Legal Jobs in the North West

Legal
England > North West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 52 139 68
Rank change year-on-year +87 -71 +20
Permanent jobs citing Legal 398 181 434
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 3.73% 2.45% 4.51%
As % of the General category 7.12% 3.67% 7.34%
Number of salaries quoted 219 134 253
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,923 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,625 £35,000 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% -3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £82,752 £65,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - -

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 5,592 4,935 5,914
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 52.41% 66.77% 61.46%
Number of salaries quoted 4,021 2,354 3,089
10th Percentile £26,000 £27,250 £28,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,960
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +3.02% +7.28%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £66,140
90th Percentile £75,772 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the North West

Legal
Salary Trend in the North West

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

Salary trend for Legal in the North West

Legal
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal in the North West over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Legal in the North West

Legal
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
Manchester +86 196 £50,000 - 111
Merseyside +35 104 £40,000 -5.88% 23
Lancashire +16 50 £28,500 +16.33% 11
Cheshire +8 44 £70,000 +16.67% 29
Cumbria -9 3 £30,000 - 8
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 25 (6.28%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.51%) SAS
3 5 (1.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.75%) Confluence
5 2 (0.50%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 56 (14.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (11.31%) Microsoft Office
3 23 (5.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.51%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 11 (2.76%) iTrent
2 10 (2.51%) Infor SunSystems
3 7 (1.76%) BPCS
3 7 (1.76%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.25%) BambooHR
4 1 (0.25%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.25%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.25%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 51 (12.81%) Azure
2 32 (8.04%) Power Platform
3 26 (6.53%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (5.03%) SaaS
5 17 (4.27%) AWS
6 16 (4.02%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.76%) Dynamics 365
8 10 (2.51%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.51%) GCP
10 5 (1.26%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.26%) OCI
11 3 (0.75%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.75%) Serverless
12 2 (0.50%) Azure Functions
12 2 (0.50%) Azure Monitor
12 2 (0.50%) PowerApps
13 1 (0.25%) Azure Pipelines
13 1 (0.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 1 (0.25%) Canva
13 1 (0.25%) Sprout Social
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.76%) DHCP
2 6 (1.51%) Firewall
3 5 (1.26%) SSL
4 4 (1.01%) LAN
5 3 (0.75%) Intrusion Detection
5 3 (0.75%) Skype
6 2 (0.50%) DNS
6 2 (0.50%) Intranet
7 1 (0.25%) SAN
7 1 (0.25%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.29%) SQL Server
2 24 (6.03%) Power BI
3 12 (3.02%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (2.76%) DynamoDB
4 11 (2.76%) MySQL
4 11 (2.76%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (2.51%) BusinessObjects
6 6 (1.51%) DB2
6 6 (1.51%) Metadata
6 6 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 5 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.26%) Tableau
8 3 (0.75%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.75%) Power Query
8 3 (0.75%) QlikView
8 3 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.25%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.25%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 22 (5.53%) Git
2 15 (3.77%) JIRA
3 11 (2.76%) GitLab
4 6 (1.51%) Eclipse
5 5 (1.26%) Visual Studio
6 4 (1.01%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.25%) IntelliJ
7 1 (0.25%) JUnit
7 1 (0.25%) Mockito
7 1 (0.25%) QADirector
7 1 (0.25%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.25%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 150 (37.69%) Finance
2 132 (33.17%) Social Skills
3 75 (18.84%) Law
4 52 (13.07%) Banking
5 50 (12.56%) Analytical Skills
6 34 (8.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.54%) Retail
8 11 (2.76%) Publishing
9 10 (2.51%) Public Sector
10 9 (2.26%) Marketing
10 9 (2.26%) Telecoms
11 8 (2.01%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.26%) Games
13 4 (1.01%) Automotive
13 4 (1.01%) Local Government
14 3 (0.75%) Fire and Rescue
15 2 (0.50%) Influencing Skills
15 2 (0.50%) Investment Banking
15 2 (0.50%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.50%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 114 (28.64%) Analyst
2 56 (14.07%) Senior
3 52 (13.07%) Developer
4 29 (7.29%) Senior Analyst
5 26 (6.53%) Systems Analyst
6 23 (5.78%) Lead
7 21 (5.28%) Financial Analyst
8 20 (5.03%) Proclaim Developer
9 16 (4.02%) Architect
10 14 (3.52%) Project Manager
11 13 (3.27%) Finance Systems Analyst
11 13 (3.27%) IT Analyst
12 12 (3.02%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.02%) Technical Manager
13 11 (2.76%) Technical Leader
14 10 (2.51%) Governance Analyst
14 10 (2.51%) Solutions Architect
15 9 (2.26%) Azure Engineer
15 9 (2.26%) Head of Design
15 9 (2.26%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (7.54%) .NET
2 22 (5.53%) HTML
2 22 (5.53%) XML
3 20 (5.03%) JSON
4 16 (4.02%) CSS
5 12 (3.02%) Node.js
5 12 (3.02%) React
6 6 (1.51%) REST
6 6 (1.51%) SOAP
7 4 (1.01%) ASP.NET
8 3 (0.75%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.75%) Vue
9 2 (0.50%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.50%) jQuery
9 2 (0.50%) Playwright
10 1 (0.25%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.25%) Jest
10 1 (0.25%) PySpark
10 1 (0.25%) Smart Contracts
10 1 (0.25%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.53%) Management Information System
2 10 (2.51%) Credit Risk
2 10 (2.51%) Driving Licence
3 7 (1.76%) iSeries
3 7 (1.76%) Public Cloud
4 6 (1.51%) Blog
4 6 (1.51%) Onboarding
4 6 (1.51%) Security Posture
5 5 (1.26%) Digital Media
5 5 (1.26%) Housing Association
5 5 (1.26%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.01%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (0.75%) Acoustics
7 3 (0.75%) Operational Technology
7 3 (0.75%) Product Ownership
8 2 (0.50%) IoT
8 2 (0.50%) Mobile App
8 2 (0.50%) Security Operations Centre
8 2 (0.50%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.78%) Windows
2 13 (3.27%) Windows 10
3 11 (2.76%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.51%) Windows 8
4 6 (1.51%) Windows Server 2008
4 6 (1.51%) Windows Server 2012
4 6 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.25%) Android
6 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (22.61%) Agile
2 77 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
3 73 (18.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (13.82%) Coaching
5 49 (12.31%) Business Intelligence
6 43 (10.80%) Cybersecurity
7 41 (10.30%) Roadmaps
8 40 (10.05%) Business Analysis
8 40 (10.05%) Mentoring
9 36 (9.05%) Data Management
10 35 (8.79%) Process Improvement
10 35 (8.79%) Risk Management
11 34 (8.54%) Customer Service
11 34 (8.54%) Data Governance
12 33 (8.29%) ITIL
13 32 (8.04%) Project Management
14 30 (7.54%) Data Protection
15 28 (7.04%) Data Privacy
15 28 (7.04%) DevOps
15 28 (7.04%) Matrix Management
Programming Languages
1 41 (10.30%) SQL
2 31 (7.79%) C#
3 12 (3.02%) PHP
3 12 (3.02%) PowerShell
4 11 (2.76%) JavaScript
4 11 (2.76%) VB.NET
5 10 (2.51%) Java
5 10 (2.51%) Python
6 7 (1.76%) RPG
6 7 (1.76%) RPG IV
7 5 (1.26%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.50%) C++
10 1 (0.25%) Bash
10 1 (0.25%) Go
10 1 (0.25%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 56 (14.07%) Degree
2 9 (2.26%) CISSP
2 9 (2.26%) HNC
2 9 (2.26%) HND
3 8 (2.01%) AAT
3 8 (2.01%) CIMA
3 8 (2.01%) CISM
4 7 (1.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.01%) CEH
6 3 (0.75%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 2 (0.50%) Azure Certification
7 2 (0.50%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
8 1 (0.25%) APMP
8 1 (0.25%) CBAP
8 1 (0.25%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (0.25%) CISA
8 1 (0.25%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.25%) SC Cleared
8 1 (0.25%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.25%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (14.82%) GDPR
2 37 (9.30%) QA
3 25 (6.28%) Data Quality
4 20 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (3.77%) PMO
5 15 (3.77%) SLA
6 8 (2.01%) IFRS
6 8 (2.01%) IFRS 9
6 8 (2.01%) NEBOSH
7 7 (1.76%) COSHH
8 6 (1.51%) NIST
9 5 (1.26%) GRC
10 4 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.50%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.50%) EMIR
11 2 (0.50%) MiFID
11 2 (0.50%) TickIT
12 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 23 (5.78%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.51%) RACF
3 6 (1.51%) Docker
3 6 (1.51%) Terminal Services
3 6 (1.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.25%) XenApp
5 1 (0.25%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.50%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.25%) Nessus
2 1 (0.25%) Terraform
Vendors
1 122 (30.65%) Microsoft
2 25 (6.28%) SAP
3 13 (3.27%) Google
3 13 (3.27%) IBM
3 13 (3.27%) iManage
4 12 (3.02%) Oracle
5 10 (2.51%) CyberArk
5 10 (2.51%) Infor
6 9 (2.26%) VMware
7 6 (1.51%) Avaya
7 6 (1.51%) Citrix
8 4 (1.01%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.01%) ServiceNow
8 4 (1.01%) YouTube
9 3 (0.75%) Intapp
9 3 (0.75%) OneTrust
10 2 (0.50%) Aderant
10 2 (0.50%) DocuSign
10 2 (0.50%) Rapid7
10 2 (0.50%) Xamarin