Legal Jobs in England

Legal
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 76 143
Rank change year-on-year +5 +67 +8
Permanent jobs citing Legal 2,926 3,712 3,847
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.41% 4.10% 2.89%
As % of the General category 5.76% 6.02% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,604 1,453 1,772
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,593 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £74,063 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -

All General Skills
England

Legal is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 50,814 61,696 85,262
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.22% 68.21% 64.03%
Number of salaries quoted 35,671 33,426 44,983
10th Percentile £27,445 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £103,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in England

Legal
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Legal in England

Legal
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Legal in England

Legal
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the England region over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. 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
London +23 982 £68,500 +5.38% 644
North of England +61 653 £45,750 +1.10% 279
South East -32 548 £37,875 -27.86% 274
North West +90 372 £47,500 - 177
Midlands +8 333 £50,000 - 181
West Midlands +8 237 £50,000 -4.76% 122
South West -44 224 £43,000 -4.97% 184
Yorkshire +36 204 £34,000 -24.44% 74
East of England -39 154 £50,000 - 115
East Midlands +18 96 £45,000 +20.00% 59
North East +39 77 £53,750 -10.42% 32
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 186 (6.36%) SharePoint
2 105 (3.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 79 (2.70%) SAS
4 24 (0.82%) CMS
5 12 (0.41%) IIS
6 11 (0.38%) Confluence
7 9 (0.31%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
8 6 (0.21%) WordPress
9 5 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
9 5 (0.17%) NServiceBus
10 4 (0.14%) Office Communications Server
11 3 (0.10%) Apache
11 3 (0.10%) Apache Airflow
11 3 (0.10%) Apache Pulsar
12 2 (0.068%) BizTalk Server
12 2 (0.068%) Drupal
12 2 (0.068%) Exchange Server 2010
12 2 (0.068%) IBM Domino
12 2 (0.068%) Luigi
Applications
1 352 (12.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 322 (11.00%) Microsoft Office
3 94 (3.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 80 (2.73%) AutoCAD
5 27 (0.92%) Revit
6 26 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
7 24 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
8 17 (0.58%) SPSS
9 13 (0.44%) MS Visio
10 9 (0.31%) Simulink
11 7 (0.24%) Chatbot
11 7 (0.24%) Stateflow
12 5 (0.17%) SOLIDWORKS
13 3 (0.10%) ProjectWise
14 2 (0.068%) Adobe Creative Suite
14 2 (0.068%) FileZilla
14 2 (0.068%) S-PLUS
15 1 (0.034%) Adobe Illustrator
15 1 (0.034%) InDesign
15 1 (0.034%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 39 (1.33%) Elite 3E
2 27 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 12 (0.41%) Relativity
5 11 (0.38%) iTrent
5 11 (0.38%) SAP HR
6 10 (0.34%) Infor SunSystems
6 10 (0.34%) SAP Payroll
7 9 (0.31%) Carpe Diem
8 8 (0.27%) NetSuite
8 8 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
9 7 (0.24%) BPCS
9 7 (0.24%) NEC Housing
10 6 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
10 6 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
10 6 (0.21%) SAP HCM
11 5 (0.17%) Dynamics GP
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
11 5 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
11 5 (0.17%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 381 (13.02%) Azure
2 268 (9.16%) Microsoft 365
3 221 (7.55%) Power Platform
4 108 (3.69%) SaaS
5 102 (3.49%) AWS
6 84 (2.87%) Entra ID
7 57 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
8 49 (1.67%) GCP
8 49 (1.67%) PowerApps
9 43 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
10 33 (1.13%) WhatsApp
11 24 (0.82%) Power Automate
12 23 (0.79%) OneDrive
13 14 (0.48%) PaaS
14 12 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
14 12 (0.41%) IaaS
15 11 (0.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 11 (0.38%) Dropbox
15 11 (0.38%) OCI
16 10 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 118 (4.03%) Firewall
2 53 (1.81%) WAN
3 50 (1.71%) Internet
4 46 (1.57%) LAN
5 34 (1.16%) Wireless
6 30 (1.03%) Intranet
7 29 (0.99%) SAN
8 28 (0.96%) DNS
8 28 (0.96%) TCP/IP
9 27 (0.92%) DHCP
10 25 (0.85%) Intrusion Detection
11 20 (0.68%) VPN
11 20 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (0.58%) VoIP
13 13 (0.44%) Skype
13 13 (0.44%) SNMP
14 12 (0.41%) Network Security
15 10 (0.34%) Structured Cabling
15 10 (0.34%) VLAN
15 10 (0.34%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 174 (5.95%) Power BI
2 140 (4.78%) SQL Server
3 59 (2.02%) Relational Database
4 53 (1.81%) Data Warehouse
5 40 (1.37%) MySQL
6 35 (1.20%) Tableau
7 31 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 29 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
9 25 (0.85%) Big Data
10 24 (0.82%) Data Lake
11 21 (0.72%) EDRMS
12 20 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
13 19 (0.65%) DB2
13 19 (0.65%) NoSQL
14 16 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 15 (0.51%) Metadata
16 14 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
16 14 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
16 14 (0.48%) EDMS
17 13 (0.44%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 95 (3.25%) JIRA
2 53 (1.81%) Git
3 19 (0.65%) Visual Studio
4 13 (0.44%) CircleCI
5 12 (0.41%) GitLab
6 9 (0.31%) TeamCity
7 8 (0.27%) Oracle Forms
8 6 (0.21%) Eclipse
8 6 (0.21%) Jenkins
8 6 (0.21%) Selenium
8 6 (0.21%) WebDriver
9 5 (0.17%) Bitbucket
9 5 (0.17%) Cypress.io
9 5 (0.17%) fastlane
10 4 (0.14%) Android Studio
10 4 (0.14%) FitNesse
10 4 (0.14%) Octopus Deploy
10 4 (0.14%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.10%) PeopleTools
11 3 (0.10%) Toad
General
1 1,175 (40.16%) Finance
2 1,065 (36.40%) Social Skills
3 586 (20.03%) Law
4 515 (17.60%) Analytical Skills
5 449 (15.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 283 (9.67%) Banking
7 221 (7.55%) Marketing
8 220 (7.52%) Retail
9 124 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
10 100 (3.42%) Manufacturing
11 86 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
12 81 (2.77%) Local Government
13 77 (2.63%) Public Sector
14 72 (2.46%) Telecoms
15 62 (2.12%) Publishing
16 44 (1.50%) Investment Banking
17 41 (1.40%) Pharmaceutical
18 38 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
19 37 (1.26%) Automotive
20 34 (1.16%) Games
Job Titles
1 604 (20.64%) Analyst
2 430 (14.70%) Senior
3 206 (7.04%) Lead
4 156 (5.33%) Developer
5 143 (4.89%) Senior Analyst
6 131 (4.48%) Project Manager
7 111 (3.79%) IT Support
8 103 (3.52%) Architect
9 94 (3.21%) Financial Analyst
10 92 (3.14%) IT Manager
11 85 (2.90%) Senior Manager
12 80 (2.73%) Coordinator
13 73 (2.49%) Solutions Architect
13 73 (2.49%) Support Analyst
14 68 (2.32%) IT Analyst
15 66 (2.26%) Systems Analyst
16 63 (2.15%) Software Engineer
17 58 (1.98%) Business Analyst
18 57 (1.95%) Product Manager
19 56 (1.91%) Security Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (3.73%) .NET
2 72 (2.46%) HTML
3 60 (2.05%) CSS
4 47 (1.61%) XML
5 45 (1.54%) JSON
6 44 (1.50%) React
7 40 (1.37%) ASP.NET
8 30 (1.03%) Web Services
9 29 (0.99%) REST
10 27 (0.92%) .NET Framework
11 26 (0.89%) AngularJS
12 17 (0.58%) Node.js
13 16 (0.55%) .NET Core
13 16 (0.55%) SOAP
14 14 (0.48%) Blazor
15 13 (0.44%) Twitter Bootstrap
16 12 (0.41%) PySpark
16 12 (0.41%) V-Ray
17 11 (0.38%) EDI
18 10 (0.34%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 268 (9.16%) Management Information System
2 92 (3.14%) Driving Licence
3 90 (3.08%) Onboarding
4 84 (2.87%) Self-Motivation
5 74 (2.53%) Credit Risk
6 72 (2.46%) Algorithms
7 70 (2.39%) Housing Association
8 63 (2.15%) Product Ownership
9 61 (2.08%) Data Structures
10 53 (1.81%) Data Centre
11 49 (1.67%) Security Posture
12 42 (1.44%) Cloud Native
13 38 (1.30%) Public Cloud
14 34 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
15 32 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
16 31 (1.06%) Life Science
16 31 (1.06%) Video Conferencing
17 26 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
17 26 (0.89%) Social Media
18 25 (0.85%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 243 (8.30%) Windows
2 88 (3.01%) Windows 10
3 72 (2.46%) Windows Server
4 48 (1.64%) Android
5 46 (1.57%) Apple iOS
6 18 (0.62%) Linux
7 13 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
8 11 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
9 8 (0.27%) VMS
9 8 (0.27%) Windows 8
10 7 (0.24%) Mac OS
11 6 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
12 2 (0.068%) Mac OS X
12 2 (0.068%) Windows Server 2019
13 1 (0.034%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.034%) Robot Operating System
13 1 (0.034%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 613 (20.95%) Agile
2 569 (19.45%) Problem-Solving
3 387 (13.23%) Risk Management
4 345 (11.79%) Project Management
5 315 (10.77%) Continuous Improvement
6 297 (10.15%) Customer Service
7 280 (9.57%) Decision-Making
8 274 (9.36%) Information Security
9 264 (9.02%) Coaching
10 259 (8.85%) Data Protection
11 257 (8.78%) Business Intelligence
11 257 (8.78%) Data Management
12 254 (8.68%) Time Management
13 250 (8.54%) Cybersecurity
14 240 (8.20%) Mentoring
15 239 (8.17%) Analytics
16 233 (7.96%) Process Improvement
17 215 (7.35%) Roadmaps
18 203 (6.94%) ITIL
19 195 (6.66%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 290 (9.91%) SQL
2 166 (5.67%) Python
3 109 (3.73%) C#
4 96 (3.28%) JavaScript
5 49 (1.67%) Java
6 46 (1.57%) TypeScript
7 43 (1.47%) PowerShell
8 42 (1.44%) T-SQL
9 21 (0.72%) Kotlin
10 18 (0.62%) PHP
10 18 (0.62%) VB.NET
11 17 (0.58%) RPG
12 16 (0.55%) C
12 16 (0.55%) Go
13 14 (0.48%) R
14 12 (0.41%) Bicep
15 11 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
15 11 (0.38%) Perl
15 11 (0.38%) VB
16 10 (0.34%) C++
Qualifications
1 642 (21.94%) Degree
2 110 (3.76%) HNC
3 96 (3.28%) CISSP
4 83 (2.84%) Master's Degree
5 78 (2.67%) HND
6 54 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
7 53 (1.81%) Security Cleared
8 50 (1.71%) CISM
9 48 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 41 (1.40%) Microsoft Certification
11 33 (1.13%) CISA
12 28 (0.96%) ACCA
13 25 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
14 23 (0.79%) SC Cleared
15 22 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
15 22 (0.75%) MBA
16 20 (0.68%) MRICS
17 18 (0.62%) Azure Certification
17 18 (0.62%) CRISC
17 18 (0.62%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 264 (9.02%) GDPR
2 193 (6.60%) QA
3 156 (5.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 101 (3.45%) Data Quality
5 55 (1.88%) NIST
6 53 (1.81%) SLA
7 48 (1.64%) IFRS
8 45 (1.54%) PMO
9 41 (1.40%) Cyber Essentials
10 39 (1.33%) GRC
11 36 (1.23%) IFRS 9
12 32 (1.09%) ISO 9001
13 27 (0.92%) Accessibility
14 26 (0.89%) NEBOSH
15 23 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
16 22 (0.75%) ISO 22301
17 19 (0.65%) PCI DSS
18 15 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
19 11 (0.38%) ISO 14000
19 11 (0.38%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 168 (5.74%) Active Directory
2 49 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 38 (1.30%) Hyper-V
4 27 (0.92%) Firmware
5 19 (0.65%) Docker
5 19 (0.65%) VMware ESXi
6 12 (0.41%) Embedded Firmware
6 12 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
7 8 (0.27%) Terminal Services
8 4 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.14%) Virtual Servers
8 4 (0.14%) XenApp
9 3 (0.10%) vSphere
10 2 (0.068%) Citrix Hypervisor
10 2 (0.068%) pfSense
10 2 (0.068%) XenDesktop
11 1 (0.034%) LXC
11 1 (0.034%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 37 (1.26%) SCCM
2 31 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (0.79%) SCOM
4 18 (0.62%) Kubernetes
5 15 (0.51%) Functional Safety
6 12 (0.41%) Ansible
6 12 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
6 12 (0.41%) Terraform
7 7 (0.24%) vCenter Server
8 6 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 6 (0.21%) QRadar
8 6 (0.21%) vRealize
9 5 (0.17%) AirWatch
10 4 (0.14%) Control-M
11 3 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.10%) Progress Chef
11 3 (0.10%) Puppet
12 2 (0.068%) Backup Exec
12 2 (0.068%) CSIRT
12 2 (0.068%) Nessus
Vendors
1 728 (24.88%) Microsoft
2 116 (3.96%) SAP
3 97 (3.32%) iManage
4 75 (2.56%) VMware
5 74 (2.53%) Citrix
6 70 (2.39%) Oracle
7 53 (1.81%) Cisco
8 50 (1.71%) IBM
9 47 (1.61%) Google
10 43 (1.47%) Intapp
10 43 (1.47%) ServiceNow
11 35 (1.20%) HP
12 34 (1.16%) Aderant
13 32 (1.09%) Databricks
14 31 (1.06%) Veeam
15 25 (0.85%) NCR
16 24 (0.82%) Salesforce
17 21 (0.72%) Adobe
18 18 (0.62%) OpenAI
18 18 (0.62%) Sage