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 11 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 263 205 172
Rank change year-on-year -58 -33 -1
Contract jobs citing Law 349 315 531
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.96% 1.28% 1.39%
As % of the General category 1.66% 2.02% 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 191 309
10th Percentile £315 £246 £248
25th Percentile £425 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £671 £603 £631
90th Percentile £750 £715 £721
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 24
10th Percentile £21.68 £31.58 £10.42
25th Percentile £28.75 £56.81 £11.87
Median hourly rate £37.00 £68.69 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.13% +428.37% -33.33%
75th Percentile £39.00 £76.32 £23.69
90th Percentile - £81.01 £35.13
UK median hourly rate £34.75 £65.00 £13.00
% change year-on-year -46.54% +400.00% -33.33%

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 general skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 21,036 15,583 22,326
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.94% 63.13% 58.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,303 9,978 14,581
10th Percentile £300 £300 £266
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £758
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,312 558 1,673
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.04 £13.05
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.00 £15.29
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.43 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.83% +17.02% -20.00%
75th Percentile £57.50 £61.31 £50.00
90th Percentile £75.98 £75.08 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £24.06 £29.52 £25.90
% change year-on-year -18.48% +13.98% -20.32%

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 11 March 2026.

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 11 March 2026.

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 11 March 2026. 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 -10 189 £575 +10.05% 164
Midlands -88 42 £525 +5.00% 56
South East -31 36 £525 +5.58% 98
West Midlands -65 32 £550 +7.32% 32
North of England -65 31 £425 +3.03% 96
East of England -15 24 £375 - 24
South West -18 21 £500 +122.22% 14
North West -37 18 £450 +12.50% 63
Yorkshire -64 13 £412 -12.13% 28
East Midlands -47 10 £175 -65.00% 23
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 12 (3.44%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.15%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.86%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.86%) CMS
5 1 (0.29%) Apache
5 1 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.29%) Confluence
5 1 (0.29%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 16 (4.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.58%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.29%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.29%) Simulink
4 1 (0.29%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (2.58%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.43%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.57%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.57%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.29%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.29%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.29%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.29%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.29%) Orchard Housing
5 1 (0.29%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.29%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.29%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 54 (15.47%) Azure
2 25 (7.16%) AWS
3 23 (6.59%) Power Platform
4 20 (5.73%) SaaS
5 19 (5.44%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.58%) Azure Logic Apps
7 9 (2.58%) GCP
7 9 (2.58%) Power Automate
8 8 (2.29%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (2.29%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (2.01%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (1.72%) Entra ID
10 6 (1.72%) GitHub
11 5 (1.43%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.43%) GitHub Actions
12 3 (0.86%) AWS KMS
12 3 (0.86%) Azure Key Vault
12 3 (0.86%) Azure Service Bus
12 3 (0.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.01%) Firewall
1 7 (2.01%) VPN
2 6 (1.72%) SD-WAN
2 6 (1.72%) WAN
3 5 (1.43%) DNS
3 5 (1.43%) LAN
3 5 (1.43%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.15%) Cisco IPT
4 4 (1.15%) Intranet
4 4 (1.15%) MPLS
5 3 (0.86%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.86%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.57%) DHCP
6 2 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.29%) Internet
7 1 (0.29%) Network Security
7 1 (0.29%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.29%) VLAN
7 1 (0.29%) VoIP
7 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.87%) Power BI
2 6 (1.72%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.43%) Metadata
4 4 (1.15%) MongoDB
4 4 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.86%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.86%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.57%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.57%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.57%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.29%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.29%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.29%) KDB
7 1 (0.29%) MySQL
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.29%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.29%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (4.87%) JIRA
2 10 (2.87%) Git
3 6 (1.72%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.15%) GitLab
4 4 (1.15%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.86%) CircleCI
6 2 (0.57%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.57%) Gradle
6 2 (0.57%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.57%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.29%) JUnit
7 1 (0.29%) Liquibase
7 1 (0.29%) Maven
7 1 (0.29%) Mockito
7 1 (0.29%) PVCS
7 1 (0.29%) QUnit
7 1 (0.29%) Selenium
7 1 (0.29%) TestRail
7 1 (0.29%) WebDriver
General
1 125 (35.82%) Social Skills
2 93 (26.65%) Legal
3 90 (25.79%) Finance
4 39 (11.17%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (11.17%) Public Sector
5 17 (4.87%) Marketing
6 12 (3.44%) Police
7 11 (3.15%) Billing
8 10 (2.87%) Banking
8 10 (2.87%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.58%) Electronics
9 9 (2.58%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.29%) Front Office
10 8 (2.29%) Publishing
11 7 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
12 6 (1.72%) General Ledger
12 6 (1.72%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.72%) Telecoms
13 5 (1.43%) Organisational Skills
14 4 (1.15%) Retail
Job Titles
1 43 (12.32%) Analyst
2 33 (9.46%) Senior
3 30 (8.60%) Architect
4 29 (8.31%) Project Manager
5 26 (7.45%) Consultant
6 24 (6.88%) Software Engineer
7 22 (6.30%) Developer
8 20 (5.73%) Lead
9 15 (4.30%) Business Analyst
10 10 (2.87%) Commercial Manager
10 10 (2.87%) Solutions Architect
10 10 (2.87%) Support Engineer
11 9 (2.58%) Senior Manager
12 8 (2.29%) Business Manager
13 7 (2.01%) Embedded Engineer
13 7 (2.01%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 6 (1.72%) Data Analyst
14 6 (1.72%) Desktop Engineer
14 6 (1.72%) Java Developer
14 6 (1.72%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.15%) Middleware
2 7 (2.01%) REST
3 6 (1.72%) Kafka
3 6 (1.72%) SOAP
4 4 (1.15%) ARM Templates
4 4 (1.15%) FIX Protocol
4 4 (1.15%) Spring
5 3 (0.86%) JSON
5 3 (0.86%) PySpark
5 3 (0.86%) Spring Boot
5 3 (0.86%) Web Services
6 2 (0.57%) Flash
6 2 (0.57%) IDoc
6 2 (0.57%) Node.js
6 2 (0.57%) Qt
6 2 (0.57%) React
6 2 (0.57%) SAP ALE
7 1 (0.29%) CSS3
7 1 (0.29%) Laravel
7 1 (0.29%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.30%) Management Information System
2 13 (3.72%) Onboarding
2 13 (3.72%) Product Ownership
3 7 (2.01%) Data Centre
3 7 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (2.01%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (1.72%) AI Agents
4 6 (1.72%) Security Posture
4 6 (1.72%) Smartphone
5 5 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
5 5 (1.43%) Taxonomies
6 4 (1.15%) Algorithms
6 4 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.15%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.15%) Low-Code
6 4 (1.15%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.15%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (0.86%) Digital Wallet
7 3 (0.86%) Embedded Systems
7 3 (0.86%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 25 (7.16%) Windows
2 19 (5.44%) Linux
3 11 (3.15%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.43%) Unix
5 3 (0.86%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.29%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.29%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (17.77%) Stakeholder Management
2 53 (15.19%) Agile
3 45 (12.89%) Problem-Solving
4 39 (11.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 38 (10.89%) Migration
6 32 (9.17%) Software Engineering
7 31 (8.88%) AI
8 29 (8.31%) Change Management
9 26 (7.45%) CI/CD
9 26 (7.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 24 (6.88%) Data Modelling
10 24 (6.88%) Workflow
11 23 (6.59%) DevOps
11 23 (6.59%) User Acceptance Testing
12 21 (6.02%) ITIL
13 20 (5.73%) Business Intelligence
14 19 (5.44%) Data Protection
15 18 (5.16%) Project Delivery
16 17 (4.87%) Data Migration
17 16 (4.58%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (8.88%) SQL
2 17 (4.87%) Java
2 17 (4.87%) Python
3 16 (4.58%) C++
4 15 (4.30%) Ada
5 14 (4.01%) C
6 9 (2.58%) C#
7 8 (2.29%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.29%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.15%) Rust
8 4 (1.15%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.86%) Bash
9 3 (0.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.86%) Go
9 3 (0.86%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.57%) ABAP
10 2 (0.57%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.57%) Perl
10 2 (0.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 69 (19.77%) Security Cleared
2 44 (12.61%) Degree
2 44 (12.61%) SC Cleared
3 17 (4.87%) DV Cleared
4 9 (2.58%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.29%) CIPD
6 6 (1.72%) ACCA
6 6 (1.72%) CIMA
7 5 (1.43%) CISSP
7 5 (1.43%) PMP
8 3 (0.86%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.57%) CISM
9 2 (0.57%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.57%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.57%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.57%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.29%) CEH
10 1 (0.29%) IIBA
10 1 (0.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 1 (0.29%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (6.02%) GDPR
2 13 (3.72%) Data Quality
2 13 (3.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (3.72%) QA
3 10 (2.87%) NCSC
4 8 (2.29%) NIST
5 7 (2.01%) Def Stans
6 6 (1.72%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.72%) GRC
6 6 (1.72%) SLA
7 5 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 4 (1.15%) IEC 61508
8 4 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 4 (1.15%) MISRA
9 3 (0.86%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.86%) PSD2
10 2 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.57%) DO-178B
10 2 (0.57%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.57%) PMO
System Software
1 17 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.01%) Docker
3 4 (1.15%) Firmware
4 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.29%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (3.15%) Terraform
2 7 (2.01%) SCCM
3 5 (1.43%) Ansible
3 5 (1.43%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.86%) Cisco Prime
4 3 (0.86%) Grafana
4 3 (0.86%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.57%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.29%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.29%) Nmap
Vendors
1 51 (14.61%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.58%) SAP
3 14 (4.01%) ServiceNow
4 12 (3.44%) Oracle
5 10 (2.87%) Intapp
6 8 (2.29%) Databricks
7 6 (1.72%) Aruba
7 6 (1.72%) Cisco
7 6 (1.72%) iManage
8 5 (1.43%) Aderant
8 5 (1.43%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.43%) IBM
8 5 (1.43%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.43%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.43%) Workday
9 4 (1.15%) Splunk
9 4 (1.15%) Xero
10 3 (0.86%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.86%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.86%) SolarWinds