Legal Jobs 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 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 70 85
Rank change year-on-year -19 +15 +41
Permanent jobs citing Legal 121 235 253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.71% 3.25% 3.80%
As % of the General category 4.92% 5.59% 4.97%
Number of salaries quoted 43 125 156
10th Percentile £29,450 £23,700 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £25,500 £41,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £50,000 £52,250
Median % change year-on-year -18.00% -4.31% +13.59%
75th Percentile £58,250 £60,000 £68,250
90th Percentile £71,500 £75,463 £80,625
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.58% -5.45% -

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 common skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,458 4,203 5,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 55.05% 58.05% 76.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,097 3,025 2,262
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £36,995 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +9.38%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,950 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £60,063
% change year-on-year +9.52% -12.59% +0.11%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the West Midlands

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Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Legal in the West Midlands

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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 30 April 2025.

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 30 April 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
Birmingham -25 39 £55,000 - 47
Warwickshire -23 37 £32,500 +35.42% 18
Staffordshire +36 16 £75,724 +191.24% 37
Walsall - 8 £32,500 -
Coventry +1 6 - - 9
Solihull -1 2 £40,000 +45.45% 4
Shropshire +1 1 £37,500 -25.00% 1
Willenhall - 1 - -
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 21 (17.36%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.31%) CMS
2 4 (3.31%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.65%) SAS
4 1 (0.83%) Mule
Applications
1 35 (28.93%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (10.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (3.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (2.48%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.83%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.83%) OpenText VIM for SAP
3 1 (0.83%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.83%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 21 (17.36%) Microsoft 365
2 18 (14.88%) Azure
3 12 (9.92%) Power Platform
4 10 (8.26%) PowerApps
5 6 (4.96%) Entra ID
6 5 (4.13%) Power Automate
7 4 (3.31%) OneDrive
8 3 (2.48%) SaaS
9 1 (0.83%) AWS
9 1 (0.83%) GCP
9 1 (0.83%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.79%) VLAN
2 2 (1.65%) Firewall
2 2 (1.65%) Intranet
2 2 (1.65%) Intrusion Detection
2 2 (1.65%) MPLS
2 2 (1.65%) Network Security
2 2 (1.65%) VoIP
3 1 (0.83%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.83%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.83%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.31%) Power BI
2 3 (2.48%) BusinessObjects
Development Applications
1 16 (13.22%) JIRA
1 16 (13.22%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (2.48%) LSMW
General
1 43 (35.54%) Finance
2 36 (29.75%) Documentation Skills
3 33 (27.27%) Social Skills
4 20 (16.53%) Marketing
5 18 (14.88%) Manufacturing
6 12 (9.92%) Law
7 6 (4.96%) Automotive
7 6 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (3.31%) Public Sector
10 3 (2.48%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (2.48%) Banking
10 3 (2.48%) Retail
10 3 (2.48%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.83%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 36 (29.75%) Senior
2 18 (14.88%) Customer Executive
3 10 (8.26%) Development Manager
3 10 (8.26%) IT Support
4 6 (4.96%) Analyst
4 6 (4.96%) Consultant
4 6 (4.96%) SharePoint Support
5 4 (3.31%) SAP Consultant
6 3 (2.48%) 2nd Line Support
6 3 (2.48%) Functional Consultant
6 3 (2.48%) IT Manager
6 3 (2.48%) Microsoft 365 Expert
6 3 (2.48%) SAP Functional Consultant
6 3 (2.48%) SAP MDG Consultant
6 3 (2.48%) Security Analyst
7 2 (1.65%) Information Security Analyst
7 2 (1.65%) IT Security Officer
7 2 (1.65%) Security Engineer
7 2 (1.65%) Security Officer
7 2 (1.65%) Strategy Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.83%) IDoc
1 1 (0.83%) SAP Business Workflow
1 1 (0.83%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (0.83%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.26%) Social Media
2 5 (4.13%) Cyberattack
3 3 (2.48%) CCTV
3 3 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
3 3 (2.48%) e-Learning
3 3 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (2.48%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.48%) Replication
3 3 (2.48%) SCADA
3 3 (2.48%) Security Posture
3 3 (2.48%) Virtual Team
4 2 (1.65%) FMCG
4 2 (1.65%) Graphic Design
4 2 (1.65%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
5 1 (0.83%) CESG
5 1 (0.83%) Cyber Security Posture
5 1 (0.83%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.83%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (21.49%) Windows
2 10 (8.26%) Windows Vista
3 8 (6.61%) Windows Server
4 7 (5.79%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.65%) Linux
6 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.83%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (17.36%) Collaborative Working
2 20 (16.53%) Decision-Making
2 20 (16.53%) Mathematics
3 18 (14.88%) Business Development
3 18 (14.88%) Contract Negotiation
3 18 (14.88%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 18 (14.88%) Project Delivery
4 16 (13.22%) Hazard Analysis
4 16 (13.22%) Project Management
4 16 (13.22%) Safety Engineering
4 16 (13.22%) Systems Engineering
5 13 (10.74%) Creative Thinking
6 12 (9.92%) Analytics
6 12 (9.92%) Contract Management
7 11 (9.09%) Business Case
8 10 (8.26%) Budgeting
8 10 (8.26%) Cost Control
8 10 (8.26%) ITIL
9 9 (7.44%) Case Management
9 9 (7.44%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.79%) PowerShell
2 5 (4.13%) SQL
3 2 (1.65%) PHP
3 2 (1.65%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.83%) ABAP
4 1 (0.83%) Python
Qualifications
1 34 (28.10%) BPSS Clearance
2 28 (23.14%) Degree
3 18 (14.88%) Numerate Degree
4 11 (9.09%) DBS Check
5 10 (8.26%) Security Cleared
6 6 (4.96%) CISM
7 5 (4.13%) SC Cleared
8 4 (3.31%) CISSP
9 2 (1.65%) CASP
9 2 (1.65%) Chartered Engineer
9 2 (1.65%) CompTIA Security+
9 2 (1.65%) HNC
9 2 (1.65%) HND
9 2 (1.65%) ISEB
9 2 (1.65%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.83%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.83%) BC Cleared
10 1 (0.83%) CESG Certified Professional
10 1 (0.83%) CIPFA
10 1 (0.83%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (4.96%) GDPR
3 5 (4.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (3.31%) NIST
5 3 (2.48%) COBIT
6 2 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (1.65%) NCSC
6 2 (1.65%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.83%) GRC
7 1 (0.83%) SOC 2
System Software
1 15 (12.40%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.48%) vSphere
3 1 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.83%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (1.65%) Cisco CUCM
2 1 (0.83%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.83%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (25.62%) Microsoft
2 18 (14.88%) Salesforce
3 4 (3.31%) SAP
3 4 (3.31%) VMware
4 2 (1.65%) Cisco
4 2 (1.65%) Facebook
4 2 (1.65%) YouTube
5 1 (0.83%) Ariba
5 1 (0.83%) BMC
5 1 (0.83%) Citrix
5 1 (0.83%) Concur
5 1 (0.83%) Google
5 1 (0.83%) iManage
5 1 (0.83%) Intapp
5 1 (0.83%) OpenText
5 1 (0.83%) Remedy
5 1 (0.83%) ServiceNow