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 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 245 222 241
Rank change year-on-year -23 +19 -79
Contract jobs citing Law 482 325 347
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.06% 1.18% 1.02%
As % of the General category 1.92% 1.85% 1.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 158 195
10th Percentile £358 £213 £263
25th Percentile £461 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.20% -9.05% +2.80%
75th Percentile £638 £609 £688
90th Percentile £704 £725 £814
UK median daily rate £514 £500 £543
% change year-on-year +2.80% -7.83% +0.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 26 13
10th Percentile £16.42 £12.21 £20.30
25th Percentile £17.11 £13.97 £20.50
Median hourly rate £22.81 £28.32 £26.97
Median % change year-on-year -19.46% +5.01% +34.85%
75th Percentile £25.77 £61.69 £32.50
90th Percentile £53.65 £77.38 £41.05
UK median hourly rate £24.29 £35.33 £26.97
% change year-on-year -31.25% +31.00% +34.85%

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 25,091 17,583 19,532
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.36% 63.89% 57.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,014 11,237 12,587
10th Percentile £313 £281 £300
25th Percentile £417 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -4.74% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £656
90th Percentile £750 £750 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,910 933 1,334
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.35 £14.06
25th Percentile £18.70 £16.50 £17.25
Median hourly rate £33.99 £25.32 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +34.24% -33.58% +27.07%
75th Percentile £63.75 £51.10 £59.95
90th Percentile £82.25 £73.75 £70.25
UK median hourly rate £32.81 £25.15 £37.50
% change year-on-year +30.44% -32.93% +22.87%

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 31 July 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 31 July 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 31 July 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 +10 255 £550 +1.38% 815
North of England -43 70 £401 +0.13% 108
South East -45 50 £525 +61.54% 98
Yorkshire -23 40 £388 -31.11% 28
East of England -3 37 £469 +4.17% 35
Midlands -59 37 £525 -4.55% 49
West Midlands -70 27 £575 +4.55% 27
North West -57 26 £413 +3.19% 65
South West -40 17 £425 - 22
East Midlands -11 9 £200 -48.05% 22
North East -40 4 - - 15
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 18 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.04%) Confluence
4 3 (0.62%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.41%) Apache
5 2 (0.41%) CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.21%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.21%) Mendix
6 1 (0.21%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.21%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 18 (3.73%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.62%) Acrobat
3 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.62%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.21%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 5 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.83%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (0.62%) Maximo
3 3 (0.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.41%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.21%) Hyperion Planning
5 1 (0.21%) Magento
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle SCM
5 1 (0.21%) Primavera
5 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.21%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 71 (14.73%) Azure
2 66 (13.69%) Power Platform
3 39 (8.09%) Dynamics 365
4 35 (7.26%) AWS
5 28 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (3.32%) GitHub
6 16 (3.32%) Microsoft Copilot
7 15 (3.11%) SaaS
8 14 (2.90%) Power Automate
9 13 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (2.49%) Entra ID
10 12 (2.49%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (2.49%) Serverless
11 11 (2.28%) GCP
11 11 (2.28%) PowerApps
12 9 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
12 9 (1.87%) Azure Data Factory
12 9 (1.87%) SuccessFactors
13 8 (1.66%) Azure Logic Apps
13 8 (1.66%) Copilot Studio
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.49%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (2.28%) Firewall
3 8 (1.66%) VPN
4 7 (1.45%) Wireless
5 6 (1.24%) Network Security
5 6 (1.24%) WAN
6 5 (1.04%) DNS
6 5 (1.04%) Ethernet
6 5 (1.04%) LAN
6 5 (1.04%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.83%) Cisco IPT
7 4 (0.83%) DHCP
7 4 (0.83%) MPLS
7 4 (0.83%) Software-Defined Radio
8 2 (0.41%) BGP
8 2 (0.41%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.41%) Ethernet VPN
8 2 (0.41%) OSPF
8 2 (0.41%) Reverse Proxy
8 2 (0.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (11.20%) Power BI
2 8 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.24%) Metadata
4 5 (1.04%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.04%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.62%) Redis
6 3 (0.62%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.62%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (0.41%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.41%) Amazon QuickSight
7 2 (0.41%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.41%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.41%) Spark SQL
7 2 (0.41%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.21%) Delta Lake
8 1 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (4.15%) Jenkins
2 17 (3.53%) JIRA
3 14 (2.90%) GitLab
4 10 (2.07%) JUnit
4 10 (2.07%) Mockito
5 8 (1.66%) Git
6 7 (1.45%) Liquibase
7 5 (1.04%) Gradle
7 5 (1.04%) Rational DOORS
7 5 (1.04%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.41%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.41%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.41%) Flyway
8 2 (0.41%) git-flow
9 1 (0.21%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.21%) Eclipse
9 1 (0.21%) JMeter
9 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 129 (26.76%) Finance
2 119 (24.69%) Social Skills
3 99 (20.54%) Legal
4 59 (12.24%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (10.37%) Public Sector
6 34 (7.05%) Police
7 25 (5.19%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (3.32%) Banking
9 14 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 14 (2.90%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.87%) Marketing
11 8 (1.66%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.45%) Social Science
13 6 (1.24%) Aviation
13 6 (1.24%) Front Office
14 5 (1.04%) Legal Technology
14 5 (1.04%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.83%) Electronics
15 4 (0.83%) Organisational Skills
16 3 (0.62%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 69 (14.32%) Lead
2 66 (13.69%) Senior
3 59 (12.24%) Analyst
4 46 (9.54%) Architect
5 37 (7.68%) Developer
6 34 (7.05%) Project Manager
7 31 (6.43%) Functional Architect
7 31 (6.43%) Lead Architect
8 28 (5.81%) Software Engineer
9 20 (4.15%) Consultant
10 19 (3.94%) IT Trainer
10 19 (3.94%) Trainer
11 17 (3.53%) Business Analyst
11 17 (3.53%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
12 16 (3.32%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
12 16 (3.32%) Senior IT Trainer
13 15 (3.11%) Senior Manager
14 14 (2.90%) IT Analyst
14 14 (2.90%) Support Analyst
15 13 (2.70%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.53%) REST
2 13 (2.70%) Kafka
3 12 (2.49%) React
4 10 (2.07%) Spring
4 10 (2.07%) Spring Boot
5 8 (1.66%) RESTful
6 7 (1.45%) Middleware
6 7 (1.45%) OpenAPI
6 7 (1.45%) Swagger
7 6 (1.24%) RabbitMQ
8 5 (1.04%) SOAP
8 5 (1.04%) Spring Cloud
9 4 (0.83%) JSON
9 4 (0.83%) Next.js
9 4 (0.83%) PySpark
10 3 (0.62%) .NET
10 3 (0.62%) LangChain
11 2 (0.41%) ADO
11 2 (0.41%) CSS
11 2 (0.41%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 22 (4.56%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.32%) Cloud Native
3 15 (3.11%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.07%) Product Ownership
5 8 (1.66%) CCTV
5 8 (1.66%) Data Centre
5 8 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
5 8 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (1.66%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.66%) Social Media
6 7 (1.45%) Low-Code
6 7 (1.45%) Robotics
6 7 (1.45%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.24%) AI Agents
7 6 (1.24%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.04%) Cyber Threat
8 5 (1.04%) Fixed Income
8 5 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 5 (1.04%) FPGA
8 5 (1.04%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 35 (7.26%) Windows
2 19 (3.94%) Linux
3 15 (3.11%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.66%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.83%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.41%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.41%) Unix
6 2 (0.41%) VMS
6 2 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (17.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 74 (15.35%) Agile
2 74 (15.35%) Continuous Improvement
3 71 (14.73%) Migration
4 67 (13.90%) Stakeholder Management
5 58 (12.03%) AI
5 58 (12.03%) Business Intelligence
5 58 (12.03%) Problem-Solving
6 48 (9.96%) Data Migration
7 47 (9.75%) CI/CD
8 46 (9.54%) User Acceptance Testing
9 45 (9.34%) ERP
10 42 (8.71%) Software Engineering
11 41 (8.51%) Translating Business Requirements
12 40 (8.30%) DevOps
13 38 (7.88%) Architectural Design
13 38 (7.88%) Change Management
14 36 (7.47%) Procure-to-Pay
15 35 (7.26%) End-to-End Testing
16 34 (7.05%) Order to Cash
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.64%) SQL
2 30 (6.22%) Python
3 23 (4.77%) Java
4 14 (2.90%) C
5 13 (2.70%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.28%) C++
7 10 (2.07%) Ada
7 10 (2.07%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.66%) Bash
8 8 (1.66%) JavaScript
9 6 (1.24%) C#
10 4 (0.83%) Embedded C
10 4 (0.83%) SOQL
11 3 (0.62%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.41%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.41%) PromQL
12 2 (0.41%) Rust
13 1 (0.21%) Bicep
13 1 (0.21%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.21%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 96 (19.92%) Security Cleared
2 69 (14.32%) SC Cleared
3 51 (10.58%) Degree
4 28 (5.81%) DV Cleared
5 9 (1.87%) BPSS Clearance
6 7 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.45%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.24%) CISSP
8 5 (1.04%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.04%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.04%) CISM
9 4 (0.83%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 4 (0.83%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.62%) IIBA
10 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.62%) PMP
11 2 (0.41%) CCNA
11 2 (0.41%) CEH
11 2 (0.41%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.36%) QA
2 20 (4.15%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.90%) GDPR
4 8 (1.66%) NCSC
5 7 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.45%) NIST
6 6 (1.24%) GRC
6 6 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 4 (0.83%) Def Stans
7 4 (0.83%) Government Security Classifications
8 3 (0.62%) DO-178B
8 3 (0.62%) MISRA
9 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.41%) PMO
10 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 1 (0.21%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.21%) P3O
10 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
System Software
1 21 (4.36%) Docker
2 20 (4.15%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.45%) Hyper-V
4 6 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (0.83%) Firmware
6 2 (0.41%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 2 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.21%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 18 (3.73%) Kubernetes
2 15 (3.11%) Terraform
3 12 (2.49%) Ansible
4 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (1.66%) Prometheus
5 6 (1.24%) Grafana
6 4 (0.83%) SCCM
7 2 (0.41%) Consul
7 2 (0.41%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.41%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.41%) PowerCLI
7 2 (0.41%) Puppet
7 2 (0.41%) Salt
7 2 (0.41%) Zipkin
8 1 (0.21%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.21%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.21%) QRadar
Vendors
1 102 (21.16%) Microsoft
2 23 (4.77%) SAP
3 15 (3.11%) Cisco
4 14 (2.90%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.07%) Intapp
6 9 (1.87%) Workday
7 8 (1.66%) iManage
7 8 (1.66%) Oracle
8 7 (1.45%) Google
8 7 (1.45%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.24%) Fortinet
9 6 (1.24%) Foundry
9 6 (1.24%) Litera
9 6 (1.24%) UiPath
9 6 (1.24%) VMware
10 5 (1.04%) Databricks
10 5 (1.04%) IBM
10 5 (1.04%) Solace
10 5 (1.04%) Splunk
11 4 (0.83%) Aruba