The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cardiff.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
79
74
138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff
48.17%
34.42%
47.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
60
52
96
10th Percentile
£210
£128
£181
25th Percentile
£303
£143
£398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£395
£416
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-5.05%
-12.42%
-
75th Percentile
£481
£541
£586
90th Percentile
£591
£600
£619
South Wales median daily rate
£400
£416
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.85%
-16.80%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
3
10th Percentile
-
£11.25
£14.00
25th Percentile
-
£11.57
£15.50
Median hourly rate
£12.21
£13.00
£18.06
Median % change year-on-year
-6.08%
-28.02%
-19.73%
75th Percentile
£12.65
£27.69
£20.05
90th Percentile
£12.91
£50.08
£21.22
South Wales median hourly rate
£23.00
£36.68
£10.92
% change year-on-year
-37.30%
+235.90%
-51.47%
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Legal Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Cardiff.
Legal Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 4 June 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Legal.
Legal Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
