Legal Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Legal
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 82 90 92
Rank change year-on-year +8 +2 +75
Permanent jobs citing Legal 777 1,087 1,400
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.16% 3.21% 3.46%
As % of the General category 5.32% 5.22% 5.25%
Number of salaries quoted 303 671 717
10th Percentile £36,434 £31,250 £34,700
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £88,333 £83,759 £85,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £51,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.75% -7.27% -

All General Skills
Work from Home

Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 14,598 20,835 26,651
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 78.21% 61.59% 65.90%
Number of salaries quoted 7,652 15,099 17,791
10th Percentile £25,087 £31,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,500 £46,570
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -12.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,840 £75,000 £82,548
90th Percentile £105,000 £95,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Legal trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Legal.

Legal salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Legal over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Legal salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 37 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
2 28 (3.60%) SharePoint
3 15 (1.93%) CMS
4 4 (0.51%) Drupal
5 2 (0.26%) Confluence
5 2 (0.26%) IIS
5 2 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 41 (5.28%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (4.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (1.16%) Acrobat
5 6 (0.77%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.64%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.13%) Camtasia
9 1 (0.13%) InDesign
9 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (1.54%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.26%) Carpe Diem
2 2 (0.26%) Infor LN
2 2 (0.26%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.13%) SAP HCM
3 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
3 1 (0.13%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (0.13%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 83 (10.68%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (9.01%) Azure
3 28 (3.60%) Power Platform
4 26 (3.35%) OneDrive
5 20 (2.57%) Entra ID
6 13 (1.67%) Cloud Computing
6 13 (1.67%) SaaS
7 12 (1.54%) AWS
8 11 (1.42%) Google Workspace
9 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
9 10 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (1.03%) Power Automate
11 7 (0.90%) PowerApps
12 6 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
13 5 (0.64%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.51%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.51%) AWS Lambda
14 4 (0.51%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.51%) GitHub
14 4 (0.51%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.80%) Intranet
2 10 (1.29%) Firewall
2 10 (1.29%) Network Security
3 9 (1.16%) VPN
4 4 (0.51%) Bluetooth
4 4 (0.51%) LAN
4 4 (0.51%) MPLS
4 4 (0.51%) VoIP
5 3 (0.39%) WAN
6 2 (0.26%) Broadband
6 2 (0.26%) Cisco IPT
6 2 (0.26%) DHCP
6 2 (0.26%) DNS
6 2 (0.26%) Internet
6 2 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.26%) VLAN
6 2 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.47%) Power BI
2 14 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 10 (1.29%) Tableau
5 6 (0.77%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.39%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.26%) Metadata
7 2 (0.26%) MySQL
7 2 (0.26%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.26%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.13%) Big Data
8 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.13%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.13%) GIS
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.13%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 15 (1.93%) JIRA
2 13 (1.67%) Selenium
3 5 (0.64%) Git
4 4 (0.51%) Bazaar
5 2 (0.26%) GitLab
5 2 (0.26%) Katalon Studio
6 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.13%) LSMW
6 1 (0.13%) MLflow
General
1 440 (56.63%) Law
2 324 (41.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 169 (21.75%) Finance
4 166 (21.36%) Social Skills
5 72 (9.27%) Analytical Skills
6 41 (5.28%) Retail
7 36 (4.63%) Banking
8 29 (3.73%) Organisational Skills
9 23 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.70%) Public Sector
11 20 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (2.32%) Marketing
13 13 (1.67%) Telecoms
14 8 (1.03%) Billing
15 7 (0.90%) Aviation
15 7 (0.90%) Publishing
16 6 (0.77%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.64%) Aerospace
17 5 (0.64%) Games
17 5 (0.64%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 82 (10.55%) Analyst
1 82 (10.55%) Senior
2 31 (3.99%) Lead
3 25 (3.22%) IT Support
4 19 (2.45%) Graduate
5 18 (2.32%) Technologist
6 15 (1.93%) Business Analyst
6 15 (1.93%) IT Manager
6 15 (1.93%) Senior Analyst
7 14 (1.80%) Developer
7 14 (1.80%) Senior Manager
8 13 (1.67%) Financial Analyst
8 13 (1.67%) Systems Engineer
9 12 (1.54%) 2nd Line Support
9 12 (1.54%) QA Engineer
9 12 (1.54%) Support Technician
10 11 (1.42%) Architect
10 11 (1.42%) Data Manager
10 11 (1.42%) Product Manager
10 11 (1.42%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.67%) .NET
2 11 (1.42%) CSS
2 11 (1.42%) HTML
3 7 (0.90%) REST
4 6 (0.77%) RESTful
5 4 (0.51%) Django
5 4 (0.51%) EDI
5 4 (0.51%) Saxon XSLT
5 4 (0.51%) SOAP
5 4 (0.51%) WebSockets
6 3 (0.39%) ASP.NET
6 3 (0.39%) React
7 2 (0.26%) Middleware
7 2 (0.26%) Web Services
8 1 (0.13%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.13%) ASP.NET MVC
8 1 (0.13%) NumPy
8 1 (0.13%) Visualforce
8 1 (0.13%) WCF
8 1 (0.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 287 (36.94%) Cyberattack
2 25 (3.22%) Learning Management System
3 22 (2.83%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.45%) Social Media
5 17 (2.19%) Algorithms
5 17 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (1.80%) e-Learning
6 14 (1.80%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.54%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.42%) Security Posture
9 10 (1.29%) Credit Risk
9 10 (1.29%) Product Ownership
10 9 (1.16%) Hackathon
11 8 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.03%) Virtual Team
12 7 (0.90%) Cyber Security Posture
12 7 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 6 (0.77%) Derivative
14 5 (0.64%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 35 (4.50%) Windows
2 17 (2.19%) Linux
3 16 (2.06%) Windows Server
4 11 (1.42%) Mac OS
4 11 (1.42%) Windows Vista
5 5 (0.64%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.51%) Ubuntu
7 3 (0.39%) Unix
7 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
7 3 (0.39%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.26%) Android
8 2 (0.26%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.13%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 353 (45.43%) Cybersecurity
2 300 (38.61%) Line Management
3 295 (37.97%) Creative Thinking
4 106 (13.64%) Agile
5 79 (10.17%) Problem-Solving
6 67 (8.62%) Project Management
7 56 (7.21%) Decision-Making
8 54 (6.95%) Artificial Intelligence
8 54 (6.95%) Information Security
9 51 (6.56%) Analytics
10 47 (6.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 44 (5.66%) Customer Service
12 43 (5.53%) Mentoring
13 41 (5.28%) Risk Management
14 38 (4.89%) Business Intelligence
14 38 (4.89%) Process Improvement
15 36 (4.63%) Time Management
16 35 (4.50%) Data Protection
17 34 (4.38%) Collaborative Working
18 33 (4.25%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 45 (5.79%) Python
2 40 (5.15%) SQL
3 21 (2.70%) C#
3 21 (2.70%) JavaScript
4 20 (2.57%) PowerShell
5 11 (1.42%) Java
6 9 (1.16%) Kotlin
6 9 (1.16%) PHP
7 8 (1.03%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.90%) T-SQL
9 6 (0.77%) C++
10 5 (0.64%) C
10 5 (0.64%) Perl
11 4 (0.51%) Ladder Logic
12 2 (0.26%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.26%) VB
12 2 (0.26%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.13%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.13%) Bash
13 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 93 (11.97%) Degree
2 28 (3.60%) Master's Degree
3 21 (2.70%) MRICS
4 20 (2.57%) PhD
5 18 (2.32%) CISM
6 17 (2.19%) DBS Check
6 17 (2.19%) Security Cleared
7 12 (1.54%) ISTQB
8 11 (1.42%) CISA
8 11 (1.42%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (1.29%) PMP
10 8 (1.03%) CISSP
10 8 (1.03%) SC Cleared
11 7 (0.90%) ISEB
12 6 (0.77%) ACCA
12 6 (0.77%) CIMA
13 5 (0.64%) Chartered Engineer
13 5 (0.64%) CIPFA
13 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 292 (37.58%) NCSC
2 70 (9.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 44 (5.66%) GDPR
4 41 (5.28%) NIST
5 35 (4.50%) Accessibility
6 34 (4.38%) Cyber Essentials
7 25 (3.22%) QA
8 19 (2.45%) SLA
9 11 (1.42%) COBIT
9 11 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 10 (1.29%) PCI DSS
11 9 (1.16%) PERC
12 8 (1.03%) GAAP
13 6 (0.77%) ISO 9001
14 3 (0.39%) Data Quality
14 3 (0.39%) IEC 61508
14 3 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.39%) SOC 2
15 2 (0.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
15 2 (0.26%) GRC
System Software
1 38 (4.89%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.39%) Docker
3 3 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) pfSense
Systems Management
1 27 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.77%) SCCM
3 4 (0.51%) Cisco CUCM
3 4 (0.51%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.39%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.26%) Terraform
6 1 (0.13%) Ansible
6 1 (0.13%) CASB
6 1 (0.13%) cPanel
6 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
6 1 (0.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 138 (17.76%) Microsoft
2 27 (3.47%) Google
3 20 (2.57%) iManage
3 20 (2.57%) Intapp
4 15 (1.93%) VMware
5 13 (1.67%) Adobe
6 11 (1.42%) Aderant
7 10 (1.29%) IBM
7 10 (1.29%) OneTrust
7 10 (1.29%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.03%) SAP
9 7 (0.90%) Citrix
10 6 (0.77%) DocuSign
11 4 (0.51%) Cisco
11 4 (0.51%) Databricks
11 4 (0.51%) Siemens
12 3 (0.39%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.39%) Oracle
12 3 (0.39%) Riverbed
12 3 (0.39%) ServiceNow