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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 60 | 85 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +50 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legal | 3,927 | 3,851 | 4,872 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.93% | 3.87% | 2.99% |
| As % of the General category | 6.59% | 5.68% | 4.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,765 | 1,530 | 2,028 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £71,969 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £48,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.22% | +2.11% | +5.56% |
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 | 59,592 | 67,843 | 105,188 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 59.64% | 68.21% | 64.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 39,690 | 36,730 | 51,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £43,125 | £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 | £81,250 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £92,500 | £102,500 | £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 20 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 20 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 | +9 | 2,977 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 1,903 |
| UK excluding London | +21 | 2,793 | £45,000 | -7.22% | 1,300 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,115 | £55,000 | - | 633 |
| London | +21 | 991 | £65,000 | - | 742 |
| Scotland | +56 | 780 | £55,000 | - | 58 |
| North of England | +68 | 662 | £46,500 | -1.06% | 301 |
| South East | -28 | 554 | £37,500 | -27.88% | 361 |
| North West | +79 | 375 | £46,500 | -2.11% | 182 |
| Midlands | +15 | 369 | £50,000 | -2.44% | 214 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 253 | £50,000 | -4.76% | 139 |
| South West | -41 | 221 | £43,500 | -5.95% | 203 |
| Yorkshire | +36 | 206 | £34,000 | -24.44% | 89 |
| East of England | -43 | 154 | £50,000 | - | 135 |
| East Midlands | +37 | 116 | £45,000 | +38.46% | 74 |
| North East | +46 | 81 | £53,750 | -10.42% | 36 |
| Wales | +19 | 30 | £50,000 | -17.65% | 70 |
| Northern Ireland | +41 | 17 | £30,000 | -46.43% | 12 |
| 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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