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 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 251 236 172
Rank change year-on-year -15 -64 +26
Contract jobs citing Law 303 338 622
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.06% 1.51%
As % of the General category 1.69% 1.80% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 142 464
10th Percentile £258 £246 £235
25th Percentile £413 £370 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £495 £535
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.48% +1.90%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £498 £538
% change year-on-year +10.55% -7.44% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 11 20
10th Percentile £12.21 £18.97 £13.02
25th Percentile £13.46 £20.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £16.96 £34.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.84% +91.67% -6.74%
75th Percentile £40.46 £65.00 £25.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £73.56 £61.68
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £34.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year +44.93% +91.67% -8.86%

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 17,956 18,798 24,405
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 63.82% 59.04% 59.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,376 11,267 16,835
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
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 1,088 774 1,021
10th Percentile £13.79 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.29 £17.44 £16.85
Median hourly rate £25.00 £33.65 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.69% +12.15% +20.00%
75th Percentile £44.26 £61.25 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.99 £72.50 £70.66
UK median hourly rate £24.34 £31.50 £29.25
% change year-on-year -22.73% +7.69% +17.00%

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 October 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 October 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 October 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 +43 159 £575 +16.16% 716
Midlands -37 37 £550 -6.38% 58
West Midlands -22 32 £558 -7.08% 37
North of England -49 28 £450 +20.00% 134
South East -14 27 £490 -8.84% 458
East of England +4 26 £400 +6.67% 28
North West -21 20 £390 +4.00% 96
South West +4 19 £565 +151.11% 54
Yorkshire -35 8 £513 +20.59% 25
East Midlands -22 5 £385 -21.03% 20
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 9 (2.97%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.99%) Skype for Business
3 2 (0.66%) Confluence
3 2 (0.66%) JBoss
4 1 (0.33%) CMS
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.33%) Resin
Applications
1 19 (6.27%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (5.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.64%) Simulink
4 6 (1.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.98%) Windchill
5 5 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.66%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.33%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.32%) SAP PLM
2 3 (0.99%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.33%) Primavera
3 1 (0.33%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.33%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.33%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.33%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.33%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (0.33%) SAP PS
3 1 (0.33%) SAP R/3
3 1 (0.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 46 (15.18%) Azure
2 17 (5.61%) Power Platform
3 16 (5.28%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (4.95%) AWS
4 15 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (3.63%) Entra ID
5 11 (3.63%) SaaS
6 10 (3.30%) Azure Logic Apps
7 7 (2.31%) Azure API Management
7 7 (2.31%) Azure Key Vault
7 7 (2.31%) Azure Service Bus
8 6 (1.98%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (1.98%) GCP
8 6 (1.98%) Power Automate
9 5 (1.65%) Azure Storage
10 4 (1.32%) Azure AKS
10 4 (1.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 3 (0.99%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.99%) PowerApps
11 3 (0.99%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.96%) Firewall
2 10 (3.30%) Network Security
2 10 (3.30%) VPN
3 7 (2.31%) DNS
3 7 (2.31%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.98%) SD-WAN
5 5 (1.65%) Cisco Nexus
5 5 (1.65%) Internet
5 5 (1.65%) Remote Desktop
5 5 (1.65%) WAN
6 4 (1.32%) LAN
6 4 (1.32%) WebEx
7 3 (0.99%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.99%) Skype
7 3 (0.99%) SMTP
8 2 (0.66%) DMARC
8 2 (0.66%) MPLS
9 1 (0.33%) BGP
9 1 (0.33%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.33%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.62%) Power BI
2 5 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.32%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.32%) Tableau
4 3 (0.99%) Metadata
5 2 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.66%) Power Query
5 2 (0.66%) SAP Data Services
5 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.33%) Apache Cassandra
6 1 (0.33%) DTS
6 1 (0.33%) HBase
6 1 (0.33%) KDB
6 1 (0.33%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.33%) MySQL
6 1 (0.33%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.33%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 11 (3.63%) JIRA
2 6 (1.98%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.65%) Rational Rhapsody
4 4 (1.32%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.66%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.66%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.33%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.33%) Git
6 1 (0.33%) GitLab
6 1 (0.33%) Gradle
6 1 (0.33%) Maven
6 1 (0.33%) QUnit
General
1 100 (33.00%) Social Skills
2 81 (26.73%) Finance
3 72 (23.76%) Legal
4 46 (15.18%) Public Sector
5 28 (9.24%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (6.93%) Police
7 15 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 13 (4.29%) Telecoms
9 10 (3.30%) Local Government
10 9 (2.97%) Marketing
11 7 (2.31%) Electronics
11 7 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.31%) Manufacturing
11 7 (2.31%) Retail
12 6 (1.98%) Billing
12 6 (1.98%) Front Office
13 5 (1.65%) Banking
13 5 (1.65%) General Ledger
13 5 (1.65%) Military
13 5 (1.65%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 38 (12.54%) Analyst
2 25 (8.25%) Project Manager
3 23 (7.59%) Lead
3 23 (7.59%) Senior
4 21 (6.93%) Business Analyst
5 20 (6.60%) Consultant
6 16 (5.28%) Developer
7 15 (4.95%) IT Support
8 13 (4.29%) Software Engineer
9 10 (3.30%) Architect
9 10 (3.30%) Support Officer
10 8 (2.64%) Administrator
10 8 (2.64%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.64%) Support Engineer
10 8 (2.64%) Telecoms Manager
11 6 (1.98%) Product Owner
12 5 (1.65%) IT Analyst
12 5 (1.65%) QA Officer
12 5 (1.65%) Service Desk Officer
12 5 (1.65%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.31%) Node.js
1 7 (2.31%) React
2 6 (1.98%) ADO
2 6 (1.98%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.98%) YAML
3 4 (1.32%) Express.js
3 4 (1.32%) Next.js
4 3 (0.99%) .NET
4 3 (0.99%) Flash
4 3 (0.99%) Kafka
4 3 (0.99%) Middleware
4 3 (0.99%) REST
4 3 (0.99%) SOAP
5 2 (0.66%) CSS
5 2 (0.66%) HTML
5 2 (0.66%) JSON
5 2 (0.66%) Qt
5 2 (0.66%) Spring
5 2 (0.66%) Web Services
6 1 (0.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.63%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.30%) Legacy Systems
2 10 (3.30%) Management Information System
3 7 (2.31%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (1.98%) Cloud Native
4 6 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (1.98%) Freedom of Information Act
5 5 (1.65%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.65%) Cybercrime
5 5 (1.65%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.65%) Data Structures
5 5 (1.65%) FPGA
5 5 (1.65%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.65%) Renewable Energy
5 5 (1.65%) VHDL
6 4 (1.32%) Analogue Electronics
6 4 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (1.32%) Mobile App
6 4 (1.32%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 17 (5.61%) Windows
2 16 (5.28%) Linux
3 7 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.65%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.65%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.99%) Unix
7 2 (0.66%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.33%) Android
8 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (16.83%) Stakeholder Management
2 40 (13.20%) Problem-Solving
3 34 (11.22%) Agile
4 32 (10.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 31 (10.23%) Change Management
6 25 (8.25%) Migration
7 24 (7.92%) Data Protection
8 23 (7.59%) DevOps
9 22 (7.26%) Analytics
10 21 (6.93%) Project Management
10 21 (6.93%) Software Engineering
11 19 (6.27%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (5.94%) Risk Management
13 15 (4.95%) AI
13 15 (4.95%) CI/CD
13 15 (4.95%) ITIL
14 14 (4.62%) Customer Service
14 14 (4.62%) Infrastructure as Code
14 14 (4.62%) PRINCE2
14 14 (4.62%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 20 (6.60%) C++
1 20 (6.60%) Python
2 12 (3.96%) SQL
3 11 (3.63%) C
3 11 (3.63%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.30%) Bicep
5 8 (2.64%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.64%) MATLAB
6 7 (2.31%) Bash
7 6 (1.98%) C#
7 6 (1.98%) Java
7 6 (1.98%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.65%) Ada
9 3 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.66%) Apex Code
10 2 (0.66%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.66%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.33%) Clojure
11 1 (0.33%) Groovy
11 1 (0.33%) Scala
Qualifications
1 58 (19.14%) Security Cleared
2 40 (13.20%) SC Cleared
3 29 (9.57%) Degree
4 20 (6.60%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.98%) PMP
6 5 (1.65%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.65%) GIAC
7 4 (1.32%) ACCA
7 4 (1.32%) CEH
7 4 (1.32%) CIMA
7 4 (1.32%) CIPD
7 4 (1.32%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (1.32%) GREM
7 4 (1.32%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.32%) OSCP
8 3 (0.99%) CISSP
8 3 (0.99%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.66%) CISA
9 2 (0.66%) HNC
9 2 (0.66%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.25%) GDPR
2 13 (4.29%) QA
3 11 (3.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.31%) NCSC
5 6 (1.98%) PMO
6 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 4 (1.32%) SLA
7 3 (0.99%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.99%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.99%) Def Stans
7 3 (0.99%) MISRA
7 3 (0.99%) NIST
7 3 (0.99%) PERC
8 2 (0.66%) DO-254
8 2 (0.66%) HL7
8 2 (0.66%) IEC 61508
8 2 (0.66%) MISRA C
8 2 (0.66%) PSD2
8 2 (0.66%) SEPA
System Software
1 17 (5.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.64%) Firmware
3 7 (2.31%) Docker
3 7 (2.31%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.65%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.65%) Terminal Services
4 5 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.98%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.32%) Kibana
2 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.99%) Cisco Prime
3 3 (0.99%) Terraform
4 1 (0.33%) Ansible
4 1 (0.33%) EnCase
4 1 (0.33%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.33%) FTK
4 1 (0.33%) QRadar
4 1 (0.33%) SCOM
Vendors
1 36 (11.88%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.28%) SAP
3 7 (2.31%) Cisco
3 7 (2.31%) Palo Alto
4 6 (1.98%) VMware
4 6 (1.98%) Workday
5 5 (1.65%) Citrix
5 5 (1.65%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.32%) HubSpot
7 3 (0.99%) Aderant
7 3 (0.99%) Aruba
7 3 (0.99%) Fortinet
7 3 (0.99%) Google
7 3 (0.99%) Guidewire
7 3 (0.99%) iManage
7 3 (0.99%) Polycom
7 3 (0.99%) SolarWinds
7 3 (0.99%) Xero
8 2 (0.66%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.66%) Veeam