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

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 208 169
Rank change year-on-year -44 -39 +2
Contract jobs citing Law 396 299 532
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.04% 1.23% 1.41%
As % of the General category 1.83% 1.94% 2.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 198 306
10th Percentile £320 £260 £248
25th Percentile £463 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.75% -9.09% +5.57%
75th Percentile £638 £611 £638
90th Percentile £725 £715 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +5.00% -6.98% +3.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 23
10th Percentile £17.07 £29.29 £10.42
25th Percentile £25.84 £30.08 £11.87
Median hourly rate £35.25 £32.35 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.96% +148.85% -43.48%
75th Percentile £39.00 £68.07 £26.63
90th Percentile £45.30 £81.01 £35.50
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £44.75 £13.00
% change year-on-year -25.14% +244.23% -43.48%

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 21,649 15,417 22,022
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.02% 63.56% 58.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,650 10,062 14,321
10th Percentile £303 £300 £270
25th Percentile £408 £410 £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 £765
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,360 618 1,694
10th Percentile £14.38 £14.88 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.54 £15.17
Median hourly rate £25.46 £30.21 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% +16.17% -25.71%
75th Percentile £61.18 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.55 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.53 £26.00
% change year-on-year -14.82% +13.56% -25.71%

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 28 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 28 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 28 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 +14 223 £563 +7.14% 266
Midlands -89 45 £463 -9.76% 53
South East -32 41 £500 +0.55% 122
North of England -56 37 £436 +5.70% 104
West Midlands -68 31 £563 +7.14% 25
East of England -18 24 £326 -23.24% 28
North West -33 22 £463 +15.63% 63
South West -23 20 £500 +122.22% 15
Yorkshire -47 15 £412 -13.29% 33
East Midlands -39 13 £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 (4.04%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.01%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.76%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.76%) CMS
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 15 (3.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.25%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.25%) Simulink
5 1 (0.25%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (2.27%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.26%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.51%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.51%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.25%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.25%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.25%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.25%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.25%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.25%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.25%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.25%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 59 (14.90%) Azure
2 50 (12.63%) Power Platform
3 30 (7.58%) AWS
3 30 (7.58%) Dynamics 365
4 21 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (5.30%) SaaS
5 11 (2.78%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.53%) GCP
6 10 (2.53%) Microsoft Copilot
6 10 (2.53%) Power Automate
7 8 (2.02%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (2.02%) Azure Logic Apps
8 7 (1.77%) GitHub
9 6 (1.52%) Entra ID
9 6 (1.52%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (1.26%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (1.26%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (1.01%) IaaS
11 4 (1.01%) PaaS
11 4 (1.01%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.02%) Firewall
2 7 (1.77%) SD-WAN
2 7 (1.77%) VPN
2 7 (1.77%) WAN
3 6 (1.52%) LAN
4 5 (1.26%) DNS
4 5 (1.26%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.01%) Intranet
5 4 (1.01%) MPLS
6 3 (0.76%) Cisco IPT
6 3 (0.76%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.76%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.51%) DHCP
7 2 (0.51%) Network Security
7 2 (0.51%) VLAN
7 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.25%) BGP
8 1 (0.25%) OSPF
8 1 (0.25%) VoIP
8 1 (0.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (10.35%) Power BI
2 6 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (1.52%) Metadata
2 6 (1.52%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.26%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.01%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.76%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.76%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.51%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.25%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.25%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.25%) MySQL
7 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.25%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.25%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.25%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (4.29%) JIRA
2 11 (2.78%) Git
3 8 (2.02%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.26%) GitLab
5 4 (1.01%) JUnit
5 4 (1.01%) Mockito
5 4 (1.01%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (0.76%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.76%) Gradle
6 3 (0.76%) Liquibase
7 2 (0.51%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.51%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.51%) Rational Rhapsody
7 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.25%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.25%) PVCS
8 1 (0.25%) Selenium
8 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.25%) TestRail
8 1 (0.25%) WebDriver
General
1 128 (32.32%) Social Skills
2 115 (29.04%) Finance
3 99 (25.00%) Legal
4 43 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (10.61%) Public Sector
6 18 (4.55%) Police
7 17 (4.29%) Marketing
8 13 (3.28%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.78%) Billing
10 9 (2.27%) Banking
10 9 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
10 9 (2.27%) Publishing
11 8 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
11 8 (2.02%) Electronics
12 7 (1.77%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.77%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (1.52%) Front Office
13 6 (1.52%) General Ledger
13 6 (1.52%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.01%) Retail
Job Titles
1 57 (14.39%) Architect
2 46 (11.62%) Lead
3 43 (10.86%) Analyst
4 40 (10.10%) Senior
5 29 (7.32%) Project Manager
6 28 (7.07%) Software Engineer
7 27 (6.82%) Functional Architect
7 27 (6.82%) Lead Architect
8 25 (6.31%) Consultant
9 22 (5.56%) Developer
10 15 (3.79%) Business Analyst
11 13 (3.28%) Commercial Manager
12 12 (3.03%) Senior Manager
13 10 (2.53%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.27%) Support Engineer
15 8 (2.02%) Business Manager
16 7 (1.77%) Embedded Engineer
16 7 (1.77%) Embedded Software Engineer
16 7 (1.77%) Java Engineer
16 7 (1.77%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.78%) Middleware
2 8 (2.02%) Kafka
3 7 (1.77%) REST
4 6 (1.52%) SOAP
4 6 (1.52%) Spring
4 6 (1.52%) Spring Boot
5 5 (1.26%) React
6 4 (1.01%) ARM Templates
7 3 (0.76%) FIX Protocol
7 3 (0.76%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.76%) PySpark
7 3 (0.76%) RESTful
7 3 (0.76%) Swagger
7 3 (0.76%) Web Services
8 2 (0.51%) CSS3
8 2 (0.51%) HTML5
8 2 (0.51%) JSON
8 2 (0.51%) Node.js
8 2 (0.51%) Qt
8 2 (0.51%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 20 (5.05%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.54%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.03%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (2.02%) Data Centre
6 7 (1.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.52%) AI Agents
7 6 (1.52%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.52%) Smartphone
8 5 (1.26%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.26%) Taxonomies
9 4 (1.01%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.01%) Low-Code
9 4 (1.01%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.76%) Digital Wallet
10 3 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
10 3 (0.76%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.76%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 27 (6.82%) Windows
2 16 (4.04%) Linux
3 11 (2.78%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.76%) Unix
4 3 (0.76%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
5 1 (0.25%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 67 (16.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 65 (16.41%) Stakeholder Management
3 62 (15.66%) Migration
4 57 (14.39%) Agile
5 52 (13.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 47 (11.87%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (11.36%) Business Intelligence
7 45 (11.36%) User Acceptance Testing
8 39 (9.85%) Data Migration
9 38 (9.60%) Translating Business Requirements
10 36 (9.09%) Architectural Design
10 36 (9.09%) ERP
11 35 (8.84%) AI
12 34 (8.59%) Order to Cash
12 34 (8.59%) Software Engineering
13 31 (7.83%) Change Management
13 31 (7.83%) End-to-End Testing
13 31 (7.83%) Procure-to-Pay
14 30 (7.58%) CI/CD
14 30 (7.58%) Record to Report
Programming Languages
1 31 (7.83%) SQL
2 21 (5.30%) Java
3 15 (3.79%) Ada
4 13 (3.28%) Python
5 12 (3.03%) C
5 12 (3.03%) C++
6 9 (2.27%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.02%) C#
7 8 (2.02%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.26%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.01%) MATLAB
10 3 (0.76%) Bash
10 3 (0.76%) Go
10 3 (0.76%) Rust
10 3 (0.76%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.76%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.51%) ABAP
11 2 (0.51%) Bicep
11 2 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.51%) Perl
Qualifications
1 77 (19.44%) Security Cleared
2 49 (12.37%) SC Cleared
3 43 (10.86%) Degree
4 19 (4.80%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.02%) CIPD
7 6 (1.52%) ACCA
7 6 (1.52%) Azure Certification
7 6 (1.52%) CIMA
8 5 (1.26%) CISSP
8 5 (1.26%) PMP
9 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.51%) CISM
9 2 (0.51%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.51%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.51%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.25%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.05%) GDPR
2 17 (4.29%) Data Quality
3 15 (3.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.78%) NCSC
4 11 (2.78%) QA
5 9 (2.27%) NIST
6 7 (1.77%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.77%) Def Stans
6 7 (1.77%) GRC
7 6 (1.52%) SLA
8 5 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (1.01%) IEC 61508
9 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.01%) MISRA
10 3 (0.76%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.76%) PSD2
11 2 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 2 (0.51%) MISRA C
11 2 (0.51%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (4.80%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.53%) Docker
3 3 (0.76%) Firmware
4 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (2.53%) Terraform
2 7 (1.77%) SCCM
3 6 (1.52%) Ansible
4 5 (1.26%) Kubernetes
4 5 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.76%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.76%) Grafana
6 2 (0.51%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.25%) Nmap
Vendors
1 80 (20.20%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.55%) SAP
3 14 (3.54%) Oracle
4 13 (3.28%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.78%) Intapp
6 8 (2.02%) iManage
7 7 (1.77%) Cisco
7 7 (1.77%) Databricks
8 6 (1.52%) Aruba
8 6 (1.52%) IBM
8 6 (1.52%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.26%) Aderant
9 5 (1.26%) Salesforce
10 4 (1.01%) Fortinet
10 4 (1.01%) HubSpot
10 4 (1.01%) MuleSoft
10 4 (1.01%) Splunk
10 4 (1.01%) Xero
11 3 (0.76%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.76%) Workday