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 12 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 242 233
Rank change year-on-year -16 -9 -58
Contract jobs citing Law 457 300 341
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 1.07% 1.06%
As % of the General category 1.75% 1.68% 1.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 157 144
10th Percentile £358 £244 £252
25th Percentile £463 £413 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £495
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -7.48%
75th Percentile £674 £638 £626
90th Percentile £750 £725 £725
UK median daily rate £550 £550 £500
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -6.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 21 12
10th Percentile £13.06 £12.21 £19.12
25th Percentile £15.17 £13.46 £20.50
Median hourly rate £17.73 £16.96 £30.74
Median % change year-on-year +4.51% -44.82% +70.75%
75th Percentile £25.77 £40.46 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £68.75 £72.71
UK median hourly rate £17.73 £50.00 £30.74
% change year-on-year -64.55% +62.68% +70.75%

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 26,186 17,847 18,992
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 56.61% 63.94% 58.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,232 11,332 11,400
10th Percentile £313 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £750 £738 £775
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,452 1,069 816
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.68 £15.00
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.30 £17.39
Median hourly rate £29.00 £25.08 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.65% -28.36% +16.67%
75th Percentile £56.21 £45.00 £61.60
90th Percentile £78.68 £70.38 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £32.14
% change year-on-year +10.00% -22.22% +8.95%

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 12 October 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 12 October 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 12 October 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 -36 220 £593 +3.04% 3,238
North of England -3 87 £504 +25.88% 355
Yorkshire +12 50 £495 +2.75% 95
East of England -1 48 £435 +2.35% 148
South East -57 38 £525 +7.14% 393
North West -31 32 £525 +34.62% 211
Midlands -42 30 £527 -6.68% 154
West Midlands -52 22 £545 -4.43% 91
South West -33 17 £350 -38.05% 152
East Midlands -9 8 £316 -17.86% 63
North East - 5 - - 49
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 8 (1.75%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.31%) Confluence
3 4 (0.88%) CMS
3 4 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.66%) nginx
5 2 (0.44%) Apache
5 2 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.22%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.22%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) Mendix
6 1 (0.22%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (4.16%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.66%) Acrobat
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.22%) Simulink
5 1 (0.22%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (1.09%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.66%) Elite 3E
2 3 (0.66%) Maximo
2 3 (0.66%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (0.66%) Oracle SCM
3 2 (0.44%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.44%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.22%) Hyperion Planning
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.22%) Primavera
4 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 61 (13.35%) Azure
2 41 (8.97%) AWS
3 32 (7.00%) Power Platform
4 26 (5.69%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (3.72%) GitHub
6 14 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (3.06%) Entra ID
6 14 (3.06%) Microsoft Copilot
6 14 (3.06%) PowerApps
7 12 (2.63%) SaaS
8 11 (2.41%) Copilot Studio
8 11 (2.41%) GCP
8 11 (2.41%) GitHub Actions
8 11 (2.41%) Serverless
9 10 (2.19%) Dynamics 365
9 10 (2.19%) Power Automate
10 8 (1.75%) Amazon ECS
10 8 (1.75%) SuccessFactors
11 7 (1.53%) Amazon CloudWatch
11 7 (1.53%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (2.19%) Wi-Fi
2 7 (1.53%) DHCP
2 7 (1.53%) DNS
2 7 (1.53%) VPN
3 6 (1.31%) Firewall
4 5 (1.09%) Network Security
4 5 (1.09%) Wireless
5 3 (0.66%) Broadband
5 3 (0.66%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.66%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.66%) TCP/IP
5 3 (0.66%) WAN
6 2 (0.44%) BGP
6 2 (0.44%) HTTP
6 2 (0.44%) LAN
6 2 (0.44%) OpenVPN
6 2 (0.44%) OSPF
6 2 (0.44%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.44%) Software-Defined Radio
7 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (4.81%) Power BI
2 11 (2.41%) Metadata
3 7 (1.53%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (1.53%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.53%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.09%) Amazon RDS
4 5 (1.09%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.66%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 3 (0.66%) KDB
5 3 (0.66%) Redis
6 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (0.44%) Elasticsearch
6 2 (0.44%) Kdb+
6 2 (0.44%) Pentaho
6 2 (0.44%) Power Query
6 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.22%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.22%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (4.16%) JIRA
2 18 (3.94%) Jenkins
3 13 (2.84%) GitLab
4 8 (1.75%) Git
5 7 (1.53%) Rational DOORS
6 6 (1.31%) JUnit
6 6 (1.31%) Mockito
7 4 (0.88%) Liquibase
7 4 (0.88%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.66%) Rational Rhapsody
9 2 (0.44%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.44%) Flyway
9 2 (0.44%) git-flow
9 2 (0.44%) Gradle
9 2 (0.44%) JMeter
10 1 (0.22%) CppUnit
10 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.22%) Postman
10 1 (0.22%) PVCS
10 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 121 (26.48%) Social Skills
2 101 (22.10%) Finance
3 88 (19.26%) Legal
4 63 (13.79%) Public Sector
5 62 (13.57%) Analytical Skills
6 37 (8.10%) Police
7 22 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (4.38%) Banking
9 18 (3.94%) Manufacturing
10 14 (3.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.75%) Front Office
11 8 (1.75%) Marketing
11 8 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.53%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.53%) Legal Technology
13 6 (1.31%) Electronics
14 5 (1.09%) Aviation
15 4 (0.88%) Investment Banking
15 4 (0.88%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.88%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 55 (12.04%) Analyst
2 54 (11.82%) Senior
3 46 (10.07%) Lead
4 41 (8.97%) Developer
5 28 (6.13%) Project Manager
6 25 (5.47%) Consultant
7 23 (5.03%) IT Trainer
7 23 (5.03%) Trainer
8 21 (4.60%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
9 20 (4.38%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 20 (4.38%) Senior IT Trainer
10 17 (3.72%) Architect
10 17 (3.72%) IT Manager
10 17 (3.72%) Software Engineer
11 14 (3.06%) Support Engineer
12 13 (2.84%) Business Analyst
13 12 (2.63%) Support Analyst
13 12 (2.63%) Technical Support
14 11 (2.41%) Systems Analyst
14 11 (2.41%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (5.03%) REST
2 18 (3.94%) Terraform
3 12 (2.63%) React
4 9 (1.97%) Kafka
5 6 (1.31%) JSON
5 6 (1.31%) Middleware
5 6 (1.31%) RESTful
5 6 (1.31%) Spring
5 6 (1.31%) Spring Boot
6 5 (1.09%) .NET
6 5 (1.09%) HTML
6 5 (1.09%) HTML5 Canvas
6 5 (1.09%) RabbitMQ
6 5 (1.09%) SOAP
7 4 (0.88%) OpenAPI
7 4 (0.88%) Spring Cloud
7 4 (0.88%) Swagger
7 4 (0.88%) XML
7 4 (0.88%) YAML
8 3 (0.66%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.38%) Cloud Native
1 20 (4.38%) Onboarding
2 16 (3.50%) Management Information System
3 11 (2.41%) Product Ownership
4 9 (1.97%) Security Posture
4 9 (1.97%) Social Media
5 7 (1.53%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (1.53%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (1.53%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.31%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (1.31%) Robotics
7 5 (1.09%) CCTV
7 5 (1.09%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.09%) Fixed Income
7 5 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (1.09%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.09%) Smartphone
8 4 (0.88%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.88%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 41 (8.97%) Windows
2 24 (5.25%) Linux
3 21 (4.60%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.09%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.88%) FreeRTOS
5 4 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.88%) Unix
6 2 (0.44%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.44%) VMS
6 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.22%) macOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (19.91%) Stakeholder Management
2 79 (17.29%) Agile
3 57 (12.47%) Problem-Solving
4 50 (10.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 49 (10.72%) AI
6 48 (10.50%) CI/CD
7 46 (10.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 45 (9.85%) Software Engineering
9 43 (9.41%) Migration
10 42 (9.19%) DevOps
11 40 (8.75%) Change Management
12 34 (7.44%) Risk Management
13 33 (7.22%) Validation
14 32 (7.00%) Roadmaps
15 29 (6.35%) Digital Transformation Programme
16 27 (5.91%) Data Modelling
16 27 (5.91%) Project Delivery
17 26 (5.69%) Data Protection
17 26 (5.69%) Decision-Making
18 24 (5.25%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 47 (10.28%) Python
2 38 (8.32%) SQL
3 16 (3.50%) C++
3 16 (3.50%) Java
3 16 (3.50%) PowerShell
4 13 (2.84%) JavaScript
5 12 (2.63%) C
5 12 (2.63%) TypeScript
6 9 (1.97%) Bash
7 7 (1.53%) Ada
7 7 (1.53%) C#
8 4 (0.88%) SOQL
9 2 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.44%) Embedded C
9 2 (0.44%) Groovy
9 2 (0.44%) PHP
9 2 (0.44%) PromQL
10 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 110 (24.07%) Security Cleared
2 85 (18.60%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.28%) Degree
4 31 (6.78%) DV Cleared
5 9 (1.97%) CISSP
6 8 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.75%) CISM
7 7 (1.53%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.09%) AWS Certification
9 5 (1.09%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.09%) PMP
10 4 (0.88%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 4 (0.88%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.88%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.66%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.66%) IIBA
11 3 (0.66%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.25%) QA
2 22 (4.81%) Data Quality
3 12 (2.63%) GDPR
4 10 (2.19%) NCSC
5 9 (1.97%) GRC
6 6 (1.31%) Def Stans
7 5 (1.09%) MISRA
8 4 (0.88%) Government Security Classifications
8 4 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 42001
8 4 (0.88%) NIST
9 3 (0.66%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.66%) DO-178B
9 3 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.66%) PERC
9 3 (0.66%) SLA
10 2 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 2 (0.44%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.44%) PMO
11 1 (0.22%) ITGC
System Software
1 18 (3.94%) Active Directory
1 18 (3.94%) Docker
2 9 (1.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 8 (1.75%) Hyper-V
4 4 (0.88%) Firmware
4 4 (0.88%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.44%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 2 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.22%) NFS
6 1 (0.22%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 20 (4.38%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.41%) Ansible
3 7 (1.53%) Prometheus
4 6 (1.31%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.31%) SCCM
5 5 (1.09%) Grafana
6 4 (0.88%) Kibana
7 2 (0.44%) Consul
7 2 (0.44%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.44%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (0.44%) PowerCLI
7 2 (0.44%) SCOM
7 2 (0.44%) Zipkin
8 1 (0.22%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.22%) Kustomize
8 1 (0.22%) Nagios
8 1 (0.22%) QRadar
Vendors
1 72 (15.75%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.16%) SAP
2 19 (4.16%) ServiceNow
3 18 (3.94%) Aderant
4 12 (2.63%) Cisco
5 10 (2.19%) VMware
6 9 (1.97%) Intapp
7 8 (1.75%) Google
8 7 (1.53%) Workday
9 5 (1.09%) Databricks
9 5 (1.09%) IBM
9 5 (1.09%) iManage
9 5 (1.09%) Litera
9 5 (1.09%) Oracle
9 5 (1.09%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.09%) Planon
9 5 (1.09%) Solace
9 5 (1.09%) Splunk
9 5 (1.09%) UiPath
10 4 (0.88%) Salesforce