The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
32
27
30
Rank change year-on-year
-5
+3
+8
Contract jobs citing Legal
1
3
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bedfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
124
174
107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire
83.78%
74.68%
62.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
66
96
70
10th Percentile
£425
£306
£208
25th Percentile
£500
£409
£331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£525
£481
Median % change year-on-year
+14.29%
+9.09%
-2.78%
75th Percentile
£675
£586
£600
90th Percentile
£750
£700
£633
East of England median daily rate
£500
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
+6.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
34
2
10th Percentile
£31.15
£15.32
-
25th Percentile
£60.56
£15.39
-
Median hourly rate
£72.50
£21.50
£90.00
Median % change year-on-year
+237.21%
-76.11%
+56.52%
75th Percentile
£83.88
£32.90
-
90th Percentile
£88.00
£65.00
-
East of England median hourly rate
£30.98
£38.12
£20.25
% change year-on-year
-18.73%
+88.25%
+35.00%
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Legal Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Bedfordshire.
Legal Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in Bedfordshire.
Legal Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legal also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedfordshire region with a requirement for Legal.
Legal Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
