Legal Job Trends in the Highlands

Legal
Scotland > Highlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in permanent job vacancies in the Highlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Legal 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands 2.70% - 4.55%
As % of the General category 7.41% - 5.26%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £27,500
75th Percentile - - £28,750
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year -22.22% -36.24% +35.72%

All General Skills
Highlands

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 the Highlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 27 11 19
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands 36.49% 50.00% 86.36%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 6
10th Percentile - £27,375 £24,125
25th Percentile - £29,063 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £30,000 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +20.00% -
75th Percentile - £31,313 £25,563
90th Percentile £35,200 £33,675 £27,250
Scotland median annual salary £35,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -36.36% +4.76% -10.43%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands

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

Legal job vacancy trend in the Highlands

Legal
Salary Trend in the Highlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Legal.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Legal

Legal
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 Legal within the Highlands region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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 - -
Legal
Scotland

Legal
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%) Law
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