Legal Contracts with Work from Home Options

Legal
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 144 147
Rank change year-on-year +23 +3 +57
Contract jobs citing Legal 261 431 800
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.73% 1.72% 1.82%
As % of the General category 2.94% 2.94% 3.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 307 527
10th Percentile £291 £278 £320
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +2.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £623 £625 £623
90th Percentile £723 £750 £741
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 18 9
10th Percentile £20.26 - £12.10
25th Percentile £25.50 £22.16 £20.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £50.00 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +26.58% +113.51%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.65 £50.61
90th Percentile £58.70 £75.00 £64.00
UK median hourly rate £26.33 £22.16 £32.19
% change year-on-year +18.82% -31.15% +57.01%

All General Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,864 14,673 23,844
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 58.80% 58.48% 54.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,820 10,341 17,298
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 471 333 343
10th Percentile £14.00 £19.00 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.61 £25.95 £19.43
Median hourly rate £38.12 £50.00 £32.77
Median % change year-on-year -23.76% +52.58% +40.54%
75th Percentile £53.00 £67.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £80.20 £64.95
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.00
% change year-on-year -7.96% +48.16% -2.22%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Legal trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legal.

Legal daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Legal over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Legal daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legal.

Legal hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

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Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Legal over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Legal hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 13 (4.98%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.53%) Apache Solr
2 4 (1.53%) nginx
3 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.77%) CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Apache
5 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.38%) Confluence
5 1 (0.38%) IIS
5 1 (0.38%) Tomcat
Applications
1 29 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (7.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (7.28%) Simulink
3 19 (7.28%) Stateflow
4 18 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.77%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.77%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.53%) Elite 3E
2 4 (1.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.38%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.38%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.38%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.38%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.38%) SAP GTS
3 1 (0.38%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.05%) SaaS
2 20 (7.66%) Azure
3 14 (5.36%) IaaS
4 13 (4.98%) Google Workspace
4 13 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (4.98%) PaaS
5 12 (4.60%) Power Platform
6 7 (2.68%) OneDrive
7 6 (2.30%) WhatsApp
8 5 (1.92%) GCP
8 5 (1.92%) PowerApps
8 5 (1.92%) Smartsheet
8 5 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
9 4 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.53%) OCI
9 4 (1.53%) Power Automate
10 3 (1.15%) AWS
10 3 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (1.15%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.30%) TCP/IP
2 5 (1.92%) DNS
2 5 (1.92%) Internet
3 4 (1.53%) HTTPS
3 4 (1.53%) IPsec
4 3 (1.15%) VPN
5 2 (0.77%) HTTP
5 2 (0.77%) Intranet
5 2 (0.77%) Wireless
6 1 (0.38%) Cisco IPT
6 1 (0.38%) Firewall
6 1 (0.38%) H.323
6 1 (0.38%) LAN
6 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.38%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.45%) Metadata
1 9 (3.45%) Power BI
2 5 (1.92%) MySQL
2 5 (1.92%) NoSQL
3 4 (1.53%) Couchbase
3 4 (1.53%) SQL Server
4 3 (1.15%) EDRMS
4 3 (1.15%) Tableau
5 2 (0.77%) Big Data
5 2 (0.77%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.38%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.38%) Looker
6 1 (0.38%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.38%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.38%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.38%) SAP HANA
6 1 (0.38%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 2 (0.77%) JIRA
2 1 (0.38%) Git
General
1 81 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 52 (19.92%) Finance
3 43 (16.48%) Analytical Skills
4 27 (10.34%) Law
5 24 (9.20%) Automotive
6 20 (7.66%) Telecoms
7 16 (6.13%) Influencing Skills
7 16 (6.13%) Retail
8 13 (4.98%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.45%) Marketing
10 8 (3.07%) Banking
11 7 (2.68%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.30%) German Language
12 6 (2.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.53%) Local Government
13 4 (1.53%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.15%) Advertising
14 3 (1.15%) Electronics
14 3 (1.15%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 34 (13.03%) Project Manager
2 29 (11.11%) Analyst
3 21 (8.05%) Senior
4 19 (7.28%) Software Engineer
5 14 (5.36%) IT Manager
6 12 (4.60%) Lead
7 11 (4.21%) Architect
7 11 (4.21%) Senior Manager
8 10 (3.83%) Business Analyst
9 9 (3.45%) Data Analyst
10 8 (3.07%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (3.07%) HR Manager
10 8 (3.07%) Support Engineer
11 7 (2.68%) Consultant
11 7 (2.68%) Security Manager
11 7 (2.68%) Transformation Manager
12 6 (2.30%) Project Delivery Manager
12 6 (2.30%) Service Design Manager
13 5 (1.92%) Compliance Manager
13 5 (1.92%) Telecoms Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.53%) JSON
1 4 (1.53%) LEMP Stack
1 4 (1.53%) RabbitMQ
1 4 (1.53%) YAML
2 3 (1.15%) .NET
3 2 (0.77%) REST
4 1 (0.38%) BAPI
4 1 (0.38%) Kafka
4 1 (0.38%) LDAP
4 1 (0.38%) PySpark
4 1 (0.38%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.38%) SAP ALE
4 1 (0.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.66%) Management Information System
1 20 (7.66%) Virtual Team
2 19 (7.28%) Algorithms
2 19 (7.28%) Self-Motivation
3 6 (2.30%) Analytical Mindset
4 5 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
5 4 (1.53%) Cloud Native
5 4 (1.53%) Data Centre
5 4 (1.53%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.53%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.53%) Product Ownership
6 3 (1.15%) Life Science
6 3 (1.15%) Replication
7 2 (0.77%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (0.77%) IoT
7 2 (0.77%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.77%) Private Cloud
8 1 (0.38%) Marketing Technology
8 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Licensing
8 1 (0.38%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.98%) Windows
2 6 (2.30%) Linux
3 4 (1.53%) CentOS
3 4 (1.53%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.77%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (18.01%) Agile
1 47 (18.01%) Project Management
2 38 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 36 (13.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 35 (13.41%) Problem-Solving
5 31 (11.88%) Computer Science
6 28 (10.73%) Data Protection
7 25 (9.58%) Validation
8 23 (8.81%) Cybersecurity
9 21 (8.05%) Test Automation
10 20 (7.66%) Migration
11 19 (7.28%) Analytics
11 19 (7.28%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
11 19 (7.28%) Software Engineering
11 19 (7.28%) Verification and Validation
12 18 (6.90%) Information Management
12 18 (6.90%) Information Security
13 16 (6.13%) Risk Management
13 16 (6.13%) Scrum
14 15 (5.75%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.28%) MATLAB
2 15 (5.75%) SQL
3 5 (1.92%) Python
4 4 (1.53%) C#
4 4 (1.53%) PHP
5 2 (0.77%) C++
5 2 (0.77%) Java
6 1 (0.38%) ABAP
6 1 (0.38%) Bash
6 1 (0.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.38%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.38%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.38%) Ruby
6 1 (0.38%) Scala
6 1 (0.38%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (21.46%) Degree
2 17 (6.51%) PMI Certification
2 17 (6.51%) Security Cleared
3 16 (6.13%) PMP
3 16 (6.13%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.98%) APMP
5 6 (2.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.30%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.53%) CIPD
6 4 (1.53%) CISSP
7 3 (1.15%) CCIE
7 3 (1.15%) CCNP
7 3 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (1.15%) CISM
7 3 (1.15%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.77%) CCNA
8 2 (0.77%) CISA
8 2 (0.77%) CSSLP
8 2 (0.77%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (14.94%) GDPR
2 15 (5.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 15 (5.75%) QA
3 13 (4.98%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.92%) NIST
6 4 (1.53%) HIPAA
7 3 (1.15%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.77%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.77%) PMO
9 1 (0.38%) COPPA
9 1 (0.38%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.38%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.38%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 8 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (1.53%) Ansible
1 4 (1.53%) Kubernetes
1 4 (1.53%) Terraform
2 2 (0.77%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.38%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 47 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 27 (10.34%) Oracle
3 19 (7.28%) Google
4 15 (5.75%) SAP
5 14 (5.36%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.30%) Intapp
7 5 (1.92%) iManage
8 3 (1.15%) Adobe
8 3 (1.15%) Cisco
8 3 (1.15%) VMware
8 3 (1.15%) Workday
9 2 (0.77%) Aderant
9 2 (0.77%) Ariba
9 2 (0.77%) Databricks
9 2 (0.77%) HP
9 2 (0.77%) Remedy
9 2 (0.77%) Splunk
10 1 (0.38%) Concur
10 1 (0.38%) Fortinet
10 1 (0.38%) MuleSoft