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 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 240 230 167
Rank change year-on-year -10 -63 +30
Contract jobs citing Law 309 349 648
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.12% 1.07% 1.52%
As % of the General category 1.74% 1.84% 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 153 481
10th Percentile £216 £263 £233
25th Percentile £413 £413 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +2.33% +2.38%
75th Percentile £634 £675 £650
90th Percentile £725 £785 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £538
% change year-on-year -2.33% - +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 11 25
10th Percentile £12.21 £18.97 £12.00
25th Percentile £13.46 £20.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.14 £22.00 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.27% +22.22% -5.26%
75th Percentile £44.22 £27.96 £23.75
90th Percentile £68.75 £42.25 £57.50
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £22.00 £17.75
% change year-on-year +127.27% +23.94% -20.22%

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 common skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 17,758 18,917 25,319
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 64.49% 58.18% 59.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,241 11,538 17,497
10th Percentile £275 £300 £313
25th Percentile £400 £415 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £780
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,006 982 997
10th Percentile £13.50 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.17 £17.46 £16.66
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.68 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.97% +40.64% +10.93%
75th Percentile £47.12 £61.30 £58.59
90th Percentile £70.08 £71.48 £70.90
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.48 £27.50
% change year-on-year -31.06% +32.66% +12.24%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Law 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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025. 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 +52 155 £575 +4.55% 758
Midlands -39 37 £570 -5.00% 74
South East -13 35 £490 -24.62% 354
North of England -24 32 £500 +17.65% 123
West Midlands -35 29 £575 -4.17% 50
East of England +15 23 £450 +45.16% 44
North West -11 21 £488 +14.71% 81
South West +21 17 £680 +51.11% 54
Yorkshire -26 10 £563 +32.35% 26
East Midlands -9 8 £385 -23.00% 24
North East - 1 - - 16
Law
UK

Law
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 9 (2.91%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (0.97%) Skype for Business
3 2 (0.65%) Apache
3 2 (0.65%) Confluence
3 2 (0.65%) JBoss
4 1 (0.32%) CMS
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.32%) Resin
Applications
1 18 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (4.53%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (2.59%) Simulink
4 6 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.94%) Windchill
5 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.65%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.29%) SAP PLM
2 2 (0.65%) SAP CO
2 2 (0.65%) SAP FI
2 2 (0.65%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.65%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.32%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.32%) Primavera
3 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.32%) SAP PS
3 1 (0.32%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.48%) Azure
2 19 (6.15%) AWS
3 18 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
4 15 (4.85%) Power Platform
5 13 (4.21%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.56%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.59%) Azure Logic Apps
8 7 (2.27%) Azure API Management
8 7 (2.27%) Azure Key Vault
9 6 (1.94%) Azure Monitor
9 6 (1.94%) Azure Service Bus
9 6 (1.94%) GCP
10 5 (1.62%) Azure Storage
11 4 (1.29%) Azure AKS
11 4 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.29%) OneDrive
11 4 (1.29%) Power Automate
11 4 (1.29%) SaaS
12 3 (0.97%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.65%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.53%) Firewall
2 12 (3.88%) VPN
3 11 (3.56%) Network Security
4 10 (3.24%) DNS
5 8 (2.59%) SD-WAN
6 7 (2.27%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (2.27%) TCP/IP
6 7 (2.27%) WAN
7 6 (1.94%) LAN
8 5 (1.62%) Internet
8 5 (1.62%) Remote Desktop
9 4 (1.29%) MPLS
9 4 (1.29%) SMTP
9 4 (1.29%) WebEx
10 3 (0.97%) Skype
11 2 (0.65%) DMARC
11 2 (0.65%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.65%) FTP
11 2 (0.65%) HTTP
11 2 (0.65%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.88%) Power BI
2 6 (1.94%) Elasticsearch
3 5 (1.62%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.29%) Metadata
4 4 (1.29%) Tableau
5 3 (0.97%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.65%) Big Data
6 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.65%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.32%) DTS
7 1 (0.32%) Looker
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.32%) Power Query
7 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 18 (5.83%) JIRA
2 12 (3.88%) Jenkins
3 10 (3.24%) GitLab
3 10 (3.24%) SonarQube
4 8 (2.59%) Cucumber
4 8 (2.59%) REST Assured
4 8 (2.59%) Selenium
5 4 (1.29%) Rational DOORS
5 4 (1.29%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.29%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.65%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.65%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.65%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.32%) Artifactory
General
1 93 (30.10%) Social Skills
2 79 (25.57%) Finance
3 71 (22.98%) Legal
4 52 (16.83%) Public Sector
5 32 (10.36%) Analytical Skills
6 28 (9.06%) Police
7 17 (5.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (3.88%) Telecoms
9 11 (3.56%) Local Government
10 9 (2.91%) Retail
11 8 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.27%) Manufacturing
13 6 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (1.62%) Military
14 5 (1.62%) Publishing
15 4 (1.29%) Automotive
15 4 (1.29%) Banking
15 4 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
15 4 (1.29%) Marketing
15 4 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 37 (11.97%) Analyst
2 25 (8.09%) Lead
3 21 (6.80%) Project Manager
4 20 (6.47%) Architect
4 20 (6.47%) Senior
5 19 (6.15%) Business Analyst
5 19 (6.15%) Consultant
5 19 (6.15%) IT Support
6 16 (5.18%) Developer
7 12 (3.88%) Software Engineer
8 11 (3.56%) Solutions Architect
9 10 (3.24%) Support Officer
10 8 (2.59%) Administrator
10 8 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
11 7 (2.27%) Network Engineer
11 7 (2.27%) Support Engineer
11 7 (2.27%) Telecoms Manager
12 6 (1.94%) Cloud Engineer
12 6 (1.94%) Service Desk Support
13 5 (1.62%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.53%) ARM Templates
2 10 (3.24%) REST
3 8 (2.59%) Java EE
3 8 (2.59%) React
4 7 (2.27%) ADO
4 7 (2.27%) Node.js
5 6 (1.94%) YAML
6 4 (1.29%) .NET
6 4 (1.29%) Express.js
6 4 (1.29%) Next.js
7 3 (0.97%) CSS
7 3 (0.97%) HTML
7 3 (0.97%) Middleware
7 3 (0.97%) SOAP
7 3 (0.97%) Web Services
8 2 (0.65%) Apache NiFi
8 2 (0.65%) ASP.NET Core
8 2 (0.65%) Flash
8 2 (0.65%) LDAP
8 2 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.24%) Freedom of Information
2 9 (2.91%) Management Information System
3 8 (2.59%) Freedom of Information Act
3 8 (2.59%) Legacy Systems
4 7 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.94%) Cloud Native
5 6 (1.94%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (1.94%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.62%) Cybercrime
6 5 (1.62%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
6 5 (1.62%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.29%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.29%) FPGA
7 4 (1.29%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.29%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.29%) VHDL
8 3 (0.97%) Equities
8 3 (0.97%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (7.12%) Windows
2 16 (5.18%) Linux
3 9 (2.91%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.94%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.65%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.65%) CentOS
6 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.32%) Android
7 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.32%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (13.92%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (12.62%) Change Management
3 36 (11.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 31 (10.03%) DevOps
5 28 (9.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 26 (8.41%) Agile
7 25 (8.09%) Data Protection
8 24 (7.77%) Migration
9 23 (7.44%) Software Engineering
10 22 (7.12%) Risk Management
11 21 (6.80%) Infrastructure as Code
11 21 (6.80%) ITIL
12 20 (6.47%) Project Management
13 18 (5.83%) Analytics
13 18 (5.83%) Artificial Intelligence
13 18 (5.83%) Continuous Improvement
14 17 (5.50%) Customer Service
14 17 (5.50%) Decision-Making
14 17 (5.50%) Test Automation
15 16 (5.18%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 15 (4.85%) Python
2 12 (3.88%) C++
3 11 (3.56%) Java
3 11 (3.56%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.24%) Bicep
4 10 (3.24%) SQL
5 8 (2.59%) Bash
5 8 (2.59%) MATLAB
6 7 (2.27%) C
6 7 (2.27%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.94%) C#
7 6 (1.94%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.97%) Ada
9 2 (0.65%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.32%) Groovy
10 1 (0.32%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.32%) VB
10 1 (0.32%) X++
Qualifications
1 68 (22.01%) Security Cleared
2 52 (16.83%) SC Cleared
3 28 (9.06%) Degree
4 18 (5.83%) DV Cleared
5 6 (1.94%) CISM
6 5 (1.62%) CISSP
6 5 (1.62%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.62%) GIAC
7 4 (1.29%) CEH
7 4 (1.29%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (1.29%) GREM
7 4 (1.29%) OSCP
7 4 (1.29%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.29%) PMP
8 3 (0.97%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.65%) APMG
9 2 (0.65%) CIPD
9 2 (0.65%) CISA
9 2 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.65%) EnCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.09%) GDPR
2 12 (3.88%) QA
3 8 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.27%) PMO
5 4 (1.29%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.29%) NCSC
5 4 (1.29%) NIST
6 3 (0.97%) PERC
6 3 (0.97%) SLA
7 2 (0.65%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.65%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.65%) HL7
7 2 (0.65%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 2 (0.65%) JSP 440
7 2 (0.65%) MISRA
7 2 (0.65%) MISRA C
7 2 (0.65%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.65%) PSD2
7 2 (0.65%) SEPA
System Software
1 19 (6.15%) Active Directory
2 16 (5.18%) Docker
3 7 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.94%) Firmware
4 6 (1.94%) vSphere
5 5 (1.62%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.62%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.65%) vCloud
6 2 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.65%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 16 (5.18%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.56%) Terraform
3 10 (3.24%) Ansible
4 8 (2.59%) Docker Swarm
4 8 (2.59%) Podman
5 6 (1.94%) Kibana
6 5 (1.62%) Cisco Prime
6 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
7 3 (0.97%) EnCase
7 3 (0.97%) FTK
8 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.32%) Grafana
8 1 (0.32%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.32%) QRadar
8 1 (0.32%) SCOM
Vendors
1 36 (11.65%) Microsoft
2 16 (5.18%) SAP
3 9 (2.91%) Cisco
3 9 (2.91%) Palo Alto
3 9 (2.91%) ServiceNow
4 8 (2.59%) VMware
5 5 (1.62%) Aruba
5 5 (1.62%) Citrix
5 5 (1.62%) Fortinet
5 5 (1.62%) SolarWinds
6 4 (1.29%) Dell
6 4 (1.29%) Workday
7 3 (0.97%) Aderant
7 3 (0.97%) Cellebrite
7 3 (0.97%) Google
7 3 (0.97%) MuleSoft
7 3 (0.97%) Nuix
7 3 (0.97%) Polycom
7 3 (0.97%) Salesforce
8 2 (0.65%) Veeam