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 6 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 209 172
Rank change year-on-year -37 -37 -7
Contract jobs citing Law 409 303 516
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.06% 1.24% 1.38%
As % of the General category 1.87% 1.95% 2.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 194 308
10th Percentile £322 £261 £248
25th Percentile £463 £413 £424
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.50% -9.09% +5.16%
75th Percentile £638 £622 £641
90th Percentile £721 £722 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £500 £536
% change year-on-year +1.00% -6.76% +2.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 23
10th Percentile £25.26 £28.73 £10.42
25th Percentile £32.31 £30.00 £11.87
Median hourly rate £37.00 £30.20 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.52% +132.31% -45.83%
75th Percentile £44.25 £63.75 £21.38
90th Percentile £60.00 £81.01 £32.50
UK median hourly rate £33.75 £34.50 £13.00
% change year-on-year -2.17% +165.38% -45.83%

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 21,844 15,525 21,794
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 56.50% 63.69% 58.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,765 10,112 14,139
10th Percentile £303 £300 £275
25th Percentile £408 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £774
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,380 631 1,718
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.42 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.84 £18.13 £15.29
Median hourly rate £27.00 £29.07 £26.87
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +8.21% -23.24%
75th Percentile £61.18 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £29.00 £26.24
% change year-on-year -11.14% +10.52% -25.03%

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 6 April 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 6 April 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 6 April 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 +6 231 £556 +5.95% 266
Midlands -83 46 £463 -11.90% 53
South East -37 43 £500 +2.51% 122
North of England -57 40 £436 +2.59% 104
West Midlands -67 31 £563 +7.14% 25
North West -30 25 £463 +15.63% 63
East of England -19 23 £326 -23.24% 28
South West -23 18 £588 +161.11% 15
Yorkshire -46 15 £412 -13.29% 33
East Midlands -37 14 £175 -65.00% 28
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 16 (3.91%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.73%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.73%) CMS
5 1 (0.24%) Apache
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.24%) Confluence
5 1 (0.24%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 14 (3.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.44%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.24%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.24%) Simulink
5 1 (0.24%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (2.20%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.22%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.49%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.49%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.24%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.24%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.24%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.24%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.24%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 64 (15.65%) Azure
2 57 (13.94%) Power Platform
3 34 (8.31%) Dynamics 365
4 29 (7.09%) AWS
5 21 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (4.89%) SaaS
7 11 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (2.69%) Power Automate
8 10 (2.44%) GCP
8 10 (2.44%) Microsoft Copilot
9 9 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
9 9 (2.20%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (1.71%) GitHub
11 6 (1.47%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (1.47%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.22%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.98%) IaaS
13 4 (0.98%) PaaS
13 4 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.20%) Firewall
2 8 (1.96%) SD-WAN
2 8 (1.96%) VPN
2 8 (1.96%) WAN
3 7 (1.71%) LAN
4 6 (1.47%) DNS
5 5 (1.22%) MPLS
5 5 (1.22%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.98%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.98%) Intranet
7 3 (0.73%) Cisco IPT
7 3 (0.73%) Cisco Nexus
7 3 (0.73%) Network Security
7 3 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.49%) DHCP
8 2 (0.49%) Ethernet VPN
8 2 (0.49%) Internet
8 2 (0.49%) VLAN
8 2 (0.49%) Wireless
9 1 (0.24%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (11.74%) Power BI
2 7 (1.71%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.47%) Metadata
3 6 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (1.22%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.22%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (0.98%) Snowflake Schema
6 3 (0.73%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.49%) Spark SQL
8 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.24%) EDRMS
8 1 (0.24%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.24%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.24%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.24%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 18 (4.40%) JIRA
2 10 (2.44%) Git
3 8 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.22%) GitLab
4 5 (1.22%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (0.98%) JUnit
5 4 (0.98%) Mockito
6 3 (0.73%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.73%) Gradle
6 3 (0.73%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.49%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.49%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.24%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.24%) PVCS
8 1 (0.24%) Selenium
8 1 (0.24%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.24%) TestRail
8 1 (0.24%) WebDriver
General
1 128 (31.30%) Social Skills
2 118 (28.85%) Finance
3 100 (24.45%) Legal
4 44 (10.76%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (10.27%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.40%) Police
7 16 (3.91%) Marketing
8 13 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.69%) Billing
10 9 (2.20%) Banking
10 9 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (1.96%) Publishing
12 7 (1.71%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.22%) Electronics
13 5 (1.22%) General Ledger
13 5 (1.22%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.98%) Military
14 4 (0.98%) Retail
Job Titles
1 61 (14.91%) Architect
2 50 (12.22%) Lead
3 47 (11.49%) Analyst
4 43 (10.51%) Senior
5 31 (7.58%) Functional Architect
5 31 (7.58%) Lead Architect
6 28 (6.85%) Project Manager
6 28 (6.85%) Software Engineer
7 23 (5.62%) Consultant
8 22 (5.38%) Developer
9 17 (4.16%) Business Analyst
10 15 (3.67%) Senior Manager
11 14 (3.42%) Commercial Manager
12 10 (2.44%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.20%) Business Manager
13 9 (2.20%) Support Engineer
14 8 (1.96%) Data Engineer
15 7 (1.71%) Azure Engineer
15 7 (1.71%) IT Analyst
15 7 (1.71%) Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.69%) Middleware
2 8 (1.96%) Kafka
3 6 (1.47%) REST
3 6 (1.47%) Spring
3 6 (1.47%) Spring Boot
4 5 (1.22%) React
4 5 (1.22%) SOAP
5 4 (0.98%) ARM Templates
6 3 (0.73%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.73%) OpenAPI
6 3 (0.73%) PySpark
6 3 (0.73%) Swagger
6 3 (0.73%) Web Services
7 2 (0.49%) IDoc
7 2 (0.49%) JSON
7 2 (0.49%) Node.js
7 2 (0.49%) Qt
7 2 (0.49%) RESTful
7 2 (0.49%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.49%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.89%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.42%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.69%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (1.96%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.71%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.47%) AI Agents
7 6 (1.47%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.22%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.22%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
8 5 (1.22%) Taxonomies
9 4 (0.98%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (0.98%) Low-Code
10 3 (0.73%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.73%) NHS
10 3 (0.73%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 29 (7.09%) Windows
2 17 (4.16%) Linux
3 12 (2.93%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.98%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.73%) Unix
6 2 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (17.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 69 (16.87%) Migration
3 66 (16.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 59 (14.43%) Agile
5 57 (13.94%) Continuous Improvement
6 51 (12.47%) Business Intelligence
7 50 (12.22%) Problem-Solving
8 49 (11.98%) User Acceptance Testing
9 44 (10.76%) Data Migration
10 43 (10.51%) ERP
11 42 (10.27%) Translating Business Requirements
12 39 (9.54%) Architectural Design
12 39 (9.54%) Order to Cash
13 36 (8.80%) Procure-to-Pay
14 35 (8.56%) AI
14 35 (8.56%) End-to-End Testing
14 35 (8.56%) Record to Report
15 34 (8.31%) Software Engineering
16 31 (7.58%) Change Management
17 30 (7.33%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.82%) SQL
2 21 (5.13%) Java
3 15 (3.67%) Ada
4 12 (2.93%) Python
5 11 (2.69%) C
6 10 (2.44%) C++
7 9 (2.20%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.96%) C#
8 8 (1.96%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.47%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.98%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.98%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.73%) Bash
11 3 (0.73%) Go
11 3 (0.73%) Rust
11 3 (0.73%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.49%) ABAP
12 2 (0.49%) Bicep
12 2 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.49%) Perl
Qualifications
1 80 (19.56%) Security Cleared
2 49 (11.98%) SC Cleared
3 43 (10.51%) Degree
4 23 (5.62%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.20%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (1.96%) CIPD
7 6 (1.47%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.22%) ACCA
8 5 (1.22%) CIMA
8 5 (1.22%) CISSP
8 5 (1.22%) PMP
9 2 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.49%) CCNA
9 2 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.49%) CISM
9 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.49%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.49%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.38%) GDPR
2 19 (4.65%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.69%) QA
5 10 (2.44%) NCSC
6 9 (2.20%) NIST
7 7 (1.71%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.71%) GRC
8 6 (1.47%) Def Stans
9 5 (1.22%) SLA
10 4 (0.98%) IEC 61508
10 4 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.73%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.73%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 3 (0.73%) MISRA
11 3 (0.73%) PSD2
12 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 2 (0.49%) MISRA C
12 2 (0.49%) PMO
System Software
1 21 (5.13%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.20%) Docker
3 2 (0.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
4 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.44%) Terraform
2 7 (1.71%) SCCM
3 6 (1.47%) Ansible
3 6 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.22%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.73%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.73%) Grafana
6 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.24%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.24%) Nmap
Vendors
1 86 (21.03%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.40%) SAP
3 16 (3.91%) Oracle
4 13 (3.18%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.69%) Intapp
6 9 (2.20%) Cisco
6 9 (2.20%) iManage
7 7 (1.71%) Aruba
7 7 (1.71%) Databricks
8 6 (1.47%) IBM
8 6 (1.47%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.22%) Aderant
9 5 (1.22%) Fortinet
9 5 (1.22%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.98%) Juniper
10 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.98%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.98%) Splunk
10 4 (0.98%) Workday
11 3 (0.73%) MathWorks