Law Contracts in the East of England

Law
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 98 97
Rank change year-on-year +28 -1 +20
Contract jobs citing Law 10 15 24
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 1.05% 0.78% 1.23%
As % of the General category 1.70% 1.31% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £278 -
25th Percentile - £300 £227
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £350 £254
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +37.80% -45.08%
75th Percentile - £400 £281
90th Percentile - £423 -
England median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile - - £57.90
25th Percentile £80.34 - £59.25
Median hourly rate £80.68 £10.42 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +674.23% -83.46% -
75th Percentile £81.18 £29.35 £64.50
90th Percentile £81.28 £40.71 -
England median hourly rate £40.59 £13.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +212.25% -35.00% +14.29%

All General Skills
East of England

Law 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 the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 589 1,144 1,159
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 61.61% 59.55% 59.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 314 415 636
10th Percentile £200 £216 £204
25th Percentile £341 £350 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £564 £638
90th Percentile £675 £652 £738
England median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 447 241
10th Percentile £15.58 £14.52 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.62 £14.25
Median hourly rate £31.64 £38.12 £19.81
Median % change year-on-year -17.00% +92.43% +30.50%
75th Percentile £65.56 £50.00 £61.06
90th Percentile £79.25 £65.00 £65.00
England median hourly rate £27.70 £30.44 £32.00
% change year-on-year -8.99% -4.89% +48.84%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Law in the East of England

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Law in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Law in the East of England

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Law in the East of England

Law
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the East of England region over the 6 months to 30 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
Hertfordshire +23 9 - - 150
Essex +12 1 £525 - 150
Law
England

Law
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England 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 (10.00%) WebSphere
Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) DNS
1 4 (40.00%) FTP
1 4 (40.00%) HTTP
1 4 (40.00%) Network Security
1 4 (40.00%) SMTP
1 4 (40.00%) SSL
2 1 (10.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (10.00%) Intranet
2 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Data Mining
1 1 (10.00%) DB2
1 1 (10.00%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Eclipse
1 1 (10.00%) Visual Studio
General
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Automotive
3 1 (10.00%) Back Office
3 1 (10.00%) Billing
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Military
3 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (50.00%) Analyst
2 4 (40.00%) SOC Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Architect
3 1 (10.00%) C# Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Data Architect
3 1 (10.00%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Information Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Information Systems Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) IT Manager
3 1 (10.00%) IT Services Delivery Manager
3 1 (10.00%) IT Services Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Lead
3 1 (10.00%) Service Delivery Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Service Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Solutions Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (40.00%) LDAP
2 1 (10.00%) CSS
2 1 (10.00%) Node.js
2 1 (10.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 4 (40.00%) Cyberattack
3 3 (30.00%) CSOC
3 3 (30.00%) Cyber Threat
3 3 (30.00%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (10.00%) Reference Data
4 1 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Windows
2 1 (10.00%) Linux
2 1 (10.00%) Unix
2 1 (10.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Information Management
2 4 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (40.00%) Network Packet Capture
2 4 (40.00%) Threat Detection
3 3 (30.00%) Analytics
3 3 (30.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 3 (30.00%) Behavioural Analytics
3 3 (30.00%) Information Security
3 3 (30.00%) Machine Learning
3 3 (30.00%) Security Operations
3 3 (30.00%) SIEM
4 2 (20.00%) Agile
4 2 (20.00%) Incident Response
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (20.00%) Software Engineering
4 2 (20.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
5 1 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (10.00%) Digital Twin
5 1 (10.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) C#
2 1 (10.00%) C++
2 1 (10.00%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) DV Cleared
2 4 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (10.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (10.00%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Oracle