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 3 months leading up to 23 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 234 184 137
Rank change year-on-year -50 -47 +17
Contract jobs citing Law 170 140 283
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.95% 1.27% 1.57%
As % of the General category 1.67% 1.99% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 93 164
10th Percentile £217 £350 £236
25th Percentile £397 £438 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% +3.17%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £638
90th Percentile £728 £800 £688
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 16
10th Percentile - - £10.42
25th Percentile £35.00 - £11.51
Median hourly rate £37.00 £30.00 £11.95
Median % change year-on-year +23.33% +151.05% -61.30%
75th Percentile £39.00 - £13.50
90th Percentile - - £24.00
UK median hourly rate £14.61 £30.00 £11.95
% change year-on-year -51.30% +151.05% -61.30%

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 10,164 7,038 10,541
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.02% 63.87% 58.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,552 4,667 6,849
10th Percentile £285 £300 £263
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £540 £535
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +0.93% -2.73%
75th Percentile £626 £663 £650
90th Percentile £738 £788 £769
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 629 263 760
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.92 £12.62
25th Percentile £17.50 £21.25 £14.98
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.45 £24.47
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% +24.46% -11.04%
75th Percentile £55.00 £64.88 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.51 £77.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.80 £23.75
% change year-on-year -20.05% +25.47% -12.04%

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 3 months to 23 January 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
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 3 months to 23 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 3 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -27 90 £569 +8.33% 151
South East -25 22 £550 +2.04% 167
Midlands -51 21 £313 -40.48% 62
East of England -14 14 £326 - 61
North of England -43 14 £424 -10.79% 95
West Midlands -39 11 £550 - 34
East Midlands -35 10 £175 -65.00% 28
South West -21 8 £675 +200.00% 50
North West -20 7 £463 -2.63% 54
Yorkshire -40 7 £400 -15.79% 30
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 (2.85%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.58%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.95%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 18 (5.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.53%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.58%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.63%) Simulink
4 2 (0.63%) Windchill
5 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.32%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 9 (2.85%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.58%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.63%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.32%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.32%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.32%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.32%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 50 (15.82%) Azure
2 29 (9.18%) AWS
3 18 (5.70%) Power Platform
3 18 (5.70%) SaaS
4 15 (4.75%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (4.43%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (4.43%) GCP
6 9 (2.85%) Azure Logic Apps
6 9 (2.85%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.53%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.90%) AWS CloudFormation
9 5 (1.58%) GitHub
9 5 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.27%) Azure AKS
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 4 (1.27%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.95%) AWS KMS
11 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.95%) Serverless
11 3 (0.95%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.22%) Firewall
2 6 (1.90%) DNS
2 6 (1.90%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.90%) VPN
3 5 (1.58%) Internet
3 5 (1.58%) SD-WAN
3 5 (1.58%) WAN
4 4 (1.27%) Intranet
4 4 (1.27%) LAN
5 3 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
5 3 (0.95%) Ethernet
6 2 (0.63%) DHCP
6 2 (0.63%) MPLS
6 2 (0.63%) VLAN
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.32%) Network Security
7 1 (0.32%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.32%) VoIP
7 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.43%) Power BI
2 6 (1.90%) Metadata
2 6 (1.90%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.27%) Elasticsearch
4 4 (1.27%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.63%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.63%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.63%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.63%) Snowflake Schema
6 2 (0.63%) Tableau
7 1 (0.32%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.32%) Pinecone
7 1 (0.32%) Power Query
7 1 (0.32%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 13 (4.11%) JIRA
2 10 (3.16%) Git
3 5 (1.58%) Jenkins
4 4 (1.27%) Rational DOORS
5 3 (0.95%) CircleCI
5 3 (0.95%) GitLab
6 2 (0.63%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.63%) Rational Rhapsody
6 2 (0.63%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.32%) Gradle
7 1 (0.32%) Maven
7 1 (0.32%) MLflow
7 1 (0.32%) PVCS
7 1 (0.32%) QUnit
7 1 (0.32%) Selenium
7 1 (0.32%) TestRail
7 1 (0.32%) WebDriver
General
1 119 (37.66%) Social Skills
2 86 (27.22%) Finance
3 72 (22.78%) Legal
4 35 (11.08%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (11.08%) Public Sector
5 12 (3.80%) Marketing
6 11 (3.48%) Billing
7 8 (2.53%) Banking
7 8 (2.53%) Documentation Skills
7 8 (2.53%) Electronics
7 8 (2.53%) Front Office
7 8 (2.53%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (2.53%) Publishing
8 7 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (1.90%) General Ledger
9 6 (1.90%) Police
10 5 (1.58%) Military
10 5 (1.58%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.58%) Telecoms
11 4 (1.27%) Retail
Job Titles
1 35 (11.08%) Analyst
2 25 (7.91%) Consultant
3 23 (7.28%) Software Engineer
4 22 (6.96%) Developer
5 21 (6.65%) Architect
5 21 (6.65%) Senior
6 20 (6.33%) Project Manager
7 19 (6.01%) Lead
8 14 (4.43%) Support Engineer
9 13 (4.11%) Business Analyst
10 10 (3.16%) Commercial Manager
11 9 (2.85%) Solutions Architect
12 7 (2.22%) Change Manager
13 6 (1.90%) Desktop Support
13 6 (1.90%) IT Support
13 6 (1.90%) Java Developer
13 6 (1.90%) Product Owner
14 5 (1.58%) Data Engineer
14 5 (1.58%) Embedded Engineer
14 5 (1.58%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.53%) Middleware
1 8 (2.53%) REST
2 7 (2.22%) SOAP
3 6 (1.90%) Node.js
4 5 (1.58%) Kafka
4 5 (1.58%) React
5 4 (1.27%) Express.js
5 4 (1.27%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (1.27%) Next.js
6 3 (0.95%) Spring
6 3 (0.95%) Web Services
7 2 (0.63%) ARM Templates
7 2 (0.63%) Flash
7 2 (0.63%) JSON
7 2 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.63%) Qt
7 2 (0.63%) SGML
7 2 (0.63%) Spring Boot
7 2 (0.63%) XML
8 1 (0.32%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.11%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.16%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.85%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.22%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.90%) Freedom of Information Act
6 6 (1.90%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.58%) Freedom of Information
7 5 (1.58%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.27%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.27%) Cybercrime
8 4 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.27%) FPGA
8 4 (1.27%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.27%) VHDL
9 3 (0.95%) Algorithms
9 3 (0.95%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 22 (6.96%) Windows
2 12 (3.80%) Linux
3 10 (3.16%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.58%) Unix
5 3 (0.95%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (18.99%) Stakeholder Management
2 47 (14.87%) Agile
3 40 (12.66%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (9.81%) Software Engineering
4 31 (9.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 29 (9.18%) Migration
6 25 (7.91%) Change Management
6 25 (7.91%) DevOps
7 23 (7.28%) Workflow
8 22 (6.96%) Data Protection
8 22 (6.96%) ITIL
9 21 (6.65%) CI/CD
10 20 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
10 20 (6.33%) Risk Management
11 19 (6.01%) Data Modelling
12 18 (5.70%) Decision-Making
12 18 (5.70%) Project Delivery
13 17 (5.38%) Customer Service
14 16 (5.06%) Actionable Insight
14 16 (5.06%) Contract Management
Programming Languages
1 25 (7.91%) SQL
2 16 (5.06%) C++
2 16 (5.06%) Java
2 16 (5.06%) Python
3 12 (3.80%) C
4 9 (2.85%) Ada
4 9 (2.85%) C#
5 8 (2.53%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.53%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.90%) TypeScript
7 5 (1.58%) Bicep
8 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.95%) Bash
9 3 (0.95%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.95%) Go
9 3 (0.95%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.63%) Perl
10 2 (0.63%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.63%) Rust
10 2 (0.63%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 67 (21.20%) Security Cleared
2 45 (14.24%) SC Cleared
3 39 (12.34%) Degree
4 20 (6.33%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.85%) CIPD
6 6 (1.90%) CISSP
6 6 (1.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.90%) PMP
7 5 (1.58%) ACCA
7 5 (1.58%) CEH
7 5 (1.58%) CIMA
7 5 (1.58%) CompTIA CySA+
7 5 (1.58%) GIAC
7 5 (1.58%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.27%) GREM
8 4 (1.27%) OSCP
9 3 (0.95%) CISM
9 3 (0.95%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.63%) HNC
10 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.59%) GDPR
2 13 (4.11%) QA
3 11 (3.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.85%) Data Quality
5 8 (2.53%) SLA
6 7 (2.22%) NCSC
7 6 (1.90%) Accessibility
7 6 (1.90%) Def Stans
7 6 (1.90%) GRC
8 5 (1.58%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 5 (1.58%) NIST
9 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (1.27%) MISRA
10 3 (0.95%) IEC 61508
11 2 (0.63%) DO-178B
11 2 (0.63%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.63%) MISRA C
11 2 (0.63%) PMO
11 2 (0.63%) PSD2
12 1 (0.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 18 (5.70%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.16%) Docker
3 4 (1.27%) Firmware
4 3 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.63%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.32%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (2.85%) Kubernetes
1 9 (2.85%) Terraform
2 7 (2.22%) SCCM
3 6 (1.90%) Ansible
4 4 (1.27%) Kibana
5 3 (0.95%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (0.95%) Grafana
6 2 (0.63%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.32%) EnCase
7 1 (0.32%) FTK
7 1 (0.32%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.32%) Nmap
Vendors
1 37 (11.71%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.06%) ServiceNow
3 12 (3.80%) Oracle
3 12 (3.80%) SAP
4 9 (2.85%) Intapp
5 6 (1.90%) Workday
6 5 (1.58%) Aruba
6 5 (1.58%) Cisco
6 5 (1.58%) Databricks
6 5 (1.58%) HubSpot
6 5 (1.58%) IBM
6 5 (1.58%) iManage
6 5 (1.58%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.27%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.27%) Splunk
7 4 (1.27%) Xero
8 3 (0.95%) Aderant
8 3 (0.95%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.95%) MuleSoft
8 3 (0.95%) VMware