Legal
Northern Ireland > County Down
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in County Down. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in County Down | - | - | 50.00% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 75.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £600 | £275 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +118.18% | -31.25% | +48.15% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £12.25 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £27.54 | - | £12.25 |
All General Skills
County Down
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 general skills in County Down.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Down | 83.33% | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £128 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £463 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £150 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.42% | -9.52% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £488 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £475 | £325 | £435 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.15% | -25.29% | -3.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £12.25 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £19.10 | £24.18 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.01% | +51.13% | +0.79% |
Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Down.
