Law Job Trends in Bedford

Law
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 14 15
Rank change year-on-year - +1 +15
Permanent jobs citing Law 0 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford - 11.48% 3.95%
As % of the General category - 21.88% 6.82%
Number of salaries quoted 0 7 3
10th Percentile - - £28,600
25th Percentile - £46,250 £32,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £47,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - +18.75% -
75th Percentile - £48,750 £44,375
90th Percentile - - £47,000
Bedfordshire median annual salary - £47,500 £26,500
% change year-on-year - +79.25% -47.00%

All General Skills
Bedford

Law falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 20 32 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 20.00% 52.46% 57.89%
Number of salaries quoted 18 30 34
10th Percentile £32,050 £45,625 £25,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £46,250 £26,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £39,800
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.63% -30.78%
75th Percentile £85,000 £53,000 £48,750
90th Percentile - £55,000 £52,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -17.39%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Law relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Law job vacancy trend in Bedford

Law
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Law