Legal Contracts in Berkshire

Legal
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 43 66
Rank change year-on-year -4 +23 -24
Contract jobs citing Legal 43 85 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 3.76% 4.42% 2.48%
As % of the General category 6.09% 7.83% 4.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 16 15
10th Percentile £233 £413 £350
25th Percentile £416 £439 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +23.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £650 £573 £563
90th Percentile £680 £600 £775
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +17.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 1
Median hourly rate - £61.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year - +35.56% +16.13%
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £63.00 £41.00
% change year-on-year +19.05% +53.66% +22.39%

All General Skills
Berkshire

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 Berkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 706 1,085 1,071
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire 61.66% 56.39% 61.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 427 545 660
10th Percentile £295 £205 £324
25th Percentile £408 £325 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year - -2.91% +8.42%
75th Percentile £620 £600 £638
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +2.04% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 88 26
10th Percentile £19.91 £20.50 £18.50
25th Percentile £30.25 £42.00 £21.16
Median hourly rate £53.50 £58.30 £51.88
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +12.39% +146.73%
75th Percentile £65.62 £68.05 £69.05
90th Percentile £88.87 £87.46 £80.25
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £45.00 £46.25
% change year-on-year -51.11% -2.70% +131.25%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Berkshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Berkshire.

Daily rate trend for Legal in Berkshire

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Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in Berkshire over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in Berkshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in Berkshire.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in Berkshire

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Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. 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
Reading +13 37 £625 +19.05% 26
Bracknell +17 4 £450 +5.88%
Wokingham -12 1 £625 +25.00%
Legal
South East

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (2.33%) SAS
1 1 (2.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (6.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.98%) Azure
2 2 (4.65%) Oracle CX
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.33%) Broadband
1 1 (2.33%) Firewall
1 1 (2.33%) FTP
1 1 (2.33%) SMS
1 1 (2.33%) TCP/IP
1 1 (2.33%) VPN
General
1 15 (34.88%) Social Skills
2 14 (32.56%) Telecoms
3 10 (23.26%) Finance
4 9 (20.93%) Marketing
5 8 (18.60%) Law
6 7 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (11.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (2.33%) Automotive
9 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (27.91%) Commercial Manager
2 8 (18.60%) Lead
3 6 (13.95%) Delivery Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Architect
4 3 (6.98%) Commercial Project Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Data Protection Officer
4 3 (6.98%) Programme Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Project Manager
4 3 (6.98%) Senior
4 3 (6.98%) Solutions Architect
5 2 (4.65%) Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) Auditor
5 2 (4.65%) Commercial Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) Financial Analyst
5 2 (4.65%) Information Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Information Security Auditor
5 2 (4.65%) Information Security Manager
5 2 (4.65%) Security Auditor
5 2 (4.65%) Security Manager
6 1 (2.33%) Procurement Officer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Onboarding
2 5 (11.63%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.65%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.33%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (2.33%) Cloud Native
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
1 1 (2.33%) Windows 10
1 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.93%) Contract Management
2 8 (18.60%) Programme Governance
2 8 (18.60%) Roadmaps
3 7 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (13.95%) Artificial Intelligence
4 6 (13.95%) Data Loss Prevention
4 6 (13.95%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (11.63%) B2C
5 5 (11.63%) Data Protection
5 5 (11.63%) Impact Assessments
5 5 (11.63%) Information Security
6 4 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (9.30%) Data Privacy
6 4 (9.30%) Decision-Making
6 4 (9.30%) Project Management
6 4 (9.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (6.98%) Contract Negotiation
7 3 (6.98%) Data Analysis
7 3 (6.98%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 5 (11.63%) Degree
2 4 (9.30%) CISMP
2 4 (9.30%) ISEB
2 4 (9.30%) Master's Degree
3 2 (4.65%) ACCA
3 2 (4.65%) CIMA
4 1 (2.33%) PhD
4 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.65%) GDPR
2 1 (2.33%) GRC
2 1 (2.33%) HIPAA
2 1 (2.33%) PMO
2 1 (2.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (11.63%) Salesforce
2 3 (6.98%) OpenAI
2 3 (6.98%) Oracle
3 2 (4.65%) IFS
4 1 (2.33%) Concur
4 1 (2.33%) Dell
4 1 (2.33%) DocuSign
4 1 (2.33%) HP