The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 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 Durham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
29
34
40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham
69.05%
47.22%
61.54%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
10
34
10th Percentile
£153
-
£163
25th Percentile
£288
£163
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£473
£203
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+133.33%
-49.38%
+116.22%
75th Percentile
£550
£613
£481
90th Percentile
£649
£718
£538
North East median daily rate
£465
£523
£531
% change year-on-year
-11.00%
-1.65%
+9.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
11
0
10th Percentile
-
£10.64
-
25th Percentile
£18.13
£11.29
-
Median hourly rate
£18.75
£15.46
-
Median % change year-on-year
+21.28%
-
-
75th Percentile
£19.38
£20.77
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
North East median hourly rate
£11.64
£17.50
-
% change year-on-year
-33.49%
-
-
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Durham
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Durham.
Legal Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Durham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Durham.
Legal Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham
For the 6 months to 2 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 Durham region with a requirement for Legal.
Legal Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Durham 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:
