Legal Jobs in Wales

Legal
UK > Wales

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 98 110
Rank change year-on-year +32 +12 +10
Permanent jobs citing Legal 14 29 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 1.17% 1.33% 1.36%
As % of the General category 1.49% 2.50% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 8 23 22
10th Percentile £36,831 £27,277 £23,000
25th Percentile £49,375 £36,000 £31,525
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +17.65% -19.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £57,450 £62,988
90th Percentile £68,033 £67,500 -
UK median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -

All General Skills
Wales

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 Wales.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 939 1,160 1,135
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales 78.18% 53.02% 67.20%
Number of salaries quoted 536 784 518
10th Percentile £23,504 £26,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £24,501 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,860 £44,207
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -3.05% -8.85%
75th Percentile £62,000 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,600 £66,250 £70,075
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Wales

Legal
Salary Trend in Wales

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

Salary trend for Legal in Wales

Legal
Salary Histogram in Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in Wales over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Legal in Wales

Legal
Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Wales region over the 6 months to 30 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
South Wales +29 11 £60,000 +12.15% 107
North Wales +3 2 - - 5
West Wales - 1 £29,944 - 5
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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 1 (7.14%) CMS
1 1 (7.14%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Adobe Premiere
1 1 (7.14%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Google Analytics
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Looker
General
1 4 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (28.57%) Finance
1 4 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (28.57%) Marketing
2 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Retail
4 1 (7.14%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Lead
2 2 (14.29%) Assistant Project Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Consultant
2 2 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 1 (7.14%) Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) Architect
3 1 (7.14%) Business Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) Mobility Engineer
3 1 (7.14%) Principal Architect
3 1 (7.14%) Principal Security Architect
3 1 (7.14%) Security Architect
3 1 (7.14%) Senior
3 1 (7.14%) Software Analyst
3 1 (7.14%) Technical Support
3 1 (7.14%) Technologist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (21.43%) CSS
1 3 (21.43%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.14%) Blog
2 1 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.14%) LIMS
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Driving Car
2 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Analytics
2 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 4 (28.57%) Digital Marketing
2 4 (28.57%) SEO
3 3 (21.43%) Coaching
3 3 (21.43%) Mentoring
3 3 (21.43%) Paid Search
3 3 (21.43%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (21.43%) Project Management
3 3 (21.43%) Web Development
4 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
4 2 (14.29%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 2 (14.29%) Business Process Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
4 2 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
4 2 (14.29%) Financial Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Fintech
4 2 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 2 (14.29%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 3 (21.43%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) CISA
1 1 (7.14%) CISM
1 1 (7.14%) CISSP
1 1 (7.14%) CRISC
1 1 (7.14%) DBS Check
1 1 (7.14%) Degree
1 1 (7.14%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
1 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) Accessibility
1 2 (14.29%) GDPR
1 2 (14.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27005
2 1 (7.14%) NCSC
2 1 (7.14%) NIST
2 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Google
2 3 (21.43%) Ahrefs
3 1 (7.14%) Fortinet
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) Salesforce
3 1 (7.14%) VMware