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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 208 171
Rank change year-on-year -43 -37 +2
Contract jobs citing Law 378 306 528
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.01% 1.25% 1.40%
As % of the General category 1.76% 1.97% 2.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 220 200 304
10th Percentile £320 £243 £248
25th Percentile £459 £402 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £536
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% -6.76% +2.14%
75th Percentile £641 £600 £638
90th Percentile £726 £715 £750
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 24
10th Percentile £17.05 £29.06 £10.42
25th Percentile £22.93 £31.13 £11.87
Median hourly rate £37.00 £65.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.08% +400.00% -45.83%
75th Percentile £39.00 £77.29 £23.69
90th Percentile £47.40 £81.01 £35.13
UK median hourly rate £34.75 £55.00 £13.00
% change year-on-year -36.82% +323.08% -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 21,526 15,533 22,056
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.49% 63.42% 58.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,609 10,060 14,381
10th Percentile £300 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.41% -3.18%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,348 584 1,664
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.00 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £19.85 £15.36
Median hourly rate £25.14 £30.90 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.66% +18.86% -24.64%
75th Percentile £60.00 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.18 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +15.38% -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 21 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 21 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 21 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 +2 213 £575 +9.52% 291
Midlands -75 44 £481 -3.75% 47
South East -32 38 £525 +5.58% 126
North of England -64 33 £436 +9.00% 104
West Midlands -74 31 £550 +7.32% 21
East of England -11 24 £326 -13.00% 25
South West -26 20 £500 +122.22% 19
North West -28 20 £463 +15.63% 62
Yorkshire -50 13 £412 -12.13% 34
East Midlands -40 12 £175 -65.00% 26
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 15 (3.97%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.06%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.79%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.79%) CMS
5 1 (0.26%) Apache
5 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.26%) Confluence
5 1 (0.26%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.26%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 14 (3.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.26%) PTC Creo
4 1 (0.26%) Simulink
4 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.26%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 9 (2.38%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.32%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.53%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.53%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.26%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.26%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.26%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.26%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.26%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.26%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.26%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 55 (14.55%) Azure
2 37 (9.79%) Power Platform
3 29 (7.67%) AWS
4 21 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
4 21 (5.56%) SaaS
5 20 (5.29%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.65%) Azure Logic Apps
7 10 (2.65%) Power Automate
8 9 (2.38%) GCP
9 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.85%) Azure Data Factory
11 6 (1.59%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.59%) GitHub
12 5 (1.32%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.32%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (1.06%) Serverless
13 4 (1.06%) SuccessFactors
14 3 (0.79%) IaaS
14 3 (0.79%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.12%) Firewall
2 7 (1.85%) SD-WAN
2 7 (1.85%) VPN
2 7 (1.85%) WAN
3 6 (1.59%) LAN
4 5 (1.32%) DNS
4 5 (1.32%) TCP/IP
5 4 (1.06%) Intranet
5 4 (1.06%) MPLS
6 3 (0.79%) Cisco IPT
6 3 (0.79%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.79%) Ethernet
7 2 (0.53%) DHCP
7 2 (0.53%) Network Security
7 2 (0.53%) VLAN
7 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.26%) Internet
8 1 (0.26%) OSPF
8 1 (0.26%) VoIP
8 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (7.94%) Power BI
2 6 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.32%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (1.32%) Metadata
3 5 (1.32%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.06%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.79%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.53%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Cassandra
7 1 (0.26%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.26%) KDB
7 1 (0.26%) MySQL
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.26%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 16 (4.23%) JIRA
2 10 (2.65%) Git
3 8 (2.12%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.06%) GitLab
4 4 (1.06%) Gradle
4 4 (1.06%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.79%) CircleCI
5 3 (0.79%) JUnit
5 3 (0.79%) Liquibase
5 3 (0.79%) Mockito
6 2 (0.53%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.53%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.53%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.26%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.26%) Maven
7 1 (0.26%) PVCS
7 1 (0.26%) QUnit
7 1 (0.26%) Selenium
7 1 (0.26%) WebDriver
General
1 127 (33.60%) Social Skills
2 104 (27.51%) Finance
3 97 (25.66%) Legal
4 41 (10.85%) Analytical Skills
4 41 (10.85%) Public Sector
5 18 (4.76%) Marketing
6 14 (3.70%) Police
7 11 (2.91%) Billing
7 11 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
8 9 (2.38%) Banking
8 9 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (2.38%) Publishing
9 8 (2.12%) Electronics
9 8 (2.12%) Front Office
10 7 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.59%) General Ledger
11 6 (1.59%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.59%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.06%) Retail
Job Titles
1 45 (11.90%) Architect
2 44 (11.64%) Analyst
3 41 (10.85%) Senior
4 35 (9.26%) Lead
5 28 (7.41%) Project Manager
6 27 (7.14%) Software Engineer
7 26 (6.88%) Consultant
8 22 (5.82%) Developer
9 17 (4.50%) Functional Architect
9 17 (4.50%) Lead Architect
10 16 (4.23%) Business Analyst
11 11 (2.91%) Commercial Manager
11 11 (2.91%) Senior Manager
12 10 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
13 9 (2.38%) Support Engineer
14 8 (2.12%) Business Manager
15 7 (1.85%) Embedded Engineer
15 7 (1.85%) Embedded Software Engineer
16 6 (1.59%) IT Analyst
16 6 (1.59%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.91%) Middleware
2 8 (2.12%) Kafka
3 7 (1.85%) REST
4 6 (1.59%) SOAP
4 6 (1.59%) Spring
5 5 (1.32%) Spring Boot
6 4 (1.06%) ARM Templates
6 4 (1.06%) FIX Protocol
6 4 (1.06%) React
7 3 (0.79%) JSON
7 3 (0.79%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.79%) PySpark
7 3 (0.79%) Swagger
7 3 (0.79%) Web Services
8 2 (0.53%) .NET
8 2 (0.53%) IDoc
8 2 (0.53%) Node.js
8 2 (0.53%) Qt
8 2 (0.53%) SAP ALE
9 1 (0.26%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 18 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.70%) Onboarding
3 12 (3.17%) Product Ownership
4 8 (2.12%) Data Centre
4 8 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.59%) AI Agents
6 6 (1.59%) Security Posture
6 6 (1.59%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.32%) Algorithms
7 5 (1.32%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (1.32%) Taxonomies
8 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.06%) Low-Code
8 4 (1.06%) Public Cloud
9 3 (0.79%) Digital Wallet
9 3 (0.79%) Hybrid Cloud
9 3 (0.79%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.79%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 26 (6.88%) Windows
2 18 (4.76%) Linux
3 11 (2.91%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.32%) Unix
5 3 (0.79%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.26%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.26%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 56 (14.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 53 (14.02%) Agile
4 52 (13.76%) Migration
5 44 (11.64%) Problem-Solving
6 39 (10.32%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (9.26%) User Acceptance Testing
8 34 (8.99%) Business Intelligence
9 33 (8.73%) AI
9 33 (8.73%) Software Engineering
10 31 (8.20%) Change Management
11 29 (7.67%) CI/CD
11 29 (7.67%) Data Migration
12 28 (7.41%) Translating Business Requirements
13 27 (7.14%) ERP
13 27 (7.14%) Workflow
14 25 (6.61%) Architectural Design
15 24 (6.35%) Order to Cash
16 23 (6.08%) Data Modelling
16 23 (6.08%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 32 (8.47%) SQL
2 20 (5.29%) Java
3 15 (3.97%) Ada
3 15 (3.97%) Python
4 14 (3.70%) C++
5 12 (3.17%) C
6 10 (2.65%) C#
7 8 (2.12%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.12%) PowerShell
8 4 (1.06%) MATLAB
8 4 (1.06%) Rust
8 4 (1.06%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.79%) Bash
9 3 (0.79%) Go
9 3 (0.79%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.79%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.53%) ABAP
10 2 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.53%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.53%) Perl
Qualifications
1 72 (19.05%) Security Cleared
2 46 (12.17%) SC Cleared
3 43 (11.38%) Degree
4 18 (4.76%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 8 (2.12%) CIPD
7 6 (1.59%) ACCA
7 6 (1.59%) CIMA
8 5 (1.32%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.32%) CISSP
8 5 (1.32%) PMP
9 2 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.53%) CISM
9 2 (0.53%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.53%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.53%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.26%) CEH
10 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.56%) GDPR
2 15 (3.97%) Data Quality
2 15 (3.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (2.91%) QA
4 10 (2.65%) NCSC
5 9 (2.38%) NIST
6 7 (1.85%) Def Stans
6 7 (1.85%) GRC
7 6 (1.59%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.59%) SLA
8 5 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (1.06%) IEC 61508
9 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.06%) MISRA
10 3 (0.79%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.79%) PSD2
11 2 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.53%) DO-178B
11 2 (0.53%) MISRA C
11 2 (0.53%) PMO
System Software
1 18 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.38%) Docker
3 3 (0.79%) Firmware
4 2 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (2.91%) Terraform
2 7 (1.85%) SCCM
3 5 (1.32%) Ansible
3 5 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.06%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.79%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.79%) Grafana
6 2 (0.53%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.26%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.26%) Nmap
Vendors
1 66 (17.46%) Microsoft
2 17 (4.50%) SAP
3 13 (3.44%) Oracle
3 13 (3.44%) ServiceNow
4 10 (2.65%) Intapp
5 8 (2.12%) Databricks
5 8 (2.12%) iManage
6 7 (1.85%) Cisco
7 6 (1.59%) Aruba
7 6 (1.59%) IBM
7 6 (1.59%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.32%) Aderant
8 5 (1.32%) HubSpot
8 5 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.32%) Workday
9 4 (1.06%) Fortinet
9 4 (1.06%) MuleSoft
9 4 (1.06%) Splunk
9 4 (1.06%) Xero
10 3 (0.79%) SolarWinds