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 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 270 214 157
Rank change year-on-year -56 -57 +32
Contract jobs citing Law 312 354 602
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.99% 1.24% 1.64%
As % of the General category 1.60% 2.01% 2.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 178 166 409
10th Percentile £213 £242 £245
25th Percentile £416 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £667 £625 £638
90th Percentile £747 £715 £730
UK median daily rate £550 £500 £545
% change year-on-year +10.00% -8.26% +3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 8
10th Percentile £15.63 £16.80 £13.44
25th Percentile £17.33 £26.38 £14.83
Median hourly rate £32.14 £65.00 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.55% +306.25% -17.10%
75th Percentile £39.37 £69.28 £19.63
90th Percentile £40.46 £74.04 £32.46
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £16.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% +306.25% -17.95%

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 19,485 17,653 21,902
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 61.64% 61.62% 59.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,320 10,695 14,819
10th Percentile £280 £300 £281
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £628 £650 £663
90th Percentile £738 £775 £760
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £548
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.11% -0.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,265 604 982
10th Percentile £14.10 £15.62 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.84 £18.24 £17.25
Median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.75
Median % change year-on-year -21.67% -13.67% +35.16%
75th Percentile £45.75 £58.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £70.63
UK median hourly rate £23.50 £27.30 £33.00
% change year-on-year -13.92% -17.27% +32.00%

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 23 December 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 23 December 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 23 December 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 +14 164 £575 +10.05% 328
Midlands -61 40 £550 +7.32% 160
East of England -1 33 £400 +6.67% 110
South East -37 32 £483 -8.83% 250
West Midlands -34 31 £550 +4.76% 85
North of England -55 25 £449 -5.58% 219
South West -15 16 £675 +200.00% 94
North West -26 16 £463 -2.63% 132
East Midlands -36 9 £175 -65.00% 67
Yorkshire -52 9 £435 +5.55% 67
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 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.60%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.96%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.32%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.32%) Confluence
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.32%) Resin
5 1 (0.32%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 19 (6.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.13%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.88%) Simulink
4 7 (2.24%) Windchill
5 5 (1.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.96%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.96%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (2.88%) Elite 3E
2 5 (1.60%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (1.28%) SAP PLM
4 2 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.64%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.32%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.32%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.32%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.32%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.32%) Orchard Housing
5 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 54 (17.31%) Azure
2 27 (8.65%) AWS
3 18 (5.77%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (5.77%) SaaS
4 17 (5.45%) Power Platform
5 15 (4.81%) Azure DevOps
6 14 (4.49%) GCP
7 10 (3.21%) Azure Logic Apps
8 9 (2.88%) Entra ID
9 8 (2.56%) Power Automate
10 6 (1.92%) AWS CloudFormation
11 5 (1.60%) GitHub
11 5 (1.60%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (1.28%) Azure AKS
12 4 (1.28%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 4 (1.28%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.96%) AWS KMS
13 3 (0.96%) Azure Key Vault
13 3 (0.96%) Azure Service Bus
13 3 (0.96%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.85%) DNS
2 10 (3.21%) Firewall
2 10 (3.21%) TCP/IP
2 10 (3.21%) VPN
3 5 (1.60%) Internet
3 5 (1.60%) Remote Desktop
4 4 (1.28%) Network Security
5 3 (0.96%) Ethernet
5 3 (0.96%) Intranet
6 2 (0.64%) DHCP
6 2 (0.64%) LAN
6 2 (0.64%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.64%) VLAN
6 2 (0.64%) WAN
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco Nexus
7 1 (0.32%) Skype
7 1 (0.32%) SMTP
7 1 (0.32%) VoIP
7 1 (0.32%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.17%) Power BI
2 5 (1.60%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (1.60%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.28%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.28%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (0.96%) Tableau
5 2 (0.64%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.64%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.64%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.64%) Relational Database
5 2 (0.64%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.32%) Delta Lake
6 1 (0.32%) Kdb+
6 1 (0.32%) Metadata
6 1 (0.32%) Pinecone
6 1 (0.32%) Power Query
6 1 (0.32%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 19 (6.09%) JIRA
2 10 (3.21%) Git
3 7 (2.24%) Rational DOORS
4 5 (1.60%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.60%) Rational Rhapsody
5 4 (1.28%) GitLab
6 3 (0.96%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.96%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.64%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.32%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
8 1 (0.32%) Gradle
8 1 (0.32%) Maven
8 1 (0.32%) MLflow
8 1 (0.32%) PVCS
8 1 (0.32%) QUnit
8 1 (0.32%) TestRail
General
1 115 (36.86%) Social Skills
2 85 (27.24%) Finance
3 78 (25.00%) Legal
4 31 (9.94%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (9.62%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.49%) Telecoms
7 11 (3.53%) Billing
7 11 (3.53%) Marketing
7 11 (3.53%) Police
8 8 (2.56%) Electronics
8 8 (2.56%) Front Office
9 7 (2.24%) General Ledger
10 6 (1.92%) Banking
10 6 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
10 6 (1.92%) Military
10 6 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.92%) Retail
11 5 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.60%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 36 (11.54%) Analyst
2 23 (7.37%) Consultant
2 23 (7.37%) Project Manager
3 22 (7.05%) Developer
3 22 (7.05%) Lead
4 18 (5.77%) Senior
5 16 (5.13%) Software Engineer
6 14 (4.49%) Business Analyst
7 13 (4.17%) Support Engineer
8 10 (3.21%) IT Support
9 9 (2.88%) Architect
9 9 (2.88%) Commercial Manager
10 8 (2.56%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.56%) Telecoms Manager
11 7 (2.24%) Change Manager
12 6 (1.92%) Design Engineer
12 6 (1.92%) Java Developer
12 6 (1.92%) Product Owner
12 6 (1.92%) Security Analyst
13 5 (1.60%) Service Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.24%) Middleware
1 7 (2.24%) Node.js
1 7 (2.24%) REST
2 6 (1.92%) Kafka
2 6 (1.92%) React
2 6 (1.92%) SOAP
3 4 (1.28%) Express.js
3 4 (1.28%) FIX Protocol
3 4 (1.28%) Next.js
4 3 (0.96%) ARM Templates
4 3 (0.96%) Flash
4 3 (0.96%) Spring
4 3 (0.96%) Web Services
5 2 (0.64%) .NET
5 2 (0.64%) CSS
5 2 (0.64%) HTML
5 2 (0.64%) JSON
5 2 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.64%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.64%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 12 (3.85%) Management Information System
2 11 (3.53%) Product Ownership
3 8 (2.56%) Onboarding
4 7 (2.24%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 7 (2.24%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (1.92%) Freedom of Information Act
6 5 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.60%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.60%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.60%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.60%) FPGA
6 5 (1.60%) Freedom of Information
6 5 (1.60%) Smartphone
6 5 (1.60%) VHDL
7 4 (1.28%) Cloud Native
7 4 (1.28%) Cybercrime
7 4 (1.28%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.28%) Public Cloud
7 4 (1.28%) Synthetic Data
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.69%) Windows
2 14 (4.49%) Linux
3 13 (4.17%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.24%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.92%) Unix
6 5 (1.60%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.60%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (17.95%) Stakeholder Management
2 40 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
3 37 (11.86%) Agile
3 37 (11.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 30 (9.62%) Migration
5 27 (8.65%) Change Management
6 26 (8.33%) DevOps
7 24 (7.69%) Software Engineering
8 23 (7.37%) ITIL
9 22 (7.05%) CI/CD
9 22 (7.05%) Data Protection
10 20 (6.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (6.09%) Workflow
12 18 (5.77%) Project Delivery
13 17 (5.45%) Risk Management
14 16 (5.13%) Customer Service
15 15 (4.81%) Analytics
15 15 (4.81%) CRM
15 15 (4.81%) Decision-Making
15 15 (4.81%) PRINCE2
Programming Languages
1 23 (7.37%) SQL
2 19 (6.09%) C++
3 18 (5.77%) Python
4 14 (4.49%) Java
5 12 (3.85%) C
6 8 (2.56%) JavaScript
6 8 (2.56%) MATLAB
7 7 (2.24%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.92%) Bicep
8 6 (1.92%) C#
8 6 (1.92%) TypeScript
9 4 (1.28%) Bash
9 4 (1.28%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.96%) Ada
10 3 (0.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.96%) Go
11 2 (0.64%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.64%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.64%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.32%) Scala
Qualifications
1 67 (21.47%) Security Cleared
2 41 (13.14%) Degree
3 40 (12.82%) SC Cleared
4 25 (8.01%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.56%) CIPD
6 7 (2.24%) CISSP
7 6 (1.92%) ACCA
7 6 (1.92%) CIMA
7 6 (1.92%) PMP
8 5 (1.60%) CEH
8 5 (1.60%) CompTIA CySA+
8 5 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.60%) GIAC
9 4 (1.28%) CISM
9 4 (1.28%) GREM
9 4 (1.28%) Master's Degree
9 4 (1.28%) OSCP
10 3 (0.96%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.64%) CISA
11 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (9.29%) GDPR
2 15 (4.81%) QA
3 12 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (2.88%) Data Quality
4 9 (2.88%) SLA
5 6 (1.92%) NCSC
5 6 (1.92%) NIST
6 4 (1.28%) GRC
6 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 4 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 3 (0.96%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.96%) PERC
8 2 (0.64%) Def Stans
8 2 (0.64%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.64%) JSP 440
8 2 (0.64%) MISRA
8 2 (0.64%) PMO
9 1 (0.32%) DO-178B
9 1 (0.32%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.32%) Solvency II
System Software
1 21 (6.73%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.53%) Docker
3 8 (2.56%) Firmware
4 7 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.92%) Hyper-V
6 5 (1.60%) Terminal Services
7 3 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 10 (3.21%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.88%) Terraform
3 6 (1.92%) Ansible
3 6 (1.92%) SCCM
4 4 (1.28%) Kibana
5 3 (0.96%) Grafana
6 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.32%) Cisco Prime
7 1 (0.32%) EnCase
7 1 (0.32%) FTK
7 1 (0.32%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.32%) Nmap
Vendors
1 39 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.77%) SAP
3 17 (5.45%) ServiceNow
4 11 (3.53%) Oracle
5 9 (2.88%) Intapp
6 7 (2.24%) VMware
6 7 (2.24%) Workday
7 5 (1.60%) Aderant
7 5 (1.60%) Citrix
7 5 (1.60%) Databricks
7 5 (1.60%) iManage
7 5 (1.60%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.28%) Guidewire
8 4 (1.28%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.28%) Splunk
8 4 (1.28%) Xero
9 3 (0.96%) Google
9 3 (0.96%) IBM
9 3 (0.96%) MuleSoft
9 3 (0.96%) Palo Alto