Law Job Trends in the Highlands

Law
Scotland > Highlands

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

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Law 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 2.47% - -
As % of the General category 8.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -36.36% -8.33% -7.69%

All General Skills
Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 25 14 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 30.86% 32.56% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 10 6 5
10th Percentile - £28,125 -
25th Percentile - £30,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £31,750 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.79% +27.00% -
75th Percentile - £44,813 -
90th Percentile £34,175 £48,000 £27,250
Scotland median annual salary £33,500 £51,750 £52,500
% change year-on-year -35.27% -1.43% -4.55%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Law job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Law
Job Locations in the Highlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Alness - 2 - -
Law
Scotland

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Critical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree