Law
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Law over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 245 171 235
Rank change year-on-year -74 +64 +20
Contract jobs citing Law 415 846 1,086
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.97% 1.51% 1.24%
As % of the General category 1.68% 2.57% 2.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 601 729
10th Percentile £264 £227 £300
25th Percentile £413 £380 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% - +23.53%
75th Percentile £651 £669 £650
90th Percentile £800 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £525 £509
% change year-on-year +4.76% +3.19% +19.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 25 29
10th Percentile £10.42 £13.30 £11.40
25th Percentile £11.95 £16.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £14.32 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.43% +14.29% -58.82%
75th Percentile £32.50 £57.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £40.75 £64.50 £48.55
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.00 £21.61 £16.50
% change year-on-year -39.84% +30.97% -61.18%

All General Skills
UK

Law is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,727 32,883 49,686
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.62% 58.56% 56.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,561 22,792 34,447
10th Percentile £275 £313 £324
25th Percentile £413 £440 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,973 991 1,415
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.56 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% +2.27%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £47.25
90th Percentile £66.74 £72.50 £59.23
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £27.84 £19.50
% change year-on-year +0.57% +42.77% +0.31%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Law in the UK

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Law.

Daily rate trend for Law in the UK

Law
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the UK

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law.

Hourly rate trend for Law in the UK

Law
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Law in the UK

Law
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the UK over the 6 months to 29 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -76 381 £550 +4.76% 891
UK excluding London -46 203 £550 +4.76% 500
London -68 185 £538 +2.38% 409
Work from Home -25 120 £538 +7.50% 595
Midlands +8 68 £600 +9.09% 107
West Midlands +7 62 £600 +4.35% 60
South East -36 56 £600 +50.00% 93
North of England -31 36 £500 -4.76% 161
South West -25 24 £580 -10.77% 66
North West +3 21 £500 +11.11% 86
East of England -1 15 £350 +37.80% 38
Yorkshire -5 14 £190 -62.00% 61
Scotland +34 6 £400 -11.11% 32
East Midlands +5 6 £500 +51.52% 47
Northern Ireland +4 3 - - 5
Wales +19 1 - - 10
North East -14 1 £283 -51.29% 14

Law
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (2.89%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.48%) CMS
3 2 (0.48%) Confluence
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 23 (5.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (4.10%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.96%) Simulink
5 3 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.48%) Stateflow
7 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.72%) Elite 3E
2 3 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.48%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.24%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.24%) Exstream
4 1 (0.24%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.24%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) SAP LE
4 1 (0.24%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 58 (13.98%) Azure
2 29 (6.99%) AWS
3 26 (6.27%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (3.13%) Power Platform
5 12 (2.89%) OCI
6 7 (1.69%) Cloud Computing
6 7 (1.69%) IaaS
7 6 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (1.45%) SaaS
8 5 (1.20%) Azure Service Bus
8 5 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
8 5 (1.20%) PaaS
8 5 (1.20%) Tricentis Tosca
9 4 (0.96%) Entra ID
9 4 (0.96%) GitHub
10 3 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (0.72%) GCP
10 3 (0.72%) Google Docs
10 3 (0.72%) OneDrive
10 3 (0.72%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.69%) Internet
1 7 (1.69%) Intranet
2 6 (1.45%) 5G
3 4 (0.96%) Firewall
4 3 (0.72%) BIG-IP
4 3 (0.72%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
4 3 (0.72%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 3 (0.72%) Network Security
5 2 (0.48%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (0.48%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.48%) LAN
5 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.48%) VPN
5 2 (0.48%) WAN
5 2 (0.48%) Wireless
6 1 (0.24%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.24%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.24%) DHCP
6 1 (0.24%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.24%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.41%) Power BI
2 6 (1.45%) Metadata
3 4 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (0.96%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.72%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.72%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.48%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.48%) DB2
5 2 (0.48%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.48%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.48%) Tableau
6 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.24%) BusinessObjects
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 1 (0.24%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 28 (6.75%) Jenkins
2 21 (5.06%) Selenium
3 20 (4.82%) Cucumber
3 20 (4.82%) JIRA
4 19 (4.58%) REST Assured
4 19 (4.58%) SonarQube
5 16 (3.86%) GitLab
6 5 (1.20%) LoadRunner
6 5 (1.20%) NeoLoad
7 4 (0.96%) CircleCI
7 4 (0.96%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.72%) Git
8 3 (0.72%) Gradle
8 3 (0.72%) Maven
9 2 (0.48%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.48%) Rational Team Concert
9 2 (0.48%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.48%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.48%) webpack
10 1 (0.24%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 133 (32.05%) Social Skills
2 110 (26.51%) Finance
3 92 (22.17%) Legal
4 47 (11.33%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (7.23%) Police
6 27 (6.51%) Public Sector
7 26 (6.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (4.82%) Marketing
8 20 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
9 17 (4.10%) Telecoms
10 8 (1.93%) Local Government
11 6 (1.45%) Billing
11 6 (1.45%) Front Office
12 5 (1.20%) Banking
13 4 (0.96%) Aerospace
13 4 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
14 3 (0.72%) Advertising
14 3 (0.72%) Automotive
14 3 (0.72%) Retail
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (8.67%) Consultant
2 34 (8.19%) Analyst
3 32 (7.71%) Developer
4 26 (6.27%) Lead
4 26 (6.27%) Project Manager
5 24 (5.78%) Senior
6 20 (4.82%) Commercial Manager
7 19 (4.58%) Architect
8 17 (4.10%) Java Engineer
9 14 (3.37%) DevOps Engineer
9 14 (3.37%) IT Manager
9 14 (3.37%) Software Engineer
10 13 (3.13%) Programme Manager
11 12 (2.89%) Administrator
12 11 (2.65%) IT Support
13 10 (2.41%) IT Consultant
13 10 (2.41%) Network Engineer
13 10 (2.41%) Support Engineer
14 9 (2.17%) Information Manager
14 9 (2.17%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (5.78%) REST
2 20 (4.82%) Java EE
3 11 (2.65%) .NET
3 11 (2.65%) ARM Templates
4 7 (1.69%) Node.js
4 7 (1.69%) Spring
5 5 (1.20%) HTML
5 5 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
5 5 (1.20%) React
5 5 (1.20%) Spring Boot
6 3 (0.72%) CSS
6 3 (0.72%) RESTful
7 2 (0.48%) JSON
7 2 (0.48%) Middleware
7 2 (0.48%) NumPy
7 2 (0.48%) OAuth
7 2 (0.48%) OpenID
7 2 (0.48%) SAML
7 2 (0.48%) Web Services
7 2 (0.48%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.51%) Data Centre
2 18 (4.34%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
4 12 (2.89%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.45%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (0.96%) Freedom of Information Act
6 4 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (0.96%) Video Conferencing
7 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (0.72%) FMCG
7 3 (0.72%) Housing Association
7 3 (0.72%) Onboarding
7 3 (0.72%) PMI
7 3 (0.72%) Product Ownership
7 3 (0.72%) Public Cloud
7 3 (0.72%) Smartphone
8 2 (0.48%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.48%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.30%) Windows
2 12 (2.89%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.45%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.20%) Unix
5 4 (0.96%) Linux
6 2 (0.48%) Android
6 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Phone
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 70 (16.87%) Problem-Solving
2 68 (16.39%) Stakeholder Management
3 54 (13.01%) Agile
4 47 (11.33%) DevOps
4 47 (11.33%) Project Management
5 31 (7.47%) Software Engineering
5 31 (7.47%) Test Automation
6 30 (7.23%) Mentoring
6 30 (7.23%) Migration
7 29 (6.99%) Customer Service
8 28 (6.75%) CI/CD
8 28 (6.75%) Data Protection
8 28 (6.75%) Decision-Making
9 26 (6.27%) Information Security
10 23 (5.54%) Technical Leadership
11 22 (5.30%) Continuous Integration
12 20 (4.82%) Artificial Intelligence
12 20 (4.82%) Project Delivery
12 20 (4.82%) Software Architecture
13 19 (4.58%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 33 (7.95%) Java
2 17 (4.10%) SQL
3 11 (2.65%) Python
4 10 (2.41%) C#
5 9 (2.17%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.69%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.69%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.45%) C
8 4 (0.96%) Bash
8 4 (0.96%) C++
9 3 (0.72%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.48%) Fortran
10 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.24%) ABAP
11 1 (0.24%) Embedded C
11 1 (0.24%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.24%) SystemVerilog
11 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.24%) VBA
Qualifications
1 71 (17.11%) Security Cleared
2 68 (16.39%) SC Cleared
3 46 (11.08%) Degree
4 8 (1.93%) DV Cleared
5 7 (1.69%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.45%) ISEB
7 5 (1.20%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.96%) ACCA
9 3 (0.72%) CCNP
9 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.72%) CISSP
9 3 (0.72%) PMP
10 2 (0.48%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.48%) CCSA
10 2 (0.48%) CEH
10 2 (0.48%) GCIH
10 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.48%) JNCIA
10 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (9.40%) GDPR
2 19 (4.58%) PMO
3 12 (2.89%) QA
4 10 (2.41%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (1.20%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.96%) SLA
8 3 (0.72%) GRC
9 2 (0.48%) NIST
10 1 (0.24%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.24%) GMP
10 1 (0.24%) HL7
10 1 (0.24%) MISRA
10 1 (0.24%) P3O
10 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.24%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.24%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (5.06%) Active Directory
2 19 (4.58%) Docker
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 28 (6.75%) Ansible
1 28 (6.75%) Terraform
2 23 (5.54%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.93%) Docker Swarm
3 8 (1.93%) Podman
4 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.48%) CEMLI
5 2 (0.48%) SCCM
6 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 49 (11.81%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.30%) Oracle
3 12 (2.89%) iManage
4 10 (2.41%) SAP
5 8 (1.93%) Intapp
6 7 (1.69%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.45%) F5
7 6 (1.45%) Google
8 5 (1.20%) CA Agile Central
8 5 (1.20%) OpenAI
8 5 (1.20%) Reuters
9 4 (0.96%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.72%) BiZZdesign
10 3 (0.72%) CA
10 3 (0.72%) Cisco
10 3 (0.72%) IBM
10 3 (0.72%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.48%) Brandwatch
11 2 (0.48%) Databricks
11 2 (0.48%) Palo Alto