Legal Contracts in London

Legal
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies advertised in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 122 139 148
Rank change year-on-year +17 +9 +64
Contract jobs citing Legal 346 519 768
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.95% 1.92% 1.97%
As % of the General category 3.09% 3.02% 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 362 483
10th Percentile £208 £219 £350
25th Percentile £363 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £501 £528
Median % change year-on-year +3.24% -4.98% +5.50%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £764 £786 £752
England median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 5 5
10th Percentile £11.95 £30.60 £28.96
25th Percentile £14.03 £37.50 £42.25
Median hourly rate £38.90 £47.50 £46.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +2.15% +60.34%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £64.63 £67.00 £50.37
England median hourly rate £37.75 £22.16 £39.50
% change year-on-year +70.35% -43.90% +105.19%

All General Skills
London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,194 17,186 23,250
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 63.21% 63.47% 59.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,991 12,426 16,753
10th Percentile £336 £375 £381
25th Percentile £450 £481 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +9.52%
75th Percentile £700 £725 £700
90th Percentile £801 £825 £794
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 225 296
10th Percentile £16.00 £16.69 £19.89
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.24 £25.68
Median hourly rate £28.50 £32.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.31% -9.72% +30.91%
75th Percentile £43.75 £58.75 £49.38
90th Percentile £65.45 £70.00 £64.56
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.31 £21.30
% change year-on-year -12.56% +61.08% -5.33%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in London

Legal
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Legal in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Legal in London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the London region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
Central London +33 81 £565 +7.62% 58
West London +11 6 £574 +17.74% 46
East London +1 6 £470 - 35
South London +9 3 £150 -42.86% 13
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 24 (6.94%) SharePoint
2 18 (5.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.02%) CMS
4 6 (1.73%) Confluence
5 4 (1.16%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.58%) Drupal
6 2 (0.58%) SAS
7 1 (0.29%) Apache
7 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.29%) IIS
7 1 (0.29%) Tomcat
Applications
1 43 (12.43%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (7.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (5.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.73%) Simulink
4 6 (1.73%) Stateflow
5 5 (1.45%) Adobe Premiere
5 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.45%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.87%) InDesign
6 3 (0.87%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.58%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.58%) FileZilla
8 1 (0.29%) Sketch
8 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.87%) SAP GTS
2 3 (0.87%) SAP SD
2 3 (0.87%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 2 (0.58%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.58%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.29%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.29%) Carpe Diem
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
4 1 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.29%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.29%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.29%) Relativity
4 1 (0.29%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.29%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.29%) SAP CX
4 1 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
4 1 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 50 (14.45%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (8.38%) Azure
3 18 (5.20%) Power Platform
4 15 (4.34%) WhatsApp
5 12 (3.47%) OneDrive
6 11 (3.18%) Microsoft Purview
7 9 (2.60%) SaaS
8 8 (2.31%) AWS
8 8 (2.31%) Google Workspace
9 7 (2.02%) PowerApps
10 6 (1.73%) Figma
10 6 (1.73%) IaaS
11 5 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.45%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.16%) GCP
12 4 (1.16%) GitHub
12 4 (1.16%) PaaS
12 4 (1.16%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.73%) Internet
2 5 (1.45%) Skype
3 4 (1.16%) FTP
3 4 (1.16%) H.323
3 4 (1.16%) VPN
4 3 (0.87%) DNS
4 3 (0.87%) Firewall
4 3 (0.87%) Intranet
5 2 (0.58%) LAN
5 2 (0.58%) Network Security
5 2 (0.58%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.58%) WAN
5 2 (0.58%) WinSCP
5 2 (0.58%) Wireless
6 1 (0.29%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.29%) Cisco ISE
6 1 (0.29%) PSTN
6 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.29%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 7 (2.02%) Power BI
2 7 (2.02%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 4 (1.16%) Data Lake
4 4 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.16%) SAP HANA
4 4 (1.16%) Tableau
5 3 (0.87%) Big Data
5 3 (0.87%) EDRMS
5 3 (0.87%) Metadata
5 3 (0.87%) MySQL
6 2 (0.58%) Apache Hive
6 2 (0.58%) Bigtable
6 2 (0.58%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.58%) HBase
6 2 (0.58%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.58%) MS Access
6 2 (0.58%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.58%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 11 (3.18%) JIRA
2 4 (1.16%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.87%) LoadRunner
3 3 (0.87%) NeoLoad
3 3 (0.87%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.58%) GitLab
4 2 (0.58%) Liquibase
4 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 119 (34.39%) Social Skills
2 117 (33.82%) Finance
3 52 (15.03%) Law
4 37 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (8.38%) Marketing
6 25 (7.23%) Banking
7 22 (6.36%) Telecoms
8 18 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (5.20%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.76%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.18%) Retail
11 9 (2.60%) Advertising
12 8 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (2.02%) Automotive
14 6 (1.73%) Local Government
14 6 (1.73%) Police
15 5 (1.45%) Back Office
15 5 (1.45%) Billing
16 4 (1.16%) Investment Banking
16 4 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 53 (15.32%) Project Manager
2 50 (14.45%) Analyst
3 31 (8.96%) Senior
4 24 (6.94%) Architect
5 18 (5.20%) Lead
6 16 (4.62%) Consultant
7 14 (4.05%) Business Analyst
7 14 (4.05%) Delivery Manager
7 14 (4.05%) Programme Manager
7 14 (4.05%) Senior Manager
8 13 (3.76%) Support Engineer
9 11 (3.18%) Legal Analyst
9 11 (3.18%) Service Analyst
9 11 (3.18%) Service Desk Analyst
10 9 (2.60%) Data Analyst
10 9 (2.60%) Transformation Manager
11 8 (2.31%) Administrator
11 8 (2.31%) Desktop Support
11 8 (2.31%) Security Manager
12 7 (2.02%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.87%) CSS
1 3 (0.87%) EDI
1 3 (0.87%) HTML5 Canvas
1 3 (0.87%) jQuery
1 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (0.58%) Apache Avro
2 2 (0.58%) Apache NiFi
2 2 (0.58%) Kafka
2 2 (0.58%) RESTful
3 1 (0.29%) .NET
3 1 (0.29%) .NET Core
3 1 (0.29%) ADO
3 1 (0.29%) LDAP
3 1 (0.29%) OAuth
3 1 (0.29%) OAuth2
3 1 (0.29%) React
3 1 (0.29%) REST
3 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.29%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.23%) Management Information System
2 14 (4.05%) Data Protection Act
3 10 (2.89%) Freedom of Information
3 10 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.31%) Algorithms
5 7 (2.02%) Blackberry
5 7 (2.02%) Smartphone
5 7 (2.02%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (1.73%) Photography
6 6 (1.73%) Security Posture
6 6 (1.73%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.16%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.16%) Freedom of Information Act
7 4 (1.16%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.87%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.87%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.87%) Reinsurance
8 3 (0.87%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.51%) Windows
2 16 (4.62%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.16%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.58%) Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Android
6 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 78 (22.54%) Project Management
2 52 (15.03%) Agile
3 48 (13.87%) Stakeholder Management
4 46 (13.29%) Data Protection
5 42 (12.14%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (11.27%) Change Management
7 29 (8.38%) Analytics
8 27 (7.80%) ITIL
8 27 (7.80%) Risk Management
9 26 (7.51%) Customer Service
10 23 (6.65%) Migration
11 22 (6.36%) Project Delivery
12 21 (6.07%) Computer Science
12 21 (6.07%) PRINCE2
13 20 (5.78%) Roadmaps
14 19 (5.49%) Programme Management
15 17 (4.91%) Artificial Intelligence
15 17 (4.91%) DevOps
15 17 (4.91%) Supplier Management
16 16 (4.62%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.34%) PowerShell
2 13 (3.76%) SQL
3 8 (2.31%) Python
4 7 (2.02%) C#
5 6 (1.73%) MATLAB
5 6 (1.73%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.87%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.58%) Java
7 2 (0.58%) R
7 2 (0.58%) U-SQL
8 1 (0.29%) C++
8 1 (0.29%) Ruby
8 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 56 (16.18%) Degree
2 20 (5.78%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.49%) SC Cleared
4 12 (3.47%) Computer Science Degree
4 12 (3.47%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (2.02%) PMI Certification
5 7 (2.02%) PMP
6 5 (1.45%) APMP
7 4 (1.16%) CISSP
7 4 (1.16%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.87%) CIPD
8 3 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.58%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.58%) CCIE
9 2 (0.58%) CCNP
9 2 (0.58%) CCSP
9 2 (0.58%) CISM
10 1 (0.29%) CEH
10 1 (0.29%) CISA
10 1 (0.29%) GCFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (9.54%) GDPR
2 25 (7.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (4.05%) QA
4 12 (3.47%) SLA
5 11 (3.18%) Accessibility
6 10 (2.89%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.45%) PMO
8 4 (1.16%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.58%) GRC
10 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.29%) COPPA
10 1 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 1 (0.29%) NCSC
10 1 (0.29%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) P3O
10 1 (0.29%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 27 (7.80%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.29%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (2.31%) PingFederate
2 7 (2.02%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.16%) Ansible
3 4 (1.16%) Terraform
4 2 (0.58%) Ambari
4 2 (0.58%) Oozie
4 2 (0.58%) SCCM
5 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 101 (29.19%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.62%) iManage
2 16 (4.62%) SAP
3 11 (3.18%) Google
4 10 (2.89%) Citrix
5 8 (2.31%) Adobe
6 7 (2.02%) Oracle
7 6 (1.73%) Cadence
7 6 (1.73%) Cisco
7 6 (1.73%) Intapp
7 6 (1.73%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.45%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.16%) Becrypt
9 4 (1.16%) BiZZdesign
9 4 (1.16%) Ping Identity
9 4 (1.16%) VMware
10 3 (0.87%) CA Agile Central
10 3 (0.87%) Concur
10 3 (0.87%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.87%) Sparx