eDiscovery (Electronic Discovery)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for E-Discovery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited E-Discovery over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 653 | 794 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | +141 | -114 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Discovery | 35 | 52 | 51 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.081% | 0.088% | 0.057% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.093% | 0.097% | 0.063% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 24 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £223 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £495 | £327 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £650 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.54% | +34.02% | -5.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £700 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £760 | £613 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £600 | £272 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +120.99% | -45.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £91.25 | £40.98 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £97.50 | £41.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +132.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £103.75 | £42.93 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £41.95 |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
E-Discovery is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 37,484 | 53,362 | 80,393 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.34% | 89.87% | 90.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,149 | 37,016 | 56,462 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.17% | +8.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,454 | 1,744 | 1,921 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.58 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.18% | +44.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.34 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.69% | +75.00% | -8.00% |
E-Discovery
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing E-Discovery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing E-Discovery.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing E-Discovery over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing E-Discovery.
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Top 6 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Discovery within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | +107 | 33 | £575 | -11.54% | 20 |
| London | +97 | 26 | £570 | -12.31% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +113 | 7 | £550 | -8.33% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 5 | - | - | 8 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
E-Discovery
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: