Legal Job Trends in the West Midlands

Legal
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 72 62
Rank change year-on-year +18 -10 +4
Permanent jobs citing Legal 194 111 282
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 2.40% 3.27% 3.63%
As % of the General category 5.54% 5.32% 6.47%
Number of salaries quoted 126 53 106
10th Percentile £33,125 £31,150 £24,000
25th Percentile £39,531 £31,250 £24,999
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £45,000 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -9.09% -5.71%
75th Percentile £65,775 £58,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £93,306 £66,948 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +15.00% -9.09%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 general skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,499 2,086 4,360
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 43.33% 61.43% 56.19%
Number of salaries quoted 2,343 1,224 2,646
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,656 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,011
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year - +2.80% -10.83%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legal relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Legal job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Legal

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Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 19 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Legal in the West Midlands

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Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 July 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
Birmingham +22 83 £59,527 +8.23% 27
Warwickshire -1 35 £25,000 -26.47% 8
Worcestershire +8 27 £60,000 +86.05% 4
Dudley - 19 £45,000 - 4
Shropshire -11 8 £39,000 -48.00%
Wolverhampton -15 7 - - 1
Staffordshire -3 6 £37,500 -27.42% 3
Solihull +14 2 £55,000 +57.14% 2
Bilston - 2 £55,000 -
Brierley Hill - 2 £35,500 - 1
Rowley Regis - 1 £72,500 -
Sutton Coldfield - 1 £28,000 -
Legal
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 25 (12.89%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.58%) SharePoint 2013
3 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 18 (9.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (5.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.64%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (2.06%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (1.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.09%) SAP S/4HANA
1 6 (3.09%) Visualfiles
2 4 (2.06%) Elite 3E
2 4 (2.06%) Primavera
2 4 (2.06%) SAP EHS
Cloud Services
1 40 (20.62%) SaaS
2 26 (13.40%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (10.82%) Azure
4 14 (7.22%) Power Platform
5 10 (5.15%) PaaS
6 7 (3.61%) Entra ID
6 7 (3.61%) IaaS
7 5 (2.58%) PowerApps
8 4 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.06%) Power Automate
8 4 (2.06%) Smartsheet
9 3 (1.55%) Google Sheets
9 3 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
9 3 (1.55%) OneDrive
10 2 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (1.03%) Google Workspace
11 1 (0.52%) Copilot Studio
11 1 (0.52%) Dynamics 365
11 1 (0.52%) Google Docs
11 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.52%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.22%) SQL Server
2 5 (2.58%) Power BI
3 3 (1.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.03%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.03%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.52%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 4 (2.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 71 (36.60%) Finance
2 64 (32.99%) Social Skills
3 43 (22.16%) Law
4 31 (15.98%) Marketing
5 22 (11.34%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (8.76%) Organisational Skills
7 16 (8.25%) Manufacturing
8 13 (6.70%) Retail
9 10 (5.15%) Influencing Skills
10 9 (4.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (4.12%) Legal Technology
12 7 (3.61%) Aerospace
12 7 (3.61%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (3.61%) Telecoms
13 6 (3.09%) Local Government
14 5 (2.58%) Automotive
15 4 (2.06%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (1.55%) Billing
16 3 (1.55%) Social Housing
17 2 (1.03%) Banking
Job Titles
1 24 (12.37%) Trainer
2 23 (11.86%) Analyst
3 21 (10.82%) Sales Executive
3 21 (10.82%) Senior
4 17 (8.76%) Marketing Executive
5 14 (7.22%) IT Trainer
6 13 (6.70%) Platform Engineer
7 12 (6.19%) Database Engineer
7 12 (6.19%) Developer
8 11 (5.67%) IT Engineer
8 11 (5.67%) Web Engineer
9 8 (4.12%) Lead
10 7 (3.61%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.09%) Account Manager
11 6 (3.09%) Applications Support
11 6 (3.09%) Architect
11 6 (3.09%) SAP Developer
11 6 (3.09%) Technical Engineer
11 6 (3.09%) Technical Support
11 6 (3.09%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (4.12%) REST
2 6 (3.09%) JDBC
2 6 (3.09%) Node.js
2 6 (3.09%) OAuth
2 6 (3.09%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (3.09%) SAPUI5
2 6 (3.09%) SOAP
3 4 (2.06%) .NET
4 2 (1.03%) Middleware
5 1 (0.52%) CSS
5 1 (0.52%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.52%) HTML
5 1 (0.52%) JSON
5 1 (0.52%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (10.31%) Management Information System
2 17 (8.76%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.64%) Driving Licence
4 8 (4.12%) Web Conferencing
5 7 (3.61%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (3.09%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.58%) PMI
7 5 (2.58%) Podcast
7 5 (2.58%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.55%) Clustering
8 3 (1.55%) CMDB
8 3 (1.55%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (1.55%) Replication
8 3 (1.55%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (1.03%) AI Agents
9 2 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
10 1 (0.52%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.52%) Insider Threat
10 1 (0.52%) Pricing Data
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.15%) Windows
2 2 (1.03%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.52%) Linux
3 1 (0.52%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (18.04%) Continuous Improvement
2 25 (12.89%) Mentoring
3 24 (12.37%) Problem-Solving
4 21 (10.82%) AI
5 20 (10.31%) Collaborative Working
5 20 (10.31%) Decision-Making
6 17 (8.76%) CRM
7 16 (8.25%) Agile
8 15 (7.73%) Platform Engineering
8 15 (7.73%) Workflow
9 14 (7.22%) Analytics
10 13 (6.70%) Integration Patterns
11 12 (6.19%) Customer Service
11 12 (6.19%) Information Security
11 12 (6.19%) Roadmaps
12 11 (5.67%) Case Management
12 11 (5.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 11 (5.67%) Stakeholder Management
13 10 (5.15%) Time Management
13 10 (5.15%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.25%) SQL
2 7 (3.61%) Java
3 6 (3.09%) ABAP
4 4 (2.06%) PowerShell
5 2 (1.03%) C#
5 2 (1.03%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.52%) Python
Qualifications
1 33 (17.01%) Degree
2 16 (8.25%) BPSS Clearance
3 8 (4.12%) Numerate Degree
4 7 (3.61%) CompTIA Security+
4 7 (3.61%) PMI Certification
5 5 (2.58%) CISSP
6 3 (1.55%) ACCA
6 3 (1.55%) CIMA
7 2 (1.03%) CBAP
7 2 (1.03%) CISM
7 2 (1.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.03%) HNC
7 2 (1.03%) HND
7 2 (1.03%) Master's Degree
7 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.03%) PMP
7 2 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.52%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.52%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.09%) GDPR
2 5 (2.58%) COSHH
2 5 (2.58%) GRC
2 5 (2.58%) ISO 14001
2 5 (2.58%) ISO 9001
2 5 (2.58%) NEBOSH
3 4 (2.06%) QA
4 3 (1.55%) Data Quality
4 3 (1.55%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.03%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 2 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.03%) NIST
6 1 (0.52%) Accessibility
System Software
1 5 (2.58%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (4.12%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.52%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 42 (21.65%) Microsoft
2 10 (5.15%) iManage
2 10 (5.15%) SAP
3 6 (3.09%) Salesforce
4 5 (2.58%) Google
5 4 (2.06%) Aderant
5 4 (2.06%) Intapp
5 4 (2.06%) Oracle
6 3 (1.55%) HubSpot
6 3 (1.55%) Zoho
7 2 (1.03%) NEC
8 1 (0.52%) Databricks
8 1 (0.52%) Intel
8 1 (0.52%) ServiceNow