Legal and Judicial Systems

Selected skill: SCO22.13 · Parent category: Legal, Governance, Risk and Compliance · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skill demand · ONS UK online job adverts

How common is legal and judicial systems?

This requirement appears in 0.7% of UK new online job adverts in 2025. Its share was broadly unchanged compared with 2024.

The latest year is partial. Comparisons with full years need care. 2026 figures have not been published yet.
Share of new adverts0.7%UK · 2025
Change in share0.0 pp2024 to 2025
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What this skill category covers

Official detailed requirements in this ONS group

Criminal Justice Process Knowledge

Knowledge of processes involved in criminal justice systems.

0.7% of UK new adverts

Legal Injunction Processes

Procedures for obtaining and enforcing court injunctions.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Court Staff Roles and Family Court Processes

Understanding responsibilities and procedures in family courts.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Jury Trial Conducting Techniques

Procedures for managing jury trials in legal settings.

0.0% of UK new adverts

ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO22.13. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.

Occupations where legal and judicial systems appears most often in UK new adverts

#OccupationShare of occupation advertsView
1Probation officers

Example titles: Probation officer · Youth justice officer · Inspector · Chief probation officer

54.3%
2Barristers and judges

Example titles: Judge · Circuit judge · Sheriff clerk · Crown advocate

29.3%
3Protective service associate professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Coast guard · Trace agent · Water guard · CCTV manager

22.3%
4Police officers (sergeant and below)

Example titles: Police officer · Force armourer · Military police · Police sergeant

21.8%
5Prison service officers (below principal officer)

Example titles: Prison officer · Prison warden · Borstal officer · Prison auxiliary

17.4%
6Paramedics

Example titles: Paramedic · HART paramedic · Paramedic technician · Emergency care practitioner

15.8%
7Police community support officers

Example titles: Police community support officer · Rail community officer · PCSO · Civilian support officer

14.5%
8Counsellors

Example titles: Counsellor · Life coach · Drug worker · Debt adviser

11.3%
9Senior police officers

Example titles: Cid officer · Chief constable · Chief inspector · Police inspector

10.8%
10Youth work professionals

Example titles: Youth worker · Senior youth worker · Youth offending officer · Youth worker in charge

9.4%

ONS Table 4 · 2025 (partial year). Share is the proportion of new adverts in that occupation that report this skill group. Example titles come from the SOC 2020 coding index. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Skills within Legal, Governance, Risk and Compliance

#SkillShare of advertsChange (pp)View
1Risk and Safety

Safety, Risk, and Incident Management Systems · Fire Safety and Emergency Response Systems · Business Continuity Planning

29.8%+3.7 pp
2Legal, Regulatory Compliance and Governance

Regulatory Compliance and Transition Management · Contingency Planning Techniques · License Management Skills

19.1%+3.7 pp
3Legal and Regulatory

Data Security Skills · Policy Research and Governance Frameworks · Legal Documentation and Drafting

4.6%+0.9 pp
4Regulatory and Compliance

Immigration Law and Status Management · Border Control and Network Protocols · Safety Standards and Regulatory Compliance

1.3%+0.4 pp
5Professional Standards and Governance

Ethical Principles

1.2%+0.2 pp
6Legal and Judicial Systems

Selected skill · Criminal Justice Process Knowledge · Legal Injunction Processes · Court Staff Roles and Family Court Processes

0.7%0.0 pp
7Electrical and Regulatory Systems

Electrical Compliance Standard Knowledge

0.3%+0.2 pp
8Legal and Criminal Investigation

Forensic Science and Engineering

0.2%0.0 pp
9Enterprise Governance and Risk

Impact Analysis Techniques · Competency and Technology Assessment Techniques · Business Ethics and Compliance Skills

0.2%0.0 pp
10Manufacturing and Regulatory Systems

Manufacturing Quality and Compliance

0.2%0.0 pp
11Legal and Cybersecurity

Cyber Law and Crime Regulations

0.1%0.0 pp
12Healthcare and Regulatory Systems

Health Privacy Compliance Skills

0.1%0.0 pp
13Healthcare and Legal Systems

Forensic Medicine Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
14Healthcare and Regulatory Compliance

ICH Regulatory Guideline Knowledge · Clinical Data Standards · ICD-10 Medical Coding

0.0%0.0 pp
15Legal and Professional Services

Legal Practice Management Software Skills

0.0%0.0 pp
16Legal and Software Licensing

End-User License Agreement Compliance Skills

0.0%0.0 pp
17Healthcare and Safety Compliance

Pathogen Transmission Knowledge · DGUV Standard Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
18Hospitality and Regulatory Compliance

Alcohol Service Certifications

0.0%0.0 pp
19Legal and Accessibility Standards

Accessibility Compliance

0.0%0.0 pp
20Legal and Cultural Systems

Religious Freedom Principles Knowledge

0.0%0.0 pp
21Standards and Interoperability

Open Document Format Standards

0.0%0.0 pp
22Electrical and Regulatory Compliance0.0%0.0 pp

ONS UK new adverts · 2025 (partial year). Change compared with 2024, in percentage points. These skills share a classification group. They are not necessarily requested together. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

About these figures

How to interpret skill demand

Source: Office for National Statistics, UK online job adverts. Shares describe new adverts reporting the requirement. An advert may mention several skills, so their shares do not add up to 100%. A rise from 10% to 12% is an increase of 2 percentage points.

These figures do not establish a salary premium, proficiency level, or which skills are requested together. This page has no published skill-specific salary or location breakdown.

ONS · 2025 · partial year · 2026 figures have not been published yet. · Open Government Licence v3.0. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.