Legal Job Trends in Canterbury

Legal
Kent > Canterbury

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in Canterbury. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 5 12
Rank change year-on-year - +7 0
Permanent jobs citing Legal 0 5 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Canterbury - 18.52% 3.51%
As % of the General category - 18.52% 4.88%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Kent median annual salary £30,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -45.45% +10.00% -3.85%

All General Skills
Canterbury

Legal 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 Canterbury.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 20 27 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Canterbury 66.67% 100.00% 71.93%
Number of salaries quoted 10 2 37
10th Percentile - £53,425 £23,493
25th Percentile £38,750 £55,563 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £59,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -28.87% +32.78% +114.29%
75th Percentile £46,250 £64,563 £51,250
90th Percentile - £67,075 £60,000
Kent median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.27% +29.41% -15.00%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Canterbury

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

Legal job vacancy trend in Canterbury

Legal
Salary Trend in Canterbury

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Canterbury citing Legal