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 26 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 240 206 158
Rank change year-on-year -34 -48 +36
Contract jobs citing Law 332 368 634
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.19% 1.63%
As % of the General category 1.71% 1.98% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 161 434
10th Percentile £216 £231 £232
25th Percentile £413 £369 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £495 £541
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.55% +3.10%
75th Percentile £639 £625 £638
90th Percentile £718 £700 £737
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £545
% change year-on-year +10.00% -8.26% +3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 10 12
10th Percentile £12.21 £18.20 £13.18
25th Percentile £13.46 £20.50 £14.83
Median hourly rate £17.45 £38.00 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year -54.08% +114.08% -8.03%
75th Percentile £39.00 £65.00 £30.31
90th Percentile £68.75 £73.68 £60.38
UK median hourly rate £40.46 £38.00 £16.50
% change year-on-year +6.47% +130.30% -15.38%

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 19,458 18,607 23,141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 63.44% 59.96% 59.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,321 11,162 15,743
10th Percentile £275 £300 £288
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
75th Percentile £627 £650 £670
90th Percentile £738 £775 £769
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,268 697 1,023
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.24 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.94 £18.00 £17.48
Median hourly rate £24.48 £31.97 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.44% -3.12% +28.35%
75th Percentile £46.00 £59.57 £60.00
90th Percentile £72.00 £72.50 £71.65
UK median hourly rate £24.09 £29.00 £32.41
% change year-on-year -16.93% -10.52% +29.64%

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 26 November 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 26 November 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 26 November 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 +34 180 £575 +10.58% 352
East of England +4 34 £375 - 53
South East -25 34 £490 -16.88% 298
Midlands -63 34 £550 -2.22% 93
West Midlands -36 33 £550 - 48
North of England -66 27 £395 -7.06% 112
North West -24 20 £390 -8.24% 66
South West -12 18 £565 +151.11% 48
Yorkshire -50 7 £400 -3.03% 37
East Midlands -31 1 £288 -52.08% 41
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 13 (3.92%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.90%) CMS
4 2 (0.60%) Confluence
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (0.60%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.30%) JBoss
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.30%) Resin
Applications
1 21 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (5.72%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.41%) Simulink
4 6 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.81%) Windchill
5 5 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.60%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (2.71%) Elite 3E
2 4 (1.20%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.60%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.60%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.30%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.30%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.47%) Azure
2 25 (7.53%) AWS
3 21 (6.33%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (5.12%) Power Platform
4 17 (5.12%) SaaS
5 16 (4.82%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.22%) Azure Logic Apps
7 12 (3.61%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.31%) GCP
9 8 (2.41%) Azure API Management
9 8 (2.41%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (2.41%) Azure Service Bus
9 8 (2.41%) Power Automate
10 7 (2.11%) Azure Monitor
11 5 (1.51%) Azure Storage
12 4 (1.20%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.20%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 3 (0.90%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
13 3 (0.90%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.31%) Firewall
1 11 (3.31%) VPN
2 10 (3.01%) Network Security
3 8 (2.41%) DNS
3 8 (2.41%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.51%) Internet
4 5 (1.51%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (1.20%) Cisco Nexus
5 4 (1.20%) Ethernet
5 4 (1.20%) LAN
5 4 (1.20%) SD-WAN
5 4 (1.20%) WAN
6 3 (0.90%) Intranet
6 3 (0.90%) SMTP
7 2 (0.60%) DMARC
7 2 (0.60%) Skype
7 2 (0.60%) WebEx
8 1 (0.30%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.30%) MPLS
8 1 (0.30%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.22%) Power BI
2 4 (1.20%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (1.20%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (1.20%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.90%) Metadata
3 3 (0.90%) Tableau
4 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.60%) NoSQL
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.60%) Power Query
4 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.30%) Apache Cassandra
5 1 (0.30%) DTS
5 1 (0.30%) KDB
5 1 (0.30%) Looker
5 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
5 1 (0.30%) MySQL
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.30%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.30%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (5.12%) JIRA
2 7 (2.11%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (1.81%) Git
4 5 (1.51%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.20%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.90%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.60%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.30%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.30%) GitLab
8 1 (0.30%) Gradle
8 1 (0.30%) Maven
8 1 (0.30%) PVCS
8 1 (0.30%) QUnit
8 1 (0.30%) TestRail
General
1 122 (36.75%) Social Skills
2 85 (25.60%) Finance
3 74 (22.29%) Legal
4 40 (12.05%) Public Sector
5 32 (9.64%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (5.12%) Police
7 13 (3.92%) Telecoms
8 12 (3.61%) Marketing
9 10 (3.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.71%) Electronics
10 9 (2.71%) Local Government
10 9 (2.71%) Retail
11 8 (2.41%) Billing
11 8 (2.41%) Front Office
11 8 (2.41%) General Ledger
11 8 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (2.11%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
13 6 (1.81%) Military
14 5 (1.51%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 40 (12.05%) Analyst
2 24 (7.23%) Lead
2 24 (7.23%) Project Manager
3 23 (6.93%) Consultant
4 21 (6.33%) Senior
5 18 (5.42%) Business Analyst
5 18 (5.42%) Developer
6 17 (5.12%) Software Engineer
7 10 (3.01%) Architect
7 10 (3.01%) IT Support
8 9 (2.71%) Support Officer
9 8 (2.41%) Administrator
9 8 (2.41%) Delivery Manager
9 8 (2.41%) Support Engineer
9 8 (2.41%) Telecoms Manager
10 7 (2.11%) Commercial Manager
11 6 (1.81%) Java Developer
11 6 (1.81%) Product Owner
11 6 (1.81%) Security Analyst
12 5 (1.51%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.41%) ARM Templates
1 8 (2.41%) Node.js
2 7 (2.11%) REST
2 7 (2.11%) YAML
3 6 (1.81%) ADO
3 6 (1.81%) React
3 6 (1.81%) SOAP
4 5 (1.51%) Middleware
5 4 (1.20%) Express.js
5 4 (1.20%) Next.js
5 4 (1.20%) Web Services
6 3 (0.90%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (0.90%) Flash
6 3 (0.90%) Kafka
6 3 (0.90%) Spring
7 2 (0.60%) .NET
7 2 (0.60%) CSS
7 2 (0.60%) HTML
7 2 (0.60%) JSON
7 2 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.92%) Product Ownership
2 12 (3.61%) Management Information System
3 9 (2.71%) Legacy Systems
4 8 (2.41%) Onboarding
5 6 (1.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 6 (1.81%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (1.51%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.51%) Cloud Native
6 5 (1.51%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.51%) Cybercrime
6 5 (1.51%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.51%) Freedom of Information
6 5 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
7 4 (1.20%) Analogue Electronics
7 4 (1.20%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.20%) FPGA
7 4 (1.20%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.20%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.72%) Windows
2 14 (4.22%) Linux
3 8 (2.41%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.11%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.51%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.90%) Unix
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.30%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.30%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (17.47%) Stakeholder Management
2 42 (12.65%) Agile
2 42 (12.65%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 29 (8.73%) Change Management
5 28 (8.43%) DevOps
6 26 (7.83%) Migration
7 25 (7.53%) Software Engineering
8 24 (7.23%) CI/CD
9 22 (6.63%) Data Protection
10 20 (6.02%) Analytics
10 20 (6.02%) ITIL
11 19 (5.72%) Continuous Improvement
12 18 (5.42%) Project Delivery
12 18 (5.42%) Project Management
12 18 (5.42%) Workflow
13 16 (4.82%) Risk Management
14 15 (4.52%) Business Intelligence
14 15 (4.52%) CRM
14 15 (4.52%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 22 (6.63%) Python
2 20 (6.02%) C++
3 18 (5.42%) SQL
4 11 (3.31%) Bicep
4 11 (3.31%) C
4 11 (3.31%) PowerShell
5 10 (3.01%) Java
6 9 (2.71%) JavaScript
7 8 (2.41%) MATLAB
8 6 (1.81%) Bash
8 6 (1.81%) C#
8 6 (1.81%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.90%) Ada
9 3 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.30%) Clojure
11 1 (0.30%) Groovy
11 1 (0.30%) Perl
11 1 (0.30%) Scala
11 1 (0.30%) X++
Qualifications
1 68 (20.48%) Security Cleared
2 46 (13.86%) SC Cleared
3 36 (10.84%) Degree
4 23 (6.93%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.41%) CIPD
6 7 (2.11%) CISSP
7 6 (1.81%) ACCA
7 6 (1.81%) CIMA
8 5 (1.51%) CEH
8 5 (1.51%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (1.51%) GIAC
8 5 (1.51%) PMP
9 4 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.20%) DBS Check
9 4 (1.20%) GREM
9 4 (1.20%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.20%) OSCP
10 3 (0.90%) CISM
11 2 (0.60%) CISA
11 2 (0.60%) GSEC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (7.83%) GDPR
2 19 (5.72%) QA
3 12 (3.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.11%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.81%) NCSC
5 6 (1.81%) NIST
5 6 (1.81%) SLA
6 4 (1.20%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 4 (1.20%) PMO
7 3 (0.90%) GRC
7 3 (0.90%) PERC
8 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.60%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.60%) MISRA
9 1 (0.30%) HL7
9 1 (0.30%) IEC 61508
System Software
1 19 (5.72%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.41%) Docker
2 8 (2.41%) Firmware
2 8 (2.41%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 5 (1.51%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.51%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 7 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.81%) Terraform
3 4 (1.20%) Kibana
3 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.90%) Ansible
5 2 (0.60%) Cisco Prime
6 1 (0.30%) EnCase
6 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.30%) FTK
6 1 (0.30%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.30%) Nmap
6 1 (0.30%) QRadar
6 1 (0.30%) SCCM
6 1 (0.30%) SCOM
Vendors
1 39 (11.75%) Microsoft
2 17 (5.12%) SAP
3 13 (3.92%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.11%) Intapp
4 7 (2.11%) VMware
4 7 (2.11%) Workday
5 6 (1.81%) iManage
5 6 (1.81%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.51%) Aderant
6 5 (1.51%) Cisco
6 5 (1.51%) Citrix
7 4 (1.20%) Google
7 4 (1.20%) Guidewire
7 4 (1.20%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.20%) Oracle
7 4 (1.20%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.20%) Xero
8 3 (0.90%) Databricks
8 3 (0.90%) IBM
8 3 (0.90%) MuleSoft