Legal Contracts in the West Midlands

Legal
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 7 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 99 119
Rank change year-on-year +28 +20 -65
Contract jobs citing Legal 42 38 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.20% 1.63% 1.56%
As % of the General category 3.91% 2.82% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 30 44
10th Percentile £200 £369 £222
25th Percentile £298 £413 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £483 £538 £611
90th Percentile £544 £576 £800
England median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 0
10th Percentile - £13.88 -
25th Percentile £13.50 £15.94 -
Median hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 -
75th Percentile £26.50 £24.69 -
90th Percentile - £27.13 -
England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.16 £36.94
% change year-on-year +80.51% -40.01% +75.89%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,074 1,347 1,990
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 56.29% 57.81% 56.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 741 950 1,508
10th Percentile £263 £228 £259
25th Percentile £400 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +6.37% +15.15%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £700 £675
England median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 111 42 47
10th Percentile £11.06 £11.10 £12.00
25th Percentile £13.90 £12.50 £12.90
Median hourly rate £19.00 £19.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +18.18% +1.54%
75th Percentile £38.13 £28.56 £18.75
90th Percentile £56.25 £56.63 £20.90
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 West Midlands

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Legal in the West Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in the West Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in the West Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 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
Birmingham +23 25 £438 +2.94% 53
Worcestershire +14 6 £400 -15.79% 10
Warwickshire +6 5 - - 22
Shropshire +25 4 £260 -48.00% 6
Wolverhampton - 1 £320 - 6
Legal
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (7.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Assets
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Cash Management
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Receivables
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 1 (2.38%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.52%) Power Platform
2 3 (7.14%) Google Workspace
2 3 (7.14%) IaaS
2 3 (7.14%) PaaS
2 3 (7.14%) SaaS
3 2 (4.76%) Azure
4 1 (2.38%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (2.38%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (23.81%) Firewall
2 4 (9.52%) Intranet
2 4 (9.52%) LAN
2 4 (9.52%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (7.14%) WAN
4 2 (4.76%) MPLS
4 2 (4.76%) SD-WAN
4 2 (4.76%) VPN
5 1 (2.38%) Cisco ISE
5 1 (2.38%) Ethernet VPN
5 1 (2.38%) VoIP
5 1 (2.38%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.52%) Power BI
General
1 8 (19.05%) Finance
2 5 (11.90%) Public Sector
3 4 (9.52%) Social Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (7.14%) Law
5 2 (4.76%) German Language
6 1 (2.38%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (33.33%) Analyst
2 10 (23.81%) SOC Analyst
3 5 (11.90%) Network Engineer
3 5 (11.90%) Senior
4 4 (9.52%) PMO Analyst
4 4 (9.52%) Project Manager
5 3 (7.14%) Administrator
5 3 (7.14%) Consultant
5 3 (7.14%) Data Administrator
5 3 (7.14%) Deployment Engineer
5 3 (7.14%) Network Support
5 3 (7.14%) Network Support Engineer
5 3 (7.14%) Senior Analyst
5 3 (7.14%) Senior PMO
5 3 (7.14%) Senior PMO Analyst
5 3 (7.14%) Support Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Field Engineer
6 2 (4.76%) Functional Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) Oracle Consultant
6 2 (4.76%) Oracle Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (7.14%) Freedom of Information
2 3 (7.14%) Virtual Team
3 2 (4.76%) Industry 4.0
3 2 (4.76%) IoT
3 2 (4.76%) Replication
4 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 1 (2.38%) Housing Association
4 1 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.38%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 10 (23.81%) Linux
1 10 (23.81%) Mac OS X
2 5 (11.90%) Windows
3 2 (4.76%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (30.95%) Data Protection
1 13 (30.95%) Risk Management
2 11 (26.19%) Cybersecurity
3 10 (23.81%) Computer Forensics
3 10 (23.81%) Incident Management
3 10 (23.81%) Malware Reverse Engineering
3 10 (23.81%) MITRE ATT&CK
3 10 (23.81%) Purple Team
3 10 (23.81%) Reverse Engineering
3 10 (23.81%) SIEM
3 10 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 10 (23.81%) Threat Analysis
3 10 (23.81%) Vulnerability Management
4 8 (19.05%) Line Management
5 7 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (11.90%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (11.90%) Project Management
7 4 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
8 3 (7.14%) Change Management
8 3 (7.14%) Data Modelling
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.19%) SC Cleared
3 6 (14.29%) Degree
4 3 (7.14%) APMP
4 3 (7.14%) PMI Certification
4 3 (7.14%) PMP
5 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.38%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (28.57%) GDPR
2 10 (23.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 10 (23.81%) HIPAA
2 10 (23.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 10 (23.81%) NIST
3 4 (9.52%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (9.52%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (4.76%) CEMLI
2 1 (2.38%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) Oracle
2 4 (9.52%) Aruba
3 3 (7.14%) Google
3 3 (7.14%) HP
3 3 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 3 (7.14%) Salesforce
3 3 (7.14%) SAP
4 2 (4.76%) Cisco
5 1 (2.38%) Fortinet
5 1 (2.38%) iManage
5 1 (2.38%) Intapp
5 1 (2.38%) Juniper