Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 81 | 145 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +64 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 3,878 | 4,003 | 4,532 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.91% | 3.95% | 2.89% |
| As % of the General category | 6.55% | 5.79% | 4.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,763 | 1,569 | 2,000 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,550 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £72,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £48,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | -3.00% | +11.11% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 59,215 | 69,122 | 100,670 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.75% | 68.21% | 64.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,629 | 37,296 | 50,752 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,162 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £82,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £102,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legal.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
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Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 |
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| England | +4 | 2,933 | £52,000 | -5.45% | 1,666 |
| UK excluding London | +16 | 2,753 | £45,000 | -7.22% | 1,104 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,080 | £55,000 | - | 563 |
| London | +22 | 980 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 617 |
| Scotland | +61 | 776 | £55,000 | - | 51 |
| North of England | +62 | 655 | £45,750 | +0.55% | 286 |
| South East | -36 | 551 | £37,875 | -27.86% | 265 |
| North West | +86 | 373 | £47,500 | - | 174 |
| Midlands | +10 | 336 | £50,000 | - | 183 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 237 | £52,325 | -0.33% | 118 |
| South West | -46 | 224 | £43,000 | -4.44% | 188 |
| Yorkshire | +34 | 204 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 79 |
| East of England | -37 | 155 | £50,000 | - | 120 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 99 | £45,000 | +20.00% | 65 |
| North East | +37 | 78 | £53,750 | -10.42% | 37 |
| Wales | +14 | 32 | £50,000 | -17.65% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | +38 | 18 | £30,000 | -46.43% | 10 |
| Channel Islands | - | 6 | £85,000 | - | 1 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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