Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 150 | 165 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +36 | +15 | +43 |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 845 | 1,024 | 1,550 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.95% | 1.72% | 1.75% |
| As % of the General category | 3.35% | 2.95% | 3.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 476 | 714 | 980 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £233 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £501 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.25% | +0.25% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £722 | £750 | £726 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.75% | +11.11% | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 91 | 39 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.50 | £13.10 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.97 | £17.79 | £20.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.16 | £32.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.33% | -31.15% | +73.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £57.00 | £50.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £71.52 | £59.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.16 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.33% | -19.42% | +48.65% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,239 | 34,749 | 49,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.13% | 58.52% | 56.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,915 | 24,101 | 34,500 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +8.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +5.26% | +11.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,949 | 1,062 | 1,439 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.46 | £18.00 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £34.31 | £21.82 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.56% | +57.28% | -3.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.91 | £61.25 | £46.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.35 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £30.00 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +60.43% | -6.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal 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 Legal.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal 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 Legal.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
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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 Legal 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 |
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| England | +35 | 740 | £500 | -2.44% | 1,612 |
| UK excluding London | +54 | 443 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,057 |
| London | +5 | 340 | £525 | +3.45% | 630 |
| Work from Home | +21 | 266 | £550 | +7.84% | 518 |
| South East | +42 | 147 | £500 | -9.09% | 284 |
| North of England | +13 | 91 | £513 | - | 246 |
| South West | +53 | 71 | £500 | +5.26% | 177 |
| North West | +12 | 69 | £550 | +7.32% | 159 |
| Midlands | +35 | 61 | £413 | -17.50% | 171 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 43 | £425 | -15.00% | 107 |
| Scotland | +14 | 38 | £525 | +14.63% | 63 |
| East of England | +13 | 20 | £350 | -28.21% | 104 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 18 | £200 | -65.46% | 64 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 15 | £525 | -8.70% | 63 |
| Northern Ireland | +12 | 12 | £248 | -45.00% | 11 |
| North East | +17 | 7 | £425 | -17.07% | 28 |
| Wales | +15 | 7 | £375 | +18.11% | 37 |
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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:
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