4 12 (0.73%) Cisco UCCX
5 9 (0.55%) Ansible
5 9 (0.55%) PaperCut
5 9 (0.55%) SCOM
6 6 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
7 5 (0.30%) Control-M
7 5 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
8 4 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 4 (0.24%) XenMobile
9 3 (0.18%) Grafana
9 3 (0.18%) SysTrack
10 2 (0.12%) CSIRT
10 2 (0.12%) Progress Chef
10 2 (0.12%) vRealize
Vendors
1 408 (24.86%) Microsoft
2 79 (4.81%) SAP
3 75 (4.57%) iManage
4 73 (4.45%) Cisco
5 60 (3.66%) Oracle
6 51 (3.11%) ServiceNow
7 49 (2.99%) Citrix
8 46 (2.80%) VMware
9 38 (2.32%) Aderant
10 32 (1.95%) Intapp
11 30 (1.83%) Google
12 29 (1.77%) Virgin Media
13 28 (1.71%) Apple
14 24 (1.46%) HP
15 23 (1.40%) Adobe
15 23 (1.40%) Remedy
16 19 (1.16%) Databricks
16 19 (1.16%) Meraki
17 17 (1.04%) Bloomberg
17 17 (1.04%) BMC