Law Job Trends in Cardiff

Law
South Wales > Cardiff

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 49 40
Rank change year-on-year +11 -9 +15
Permanent jobs citing Law 1 4 13
As % of all permanent jobs in Cardiff 0.30% 0.76% 3.66%
As % of the General category 0.57% 1.59% 6.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 13
10th Percentile - - £28,750
25th Percentile - - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +37.50% -20.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £46,875 £52,500
90th Percentile - £51,000 £60,050
South Wales median annual salary £46,250 £40,000 £44,034
% change year-on-year +15.63% -9.16% +14.74%

All General Skills
Cardiff

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 common skills in Cardiff.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 175 252 213
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 52.08% 47.91% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 121 175 185
10th Percentile £27,125 £29,100 £35,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.94% -20.91% +5.38%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £77,500 £69,800 £75,000
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Law job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Law
Salary Trend in Cardiff

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Law.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cardiff citing Law