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 22 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 252 205 179
Rank change year-on-year -47 -26 -21
Contract jobs citing Law 408 309 506
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.03% 1.26% 1.37%
As % of the General category 1.85% 1.97% 2.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 190 301
10th Percentile £325 £262 £256
25th Percentile £425 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -9.00% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £725 £739 £765
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £538
% change year-on-year - -6.98% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 9 26
10th Percentile £16.34 £28.73 £10.42
25th Percentile £17.11 £30.00 £11.89
Median hourly rate £25.11 £30.20 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.85% +132.31% -44.01%
75th Percentile £39.00 £81.01 £26.47
90th Percentile £57.90 £81.08 £32.50
UK median hourly rate £17.73 £55.00 £13.66
% change year-on-year -67.77% +302.71% -41.18%

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 22,044 15,707 21,615
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 55.61% 64.03% 58.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,814 10,205 13,961
10th Percentile £304 £300 £275
25th Percentile £408 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,427 660 1,767
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.00 £17.50 £15.39
Median hourly rate £30.00 £28.60 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.90% -1.38% -17.14%
75th Percentile £61.21 £58.75 £51.25
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £28.25 £28.30 £28.44
% change year-on-year -0.16% -0.51% -18.74%

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 22 April 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 22 April 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 22 April 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 +12 221 £525 - 331
Midlands -77 47 £463 -11.90% 46
North of England -53 43 £425 -5.56% 111
South East -44 41 £500 -0.10% 127
West Midlands -69 31 £600 +14.29% 29
North West -31 27 £475 +15.15% 66
East of England -17 26 £375 -28.57% 35
South West -33 20 £500 +122.22% 31
East Midlands -39 15 £175 -65.00% 17
Yorkshire -51 15 £400 -15.79% 34
North East -19 1 - - 11
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 (4.41%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle Workflow
4 3 (0.74%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.74%) CMS
5 1 (0.25%) Apache
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.25%) Confluence
5 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 12 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.74%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.25%) PTC Creo
5 1 (0.25%) Simulink
5 1 (0.25%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.23%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.49%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.49%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.49%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.25%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.25%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.25%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.25%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.25%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.25%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.25%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.25%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 63 (15.44%) Azure
2 57 (13.97%) Power Platform
3 35 (8.58%) Dynamics 365
4 27 (6.62%) AWS
5 23 (5.64%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (4.17%) SaaS
7 11 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
8 9 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
8 9 (2.21%) GCP
8 9 (2.21%) Power Automate
9 8 (1.96%) Azure Data Factory
9 8 (1.96%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.72%) Azure Logic Apps
10 7 (1.72%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 7 (1.72%) GitHub
11 6 (1.47%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (1.23%) AWS CloudFormation
12 5 (1.23%) Serverless
13 4 (0.98%) AWS Lambda
13 4 (0.98%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.70%) Firewall
2 8 (1.96%) DNS
2 8 (1.96%) SD-WAN
2 8 (1.96%) VPN
2 8 (1.96%) WAN
3 7 (1.72%) LAN
4 5 (1.23%) Ethernet
4 5 (1.23%) MPLS
4 5 (1.23%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.98%) DHCP
5 4 (0.98%) Intranet
5 4 (0.98%) Wireless
6 3 (0.74%) Cisco IPT
6 3 (0.74%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.74%) Network Security
6 3 (0.74%) Software-Defined Radio
6 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.49%) Ethernet VPN
7 2 (0.49%) Reverse Proxy
7 2 (0.49%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (11.76%) Power BI
2 6 (1.47%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (1.47%) Metadata
2 6 (1.47%) PostgreSQL
3 5 (1.23%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.98%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.98%) Snowflake Schema
4 4 (0.98%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.74%) MongoDB
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon Athena
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon QuickSight
6 2 (0.49%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.49%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.25%) Delta Lake
7 1 (0.25%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.25%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.25%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.25%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (4.66%) JIRA
2 11 (2.70%) Git
3 8 (1.96%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.72%) GitLab
5 6 (1.47%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.98%) JUnit
6 4 (0.98%) Mockito
7 3 (0.74%) CircleCI
7 3 (0.74%) Gradle
7 3 (0.74%) Liquibase
8 2 (0.49%) Artifactory
8 2 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.49%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
9 1 (0.25%) PVCS
9 1 (0.25%) Rational Rhapsody
9 1 (0.25%) Selenium
9 1 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
9 1 (0.25%) TestRail
9 1 (0.25%) WebDriver
General
1 118 (28.92%) Finance
2 117 (28.68%) Social Skills
3 93 (22.79%) Legal
4 47 (11.52%) Public Sector
5 45 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (4.66%) Police
7 15 (3.68%) Marketing
8 12 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.21%) Banking
9 9 (2.21%) Manufacturing
9 9 (2.21%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (1.72%) Billing
11 7 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.47%) Publishing
13 5 (1.23%) Military
14 4 (0.98%) Retail
15 3 (0.74%) Electronics
15 3 (0.74%) General Ledger
15 3 (0.74%) German Language
Job Titles
1 61 (14.95%) Architect
2 49 (12.01%) Lead
3 48 (11.76%) Analyst
4 45 (11.03%) Senior
5 31 (7.60%) Functional Architect
5 31 (7.60%) Lead Architect
6 28 (6.86%) Software Engineer
7 26 (6.37%) Project Manager
8 22 (5.39%) Developer
9 20 (4.90%) Consultant
10 16 (3.92%) Business Analyst
10 16 (3.92%) Senior Manager
11 12 (2.94%) Commercial Manager
12 11 (2.70%) Business Manager
12 11 (2.70%) Support Engineer
13 10 (2.45%) IT Analyst
13 10 (2.45%) Solutions Architect
14 8 (1.96%) Administrator
15 7 (1.72%) IT Manager
15 7 (1.72%) Java Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.70%) Middleware
2 7 (1.72%) Kafka
3 6 (1.47%) REST
4 5 (1.23%) SOAP
4 5 (1.23%) Spring
4 5 (1.23%) Spring Boot
5 4 (0.98%) ARM Templates
5 4 (0.98%) React
6 3 (0.74%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.74%) OpenAPI
6 3 (0.74%) PySpark
6 3 (0.74%) Swagger
6 3 (0.74%) Web Services
7 2 (0.49%) IDoc
7 2 (0.49%) JSON
7 2 (0.49%) Node.js
7 2 (0.49%) Qt
7 2 (0.49%) RESTful
7 2 (0.49%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.49%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.66%) Management Information System
2 14 (3.43%) Onboarding
3 11 (2.70%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (1.96%) AI Agents
4 8 (1.96%) Security Posture
5 7 (1.72%) Data Centre
5 7 (1.72%) Product Ownership
6 6 (1.47%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.23%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (0.98%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.98%) Data Structures
8 4 (0.98%) FPGA
8 4 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.98%) Low-Code
8 4 (0.98%) Taxonomies
9 3 (0.74%) CCTV
9 3 (0.74%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 32 (7.84%) Windows
2 16 (3.92%) Linux
3 12 (2.94%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.47%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.74%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.74%) Unix
6 1 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 68 (16.67%) Migration
3 58 (14.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 55 (13.48%) Agile
4 55 (13.48%) Stakeholder Management
5 52 (12.75%) Problem-Solving
6 51 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 48 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
8 46 (11.27%) ERP
9 43 (10.54%) Data Migration
9 43 (10.54%) Translating Business Requirements
10 39 (9.56%) Order to Cash
11 38 (9.31%) Architectural Design
12 37 (9.07%) AI
13 36 (8.82%) Procure-to-Pay
14 35 (8.58%) End-to-End Testing
14 35 (8.58%) Record to Report
15 34 (8.33%) Software Engineering
16 31 (7.60%) CI/CD
16 31 (7.60%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 32 (7.84%) SQL
2 20 (4.90%) Java
3 14 (3.43%) Ada
4 12 (2.94%) C
4 12 (2.94%) Python
5 9 (2.21%) C#
6 8 (1.96%) C++
6 8 (1.96%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.72%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.47%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.23%) Bash
10 4 (0.98%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.98%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.74%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.74%) Go
11 3 (0.74%) Rust
11 3 (0.74%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.49%) ABAP
12 2 (0.49%) Bicep
12 2 (0.49%) Perl
Qualifications
1 80 (19.61%) Security Cleared
2 53 (12.99%) SC Cleared
3 44 (10.78%) Degree
4 19 (4.66%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.47%) Azure Certification
6 6 (1.47%) CIPD
7 5 (1.23%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.23%) CISSP
8 3 (0.74%) ACCA
8 3 (0.74%) CIMA
8 3 (0.74%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.49%) CCNA
9 2 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.49%) CISM
9 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.49%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.25%) CompTIA CySA+
10 1 (0.25%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (4.90%) Data Quality
2 19 (4.66%) GDPR
3 12 (2.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 11 (2.70%) QA
5 9 (2.21%) NIST
6 7 (1.72%) Accessibility
6 7 (1.72%) GRC
6 7 (1.72%) NCSC
7 6 (1.47%) Def Stans
8 4 (0.98%) IEC 61508
8 4 (0.98%) SLA
9 3 (0.74%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.74%) MISRA
9 3 (0.74%) PSD2
10 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 2 (0.49%) MISRA C
10 2 (0.49%) PMO
11 1 (0.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.25%) EU AI Act
System Software
1 25 (6.13%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.70%) Docker
3 4 (0.98%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.25%) Firmware
5 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (2.94%) Terraform
2 8 (1.96%) Ansible
3 7 (1.72%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.72%) SCCM
4 5 (1.23%) Grafana
5 3 (0.74%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.49%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.49%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.49%) Puppet
6 2 (0.49%) Salt
7 1 (0.25%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 91 (22.30%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.90%) SAP
3 16 (3.92%) Oracle
4 12 (2.94%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.70%) Intapp
6 9 (2.21%) Cisco
6 9 (2.21%) iManage
7 7 (1.72%) Aruba
7 7 (1.72%) Databricks
7 7 (1.72%) Fortinet
8 6 (1.47%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.23%) Aderant
9 5 (1.23%) IBM
9 5 (1.23%) Workday
10 4 (0.98%) Juniper
10 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.98%) Salesforce
10 4 (0.98%) SolarWinds
10 4 (0.98%) VMware
11 3 (0.74%) Splunk