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 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 211 157
Rank change year-on-year -57 -54 +23
Contract jobs citing Law 302 329 569
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.97% 1.22% 1.56%
As % of the General category 1.60% 1.97% 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 186 153 376
10th Percentile £259 £239 £236
25th Percentile £425 £413 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £535
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -6.54% +1.90%
75th Percentile £652 £638 £638
90th Percentile £724 £719 £730
UK median daily rate £550 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +5.87% -1.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 7 11
10th Percentile £19.23 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £24.88 £31.13 £10.42
Median hourly rate £37.00 £65.00 £13.27
Median % change year-on-year -43.08% +390.01% -31.27%
75th Percentile £39.00 £69.28 £16.25
90th Percentile £56.38 £74.04 £20.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £13.27
% change year-on-year -23.08% +390.01% -31.62%

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 18,920 16,713 21,510
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 60.79% 62.04% 59.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,007 10,092 14,440
10th Percentile £284 £296 £275
25th Percentile £402 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £753
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,187 548 1,084
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £14.14
25th Percentile £16.80 £18.60 £16.25
Median hourly rate £23.33 £30.00 £30.66
Median % change year-on-year -22.23% -2.16% +19.26%
75th Percentile £46.00 £57.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.29 £74.91 £70.05
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £27.39 £30.48
% change year-on-year -16.01% -10.14% +21.90%

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 11 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law in England over the 6 months to 11 January 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 11 January 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 +10 161 £575 +10.05% 149
Midlands -59 38 £525 - 58
South East -19 35 £500 -7.24% 150
West Midlands -31 28 £550 - 30
East of England -4 26 £400 +6.67% 52
North of England -42 25 £447 -10.60% 99
South West -28 15 £675 +200.00% 52
North West -24 14 £475 -5.00% 58
Yorkshire -50 11 £412 -18.64% 28
East Midlands -40 10 £175 -65.00% 28
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 10 (3.31%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.66%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.66%) CMS
5 1 (0.33%) Apache
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.33%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 17 (5.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.66%) Simulink
4 4 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.32%) Windchill
5 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.33%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 8 (2.65%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.66%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.66%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.66%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.33%) Aareon QL
4 1 (0.33%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.33%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.33%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.33%) OPENHousing
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.33%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.33%) Orchard Housing
4 1 (0.33%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.33%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.33%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 50 (16.56%) Azure
2 28 (9.27%) AWS
3 18 (5.96%) SaaS
4 17 (5.63%) Power Platform
5 16 (5.30%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.64%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (4.64%) GCP
7 9 (2.98%) Azure Logic Apps
7 9 (2.98%) Entra ID
8 8 (2.65%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.99%) AWS CloudFormation
10 5 (1.66%) GitHub
10 5 (1.66%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.32%) Azure AKS
11 4 (1.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.32%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.99%) AWS KMS
12 3 (0.99%) OCI
12 3 (0.99%) Snowflake
12 3 (0.99%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.32%) DNS
1 7 (2.32%) Firewall
1 7 (2.32%) TCP/IP
2 6 (1.99%) VPN
3 5 (1.66%) Internet
4 4 (1.32%) SD-WAN
4 4 (1.32%) WAN
5 3 (0.99%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.99%) Intranet
5 3 (0.99%) LAN
6 2 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.66%) DHCP
6 2 (0.66%) Network Security
6 2 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
6 2 (0.66%) VLAN
7 1 (0.33%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.33%) Skype
7 1 (0.33%) WebEx
7 1 (0.33%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.33%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.30%) Power BI
2 5 (1.66%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (1.66%) Metadata
2 5 (1.66%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.32%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.32%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.99%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.66%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.66%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.66%) Snowflake Schema
5 2 (0.66%) Tableau
6 1 (0.33%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.33%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.33%) Kdb+
6 1 (0.33%) Pinecone
6 1 (0.33%) Power Query
6 1 (0.33%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 15 (4.97%) JIRA
2 10 (3.31%) Git
3 5 (1.66%) Jenkins
3 5 (1.66%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (0.99%) CircleCI
4 3 (0.99%) GitLab
4 3 (0.99%) Rational Rhapsody
5 2 (0.66%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.66%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.33%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.33%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.33%) Gradle
6 1 (0.33%) Maven
6 1 (0.33%) MLflow
6 1 (0.33%) PVCS
6 1 (0.33%) QUnit
6 1 (0.33%) Selenium
6 1 (0.33%) TestRail
6 1 (0.33%) WebDriver
General
1 112 (37.09%) Social Skills
2 84 (27.81%) Finance
3 65 (21.52%) Legal
4 36 (11.92%) Public Sector
5 31 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (3.64%) Billing
6 11 (3.64%) Marketing
7 10 (3.31%) Police
8 8 (2.65%) Front Office
8 8 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.32%) Banking
9 7 (2.32%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.32%) Electronics
9 7 (2.32%) Publishing
10 6 (1.99%) General Ledger
11 5 (1.66%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.66%) Military
11 5 (1.66%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.66%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.32%) Retail
Job Titles
1 36 (11.92%) Analyst
2 22 (7.28%) Consultant
3 21 (6.95%) Developer
3 21 (6.95%) Project Manager
4 20 (6.62%) Senior
5 19 (6.29%) Software Engineer
6 18 (5.96%) Architect
6 18 (5.96%) Lead
7 14 (4.64%) Support Engineer
8 13 (4.30%) Business Analyst
9 10 (3.31%) Commercial Manager
10 9 (2.98%) Solutions Architect
11 7 (2.32%) Change Manager
11 7 (2.32%) IT Support
12 6 (1.99%) Desktop Support
12 6 (1.99%) Java Developer
12 6 (1.99%) Product Owner
12 6 (1.99%) Security Analyst
13 5 (1.66%) Desktop Support Engineer
13 5 (1.66%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.32%) Middleware
1 7 (2.32%) REST
2 6 (1.99%) Node.js
2 6 (1.99%) SOAP
3 5 (1.66%) Kafka
3 5 (1.66%) React
4 4 (1.32%) Express.js
4 4 (1.32%) FIX Protocol
4 4 (1.32%) Next.js
5 3 (0.99%) Spring
5 3 (0.99%) Web Services
6 2 (0.66%) ARM Templates
6 2 (0.66%) Flash
6 2 (0.66%) JSON
6 2 (0.66%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.66%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.33%) Faiss
7 1 (0.33%) LangChain
7 1 (0.33%) LangGraph
7 1 (0.33%) Lightning Web Components
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.30%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.31%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.98%) Onboarding
4 8 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (2.32%) Data Centre
5 7 (2.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.99%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (1.99%) Freedom of Information Act
6 6 (1.99%) Smartphone
7 5 (1.66%) Freedom of Information
8 4 (1.32%) Cloud Native
8 4 (1.32%) Cyber Threat
8 4 (1.32%) Cybercrime
8 4 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.32%) FPGA
8 4 (1.32%) Public Cloud
8 4 (1.32%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.32%) VHDL
9 3 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.99%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.62%) Windows
2 11 (3.64%) Linux
2 11 (3.64%) Windows 10
3 5 (1.66%) Unix
4 4 (1.32%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.33%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.33%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.33%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.33%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.33%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (18.87%) Stakeholder Management
2 45 (14.90%) Agile
3 37 (12.25%) Problem-Solving
4 31 (10.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 28 (9.27%) Migration
6 26 (8.61%) Software Engineering
7 24 (7.95%) DevOps
8 23 (7.62%) Change Management
9 21 (6.95%) Data Protection
9 21 (6.95%) ITIL
9 21 (6.95%) Workflow
10 20 (6.62%) CI/CD
10 20 (6.62%) Risk Management
11 19 (6.29%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (5.96%) Project Delivery
13 17 (5.63%) Customer Service
13 17 (5.63%) Data Modelling
14 15 (4.97%) Decision-Making
14 15 (4.97%) Process Improvement
14 15 (4.97%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (7.95%) SQL
2 16 (5.30%) Python
3 15 (4.97%) C++
3 15 (4.97%) Java
4 9 (2.98%) C
5 8 (2.65%) C#
5 8 (2.65%) PowerShell
6 7 (2.32%) JavaScript
7 6 (1.99%) MATLAB
8 5 (1.66%) Ada
8 5 (1.66%) Bicep
8 5 (1.66%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.32%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.99%) Bash
10 3 (0.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.99%) Go
11 2 (0.66%) Perl
11 2 (0.66%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.66%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.33%) PHP
Qualifications
1 66 (21.85%) Security Cleared
2 45 (14.90%) SC Cleared
3 36 (11.92%) Degree
4 18 (5.96%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.65%) CIPD
6 7 (2.32%) CISSP
7 6 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.99%) PMP
8 5 (1.66%) ACCA
8 5 (1.66%) CEH
8 5 (1.66%) CIMA
8 5 (1.66%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (1.66%) GIAC
9 4 (1.32%) CISM
9 4 (1.32%) GREM
9 4 (1.32%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.32%) OSCP
10 3 (0.99%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.66%) CISA
11 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.95%) GDPR
2 13 (4.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (4.30%) QA
3 8 (2.65%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.65%) NCSC
3 8 (2.65%) SLA
4 7 (2.32%) NIST
5 6 (1.99%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (1.32%) GRC
7 4 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.66%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.66%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.66%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.66%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.66%) MISRA
8 2 (0.66%) PMO
8 2 (0.66%) PSD2
9 1 (0.33%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.33%) RMADS
System Software
1 19 (6.29%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.31%) Docker
3 5 (1.66%) Firmware
4 4 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.99%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.66%) Terminal Services
6 2 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 9 (2.98%) Kubernetes
1 9 (2.98%) Terraform
2 7 (2.32%) SCCM
3 6 (1.99%) Ansible
4 4 (1.32%) Kibana
5 3 (0.99%) Grafana
6 2 (0.66%) Cisco Prime
6 2 (0.66%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.33%) EnCase
7 1 (0.33%) FTK
7 1 (0.33%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.33%) Nmap
Vendors
1 36 (11.92%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.63%) ServiceNow
3 13 (4.30%) SAP
4 11 (3.64%) Oracle
5 9 (2.98%) Intapp
6 6 (1.99%) Workday
7 5 (1.66%) Databricks
7 5 (1.66%) IBM
7 5 (1.66%) iManage
8 4 (1.32%) Aruba
8 4 (1.32%) Cisco
8 4 (1.32%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.32%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.32%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.32%) Splunk
8 4 (1.32%) VMware
8 4 (1.32%) Xero
9 3 (0.99%) Aderant
9 3 (0.99%) Guidewire
9 3 (0.99%) MuleSoft