Legal Contracts in the North of England

Legal
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 100 107 125
Rank change year-on-year +7 +18 0
Contract jobs citing Legal 87 117 125
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 1.85% 2.05% 1.75%
As % of the General category 3.38% 3.70% 3.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 92 68
10th Percentile £297 £314 £213
25th Percentile £400 £413 £309
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +28.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £600 £626 £515
90th Percentile £670 £721 £617
England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 4
10th Percentile £14.43 £16.89 £20.15
25th Percentile £25.50 £17.30 £20.38
Median hourly rate £26.33 £18.66 £24.13
Median % change year-on-year +41.10% -22.65% -10.97%
75th Percentile £57.50 £20.69 £29.80
90th Percentile - £21.51 £33.26
England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.16 £36.94
% change year-on-year +80.51% -40.01% +75.89%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,572 3,162 3,616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 54.81% 55.40% 50.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,507 2,185 2,585
10th Percentile £256 £300 £206
25th Percentile £400 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% +5.37% +7.95%
75th Percentile £584 £600 £560
90th Percentile £669 £688 £650
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 313 90 178
10th Percentile £12.13 £14.23 £11.20
25th Percentile £13.31 £16.95 £14.96
Median hourly rate £16.06 £25.50 £18.82
Median % change year-on-year -37.02% +35.51% +1.72%
75th Percentile £33.00 £37.30 £31.00
90th Percentile £48.75 £53.02 £50.98
England median hourly rate £30.50 £32.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year -6.15% +51.16% -4.17%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the North of England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Legal in the North of England

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in the North of England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in the North of England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the North of England region over the 6 months to 8 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
North West +14 66 £575 +12.20% 179
Yorkshire +5 14 £500 -9.09% 75
North East +15 7 £425 -15.63% 33
Legal
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (1.15%) Apache
1 1 (1.15%) IIS
1 1 (1.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 6 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (5.75%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (4.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (4.60%) Simulink
3 4 (4.60%) Stateflow
4 3 (3.45%) MS Visio
4 3 (3.45%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (2.30%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (1.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 6 (6.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.15%) Sage X3
2 1 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (9.20%) Power Platform
2 6 (6.90%) Dynamics 365
3 5 (5.75%) Azure
3 5 (5.75%) SaaS
4 4 (4.60%) Google Workspace
4 4 (4.60%) IaaS
4 4 (4.60%) PaaS
5 3 (3.45%) OCI
6 2 (2.30%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (1.15%) Figma
7 1 (1.15%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (1.15%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (9.20%) VPN
1 8 (9.20%) Wireless
2 7 (8.05%) Firewall
3 3 (3.45%) Software-Defined Networking
4 1 (1.15%) Cisco ISE
4 1 (1.15%) H.323
4 1 (1.15%) HTTP
4 1 (1.15%) Network Security
4 1 (1.15%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.75%) Power BI
2 2 (2.30%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (2.30%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (1.15%) NoSQL
3 1 (1.15%) PowerPivot
3 1 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.15%) Tableau
General
1 20 (22.99%) Social Skills
2 12 (13.79%) Law
3 11 (12.64%) Finance
4 10 (11.49%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (9.20%) Public Sector
6 5 (5.75%) Telecoms
7 4 (4.60%) Automotive
8 3 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (2.30%) Banking
10 1 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.15%) Investment Banking
10 1 (1.15%) Military
10 1 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 12 (13.79%) Analyst
1 12 (13.79%) Lead
2 9 (10.34%) Architect
3 8 (9.20%) Senior
4 7 (8.05%) Business Analyst
5 6 (6.90%) Lead Architect
5 6 (6.90%) Technical Architect
5 6 (6.90%) Technical Leader
6 5 (5.75%) Developer
6 5 (5.75%) Network Engineer
6 5 (5.75%) Senior Manager
6 5 (5.75%) Software Engineer
7 3 (3.45%) Coordinator
7 3 (3.45%) Deployment Engineer
7 3 (3.45%) Penetration Tester
7 3 (3.45%) Project Coordinator
7 3 (3.45%) Systems Developer
7 3 (3.45%) Tester
8 2 (2.30%) Delivery Manager
8 2 (2.30%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (6.90%) Node.js
2 3 (3.45%) .NET
3 2 (2.30%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.34%) Mobile App
2 7 (8.05%) Management Information System
2 7 (8.05%) Product Ownership
3 6 (6.90%) Public Cloud
3 6 (6.90%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (4.60%) Algorithms
4 4 (4.60%) Operational Technology
4 4 (4.60%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.30%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (2.30%) SCADA
6 1 (1.15%) CMDB
6 1 (1.15%) Data Centre
6 1 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.15%) IVR
6 1 (1.15%) Onboarding
6 1 (1.15%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 16 (18.39%) Windows
2 6 (6.90%) Android
2 6 (6.90%) Apple iOS
2 6 (6.90%) Windows Server
3 5 (5.75%) Linux
4 4 (4.60%) Windows 10
5 3 (3.45%) AIX
6 1 (1.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (24.14%) Agile
2 13 (14.94%) Project Management
3 12 (13.79%) Data Protection
3 12 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
4 10 (11.49%) Customer Service
4 10 (11.49%) Design Patterns
4 10 (11.49%) DevOps
5 9 (10.34%) Risk Management
5 9 (10.34%) User Experience
6 8 (9.20%) Mobile Device Management
6 8 (9.20%) Validation
7 7 (8.05%) CRM
7 7 (8.05%) Migration
8 6 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (6.90%) Computer Science
8 6 (6.90%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 6 (6.90%) Information Security
8 6 (6.90%) Scrum
8 6 (6.90%) Security Architecture
8 6 (6.90%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.90%) SQL
2 4 (4.60%) C++
2 4 (4.60%) JavaScript
2 4 (4.60%) MATLAB
2 4 (4.60%) Python
3 3 (3.45%) C#
4 1 (1.15%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (25.29%) Security Cleared
2 20 (22.99%) SC Cleared
3 11 (12.64%) Degree
4 5 (5.75%) DBS Check
4 5 (5.75%) PMI Certification
5 4 (4.60%) APMP
5 4 (4.60%) CEH
5 4 (4.60%) CREST Certified
5 4 (4.60%) GIAC
5 4 (4.60%) GPEN
5 4 (4.60%) OSCP
5 4 (4.60%) PMP
6 3 (3.45%) CISA
6 3 (3.45%) CISM
6 3 (3.45%) CISSP
7 2 (2.30%) CCIE
7 2 (2.30%) CCNP
7 2 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (2.30%) ISSAP
8 1 (1.15%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (14.94%) GDPR
2 6 (6.90%) NIST
3 3 (3.45%) QA
4 2 (2.30%) Accessibility
4 2 (2.30%) COBIT
4 2 (2.30%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (1.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (1.15%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 4 (4.60%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.15%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 4 (4.60%) SCCM
2 2 (2.30%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 11 (12.64%) Microsoft
2 9 (10.34%) Google
2 9 (10.34%) Oracle
3 5 (5.75%) Apple
4 4 (4.60%) Salesforce
5 3 (3.45%) Cisco
5 3 (3.45%) IBM
5 3 (3.45%) SAP
5 3 (3.45%) VMware
6 1 (1.15%) AlgoSec
6 1 (1.15%) Avaya
6 1 (1.15%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.15%) Juniper
6 1 (1.15%) Red Hat
6 1 (1.15%) Reuters
6 1 (1.15%) Sage
6 1 (1.15%) Verint
6 1 (1.15%) Workday