Legal and HR Compliance

Selected skill: SCO18.01 · Parent category: Human Resources · 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 hr compliance?

This requirement appears in 0.3% 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 adverts0.3%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

Disability and Leave Management Skills

Ability to manage employee disability and leave programs in compliance with regulations.

0.2% of UK new adverts

Employment Liability Knowledge

Understanding of liability concepts related to employment practices.

0.1% of UK new adverts

Equal Opportunity Policy Compliance

Implementing policies to ensure workplace fairness and diversity.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Employment and Housing Compliance Law Knowledge

Understanding of laws governing employment and housing compliance.

0.0% of UK new adverts

Labor Certification and Standards

Manage labour certification processes and ensure compliance with FLSA regulations.

0.0% of UK new adverts

ONS Table 1 detailed requirements · SCO18.01. Shares can overlap because an advert may mention several requirements.

Occupations where legal and hr compliance appears most often in UK new adverts

#OccupationShare of occupation advertsView
1Human resources and industrial relations officers

Example titles: Human resource officer · HR adviser · HR analyst · HR officer

6.5%
2Human resource managers and directors

Example titles: Human resource manager · HR manager · HR director · Training director

4.0%
3Human resources administrative occupations

Example titles: Human resources administrator · People clerk · Admin officer · Admin assistant

3.2%
4Shopkeepers and owners - retail and wholesale

Example titles: Retail shop owner · Art dealer · Car dealer · Car trader

3.0%
5Managers and directors in retail and wholesale

Example titles: Retail manager · Area manager · Store director · Retail director

1.9%
6Insurance underwriters

Example titles: Insurance underwriter · Team leader · Life inspector · Account handler

1.9%
7Hire services managers and proprietors

Example titles: Hire manager · Shop manager · Plant hire owner · Video shop owner

1.7%
8Production, factory and assembly supervisors

Example titles: Factory supervisor · Head dyer · Blow major · Card master

1.4%
9Production managers and directors in mining and energy

Example titles: Production manager · Mine boss · Mine agent · Gas manager

1.4%
10Other health professionals n.e.c.

Example titles: Health educator · Family planner · Dental therapist · Education officer

1.1%

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 Human Resources

#SkillShare of advertsChange (pp)View
1Recruitment, Payroll and Employee Performance

Adaptability and Empowerment Skills · Materials Science and Recruitment Processes · Interviewing Technique Skills

26.5%+4.2 pp
2Organizational Development

Coaching and Mentoring · Workplace Skill Development · Supervision and Onsite Management Practices

20.0%+1.1 pp
3Occupational Health and Safety

Workplace Safety and Hazard Management · Ergonomics Knowledge

0.4%0.0 pp
4Legal and HR Compliance

Selected skill · Disability and Leave Management Skills · Employment Liability Knowledge · Equal Opportunity Policy Compliance

0.3%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.