Law Contract Job Trends in England

Law
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 247 208 159
Rank change year-on-year -39 -49 +39
Contract jobs citing Law 331 359 643
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.09% 1.16% 1.64%
As % of the General category 1.71% 1.96% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 156 441
10th Percentile £239 £242 £233
25th Percentile £413 £367 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £495 £538
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.91% +2.38%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £694 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £545
% change year-on-year +10.00% -8.26% +3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 10 12
10th Percentile £12.21 £18.20 £13.18
25th Percentile £13.46 £20.50 £14.83
Median hourly rate £17.45 £38.00 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year -54.08% +114.08% -8.03%
75th Percentile £39.73 £65.00 £30.31
90th Percentile £66.10 £73.68 £60.38
UK median hourly rate £40.46 £38.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year +6.47% +130.30% -15.38%

All General Skills
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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 19,359 18,300 23,458
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 63.71% 59.35% 59.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,267 10,981 15,978
10th Percentile £275 £300 £297
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £627 £650 £671
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,270 683 1,033
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.93 £17.50 £17.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £32.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% -1.54% +26.41%
75th Percentile £45.46 £60.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £71.55 £71.25 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £24.27 £29.50 £31.71
% change year-on-year -17.72% -6.97% +26.84%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Law relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Law job vacancy trend in England

Law
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Law.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Law

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in England over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Law in England

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Law.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Law

Law
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law in England over the 6 months to 19 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Law in England

Law
Contract Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 19 November 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
London +32 174 £575 +10.58% 579
Midlands -61 39 £550 -2.22% 82
West Midlands -36 38 £550 - 49
East of England 0 34 £375 - 39
South East -18 31 £490 -16.88% 207
North of England -56 29 £400 +6.67% 124
North West -26 22 £390 -2.50% 76
South West -4 18 £565 +151.11% 50
Yorkshire -56 7 £456 +30.36% 36
East Midlands -36 1 £288 -52.08% 32
Law
UK

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 13 (3.93%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.91%) CMS
4 2 (0.60%) Confluence
4 2 (0.60%) JBoss
4 2 (0.60%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.30%) Resin
Applications
1 21 (6.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.74%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.42%) Simulink
4 6 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.81%) Windchill
5 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.60%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.72%) Elite 3E
2 4 (1.21%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.60%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.30%) Primavera
4 1 (0.30%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.30%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 59 (17.82%) Azure
2 25 (7.55%) AWS
3 21 (6.34%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (5.14%) Power Platform
4 17 (5.14%) SaaS
5 15 (4.53%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.23%) Azure Logic Apps
7 12 (3.63%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.32%) GCP
9 8 (2.42%) Azure API Management
9 8 (2.42%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (2.42%) Azure Service Bus
9 8 (2.42%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.11%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.51%) Azure Storage
12 4 (1.21%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.21%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 3 (0.91%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.91%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.91%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.32%) Firewall
2 10 (3.02%) Network Security
2 10 (3.02%) VPN
3 8 (2.42%) DNS
3 8 (2.42%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.51%) Internet
4 5 (1.51%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (1.21%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (1.21%) Ethernet
5 4 (1.21%) LAN
5 4 (1.21%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.21%) WAN
6 3 (0.91%) Intranet
6 3 (0.91%) SMTP
7 2 (0.60%) DMARC
7 2 (0.60%) Skype
7 2 (0.60%) WebEx
8 1 (0.30%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.30%) MPLS
8 1 (0.30%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.23%) Power BI
2 5 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.21%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.21%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.21%) Tableau
4 3 (0.91%) Metadata
5 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.60%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.60%) Power Query
5 2 (0.60%) SAP Data Services
5 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.30%) DTS
6 1 (0.30%) KDB
6 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.30%) MySQL
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.30%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (4.53%) JIRA
2 7 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (1.81%) Git
4 5 (1.51%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.21%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.91%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.30%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.30%) GitLab
8 1 (0.30%) Gradle
8 1 (0.30%) Maven
8 1 (0.30%) PVCS
8 1 (0.30%) QUnit
General
1 119 (35.95%) Social Skills
2 83 (25.08%) Finance
3 71 (21.45%) Legal
4 40 (12.08%) Public Sector
5 32 (9.67%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (5.44%) Police
7 13 (3.93%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.63%) Marketing
9 10 (3.02%) Local Government
10 9 (2.72%) Electronics
10 9 (2.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.72%) Retail
11 8 (2.42%) General Ledger
11 8 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.11%) Billing
12 7 (2.11%) Front Office
12 7 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.81%) Military
14 5 (1.51%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 42 (12.69%) Analyst
2 26 (7.85%) Project Manager
3 24 (7.25%) Lead
4 23 (6.95%) Consultant
5 20 (6.04%) Business Analyst
5 20 (6.04%) Senior
6 18 (5.44%) Developer
7 17 (5.14%) Software Engineer
8 10 (3.02%) IT Support
8 10 (3.02%) Support Officer
9 9 (2.72%) Architect
10 8 (2.42%) Administrator
10 8 (2.42%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.42%) Telecoms Manager
11 7 (2.11%) Support Engineer
12 6 (1.81%) Commercial Manager
12 6 (1.81%) Product Owner
12 6 (1.81%) Security Analyst
13 5 (1.51%) Help Desk Officer
13 5 (1.51%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.42%) ARM Templates
1 8 (2.42%) Node.js
2 7 (2.11%) REST
2 7 (2.11%) YAML
3 6 (1.81%) ADO
3 6 (1.81%) React
3 6 (1.81%) SOAP
4 4 (1.21%) Express.js
4 4 (1.21%) Middleware
4 4 (1.21%) Next.js
4 4 (1.21%) Web Services
5 3 (0.91%) Flash
5 3 (0.91%) Kafka
5 3 (0.91%) Spring
6 2 (0.60%) .NET
6 2 (0.60%) CSS
6 2 (0.60%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.60%) JSON
6 2 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.60%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.93%) Product Ownership
2 11 (3.32%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (2.42%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.81%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (1.51%) Cloud Native
6 5 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.51%) Cybercrime
6 5 (1.51%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.51%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.51%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.51%) Freedom of Information
6 5 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.21%) Analogue Electronics
7 4 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.21%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.21%) Synthetic Data
7 4 (1.21%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 18 (5.44%) Windows
2 15 (4.53%) Linux
3 8 (2.42%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.81%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.91%) Unix
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.30%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.30%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (16.62%) Stakeholder Management
2 44 (13.29%) Problem-Solving
3 41 (12.39%) Agile
4 34 (10.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 29 (8.76%) Change Management
5 29 (8.76%) Migration
6 28 (8.46%) DevOps
7 25 (7.55%) Software Engineering
8 24 (7.25%) CI/CD
9 23 (6.95%) Data Protection
10 21 (6.34%) Analytics
11 20 (6.04%) Project Management
12 19 (5.74%) ITIL
13 18 (5.44%) Continuous Improvement
14 16 (4.83%) Risk Management
14 16 (4.83%) Workflow
15 15 (4.53%) Business Intelligence
15 15 (4.53%) CRM
15 15 (4.53%) Infrastructure as Code
15 15 (4.53%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.65%) Python
2 20 (6.04%) C++
3 19 (5.74%) SQL
4 11 (3.32%) Bicep
4 11 (3.32%) C
4 11 (3.32%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.72%) Java
5 9 (2.72%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.42%) MATLAB
7 6 (1.81%) Bash
7 6 (1.81%) C#
7 6 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.91%) Ada
8 3 (0.91%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.30%) Clojure
10 1 (0.30%) Groovy
10 1 (0.30%) Perl
10 1 (0.30%) Scala
10 1 (0.30%) X++
Qualifications
1 68 (20.54%) Security Cleared
2 47 (14.20%) SC Cleared
3 35 (10.57%) Degree
4 22 (6.65%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.42%) CIPD
6 7 (2.11%) CISSP
7 6 (1.81%) ACCA
7 6 (1.81%) CIMA
8 5 (1.51%) CEH
8 5 (1.51%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (1.51%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.51%) GIAC
8 5 (1.51%) PMP
9 4 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.21%) GREM
9 4 (1.21%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.21%) OSCP
10 3 (0.91%) CISM
11 2 (0.60%) CISA
11 2 (0.60%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.25%) GDPR
2 18 (5.44%) QA
3 12 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.11%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.81%) NCSC
5 6 (1.81%) NIST
5 6 (1.81%) SLA
6 5 (1.51%) PMO
7 4 (1.21%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.91%) GRC
8 3 (0.91%) PERC
9 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
9 2 (0.60%) HL7
9 2 (0.60%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.60%) MISRA
10 1 (0.30%) DO-178B
10 1 (0.30%) HIPAA
System Software
1 19 (5.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.42%) Docker
2 8 (2.42%) Firmware
2 8 (2.42%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.51%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.81%) Terraform
3 4 (1.21%) Kibana
3 4 (1.21%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.91%) Ansible
5 2 (0.60%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.30%) EnCase
6 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.30%) FTK
6 1 (0.30%) Nmap
6 1 (0.30%) QRadar
6 1 (0.30%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) SCOM
Vendors
1 39 (11.78%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.44%) SAP
3 12 (3.63%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.11%) Intapp
4 7 (2.11%) VMware
4 7 (2.11%) Workday
5 6 (1.81%) iManage
5 6 (1.81%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.51%) Aderant
6 5 (1.51%) Cisco
6 5 (1.51%) Citrix
7 4 (1.21%) Google
7 4 (1.21%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.21%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.21%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.21%) Xero
8 3 (0.91%) Databricks
8 3 (0.91%) IBM
8 3 (0.91%) MuleSoft
8 3 (0.91%) Oracle