Legal
West Yorkshire > Wakefield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Wakefield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 13 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +9 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wakefield | - | 5.26% | 1.25% |
| As % of the General category | - | 5.88% | 1.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £41,250 | £76,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £42,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -45.16% | +77.14% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £43,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £49,000 | £51,754 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.32% | -9.99% | +27.78% |
All General Skills
Wakefield
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 Wakefield.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 68 | 34 | 59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wakefield | 72.34% | 89.47% | 73.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 14 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,750 | £37,750 | £38,813 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £43,438 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,000 | £48,750 | £48,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.85% | +0.52% | +7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £42,250 | £55,000 | £63,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £50,000 | £81,875 | £73,750 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | +2.80% |
Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legal relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.
Legal
Salary Trend in Wakefield
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Legal.
