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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 253 227 156
Rank change year-on-year -26 -71 +41
Contract jobs citing Law 309 346 656
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.05% 1.11% 1.66%
As % of the General category 1.65% 1.88% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 163 149 443
10th Percentile £226 £246 £233
25th Percentile £413 £369 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £488 £535
Median % change year-on-year +12.82% -8.88% +1.90%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £700 £690 £738
UK median daily rate £550 £495 £536
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 10 15
10th Percentile £12.21 £18.20 £13.31
25th Percentile £13.46 £20.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £17.45 £38.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -54.08% +100.00% -1.55%
75th Percentile £39.73 £65.00 £26.25
90th Percentile £66.10 £73.68 £56.92
UK median hourly rate £45.23 £38.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year +19.03% +105.41% -5.13%

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 18,717 18,385 23,517
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 63.62% 59.14% 59.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,856 11,028 16,081
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £633 £650 £675
90th Percentile £738 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,186 702 1,017
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £17.08 £16.92
Median hourly rate £25.00 £31.97 £30.48
Median % change year-on-year -21.80% +4.91% +18.53%
75th Percentile £44.80 £60.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £70.90
UK median hourly rate £24.61 £29.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.58% -1.67% +20.00%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 +34 159 £575 +16.16% 794
Midlands -43 38 £550 -4.35% 86
West Midlands -27 36 £550 -4.35% 53
East of England +1 31 £375 - 43
South East -24 30 £490 -6.67% 584
North of England -62 27 £456 +14.06% 148
North West -32 20 £383 -4.38% 81
South West +4 18 £565 +151.11% 62
Yorkshire -43 7 £538 +26.47% 41
East Midlands -29 2 £288 -51.98% 32
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 (3.24%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.65%) CMS
3 2 (0.65%) Confluence
3 2 (0.65%) JBoss
3 2 (0.65%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.32%) Resin
Applications
1 20 (6.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (5.83%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (2.59%) Simulink
4 6 (1.94%) Windchill
5 5 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.62%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.65%) PTC Creo
7 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (1.94%) Elite 3E
2 4 (1.29%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.65%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.32%) Primavera
4 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.32%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP Payroll
4 1 (0.32%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.32%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 51 (16.50%) Azure
2 20 (6.47%) AWS
3 17 (5.50%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (5.18%) SaaS
5 15 (4.85%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (4.85%) Power Platform
6 12 (3.88%) Azure Logic Apps
7 11 (3.56%) Entra ID
8 10 (3.24%) GCP
9 8 (2.59%) Azure Key Vault
9 8 (2.59%) Azure Service Bus
10 7 (2.27%) Azure API Management
10 7 (2.27%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.94%) Azure Monitor
12 5 (1.62%) Azure Storage
13 4 (1.29%) Azure AKS
13 4 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 3 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (0.97%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.56%) Firewall
2 10 (3.24%) Network Security
3 9 (2.91%) VPN
4 7 (2.27%) DNS
4 7 (2.27%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.62%) Internet
5 5 (1.62%) Remote Desktop
6 4 (1.29%) Cisco Nexus
6 4 (1.29%) SD-WAN
6 4 (1.29%) WAN
7 3 (0.97%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.97%) LAN
7 3 (0.97%) SMTP
7 3 (0.97%) WebEx
8 2 (0.65%) DMARC
8 2 (0.65%) Intranet
8 2 (0.65%) Skype
9 1 (0.32%) BGP
9 1 (0.32%) MPLS
9 1 (0.32%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (3.88%) Power BI
2 5 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
3 4 (1.29%) Tableau
4 3 (0.97%) Metadata
4 3 (0.97%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.65%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.65%) Power Query
5 2 (0.65%) SAP Data Services
5 2 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.32%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.32%) Kdb+
6 1 (0.32%) Looker
6 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
6 1 (0.32%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.32%) Pinecone
6 1 (0.32%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.32%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 12 (3.88%) JIRA
2 6 (1.94%) Rational DOORS
3 5 (1.62%) Rational Rhapsody
4 3 (0.97%) Git
4 3 (0.97%) Visual Studio
5 2 (0.65%) Eclipse
5 2 (0.65%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.32%) Artifactory
6 1 (0.32%) Burp Suite
6 1 (0.32%) GitLab
6 1 (0.32%) Gradle
6 1 (0.32%) Maven
6 1 (0.32%) QUnit
General
1 109 (35.28%) Social Skills
2 81 (26.21%) Finance
3 71 (22.98%) Legal
4 42 (13.59%) Public Sector
5 29 (9.39%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (6.15%) Police
7 13 (4.21%) Telecoms
8 10 (3.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.24%) Local Government
9 9 (2.91%) Marketing
10 8 (2.59%) Electronics
10 8 (2.59%) Retail
11 7 (2.27%) Billing
12 6 (1.94%) Front Office
12 6 (1.94%) General Ledger
12 6 (1.94%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.94%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.94%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
13 5 (1.62%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 37 (11.97%) Analyst
2 27 (8.74%) Project Manager
3 22 (7.12%) Consultant
4 21 (6.80%) Lead
5 20 (6.47%) Business Analyst
5 20 (6.47%) Senior
6 16 (5.18%) Developer
7 14 (4.53%) Software Engineer
8 10 (3.24%) IT Support
8 10 (3.24%) Support Officer
9 9 (2.91%) Architect
10 8 (2.59%) Administrator
10 8 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
10 8 (2.59%) Telecoms Manager
11 6 (1.94%) Commercial Manager
11 6 (1.94%) Product Owner
11 6 (1.94%) Support Engineer
12 5 (1.62%) Contracts Manager
12 5 (1.62%) Help Desk Support
12 5 (1.62%) Security Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.27%) Node.js
2 6 (1.94%) ADO
2 6 (1.94%) ARM Templates
2 6 (1.94%) React
2 6 (1.94%) YAML
3 4 (1.29%) Express.js
3 4 (1.29%) Next.js
3 4 (1.29%) REST
3 4 (1.29%) SOAP
4 3 (0.97%) Flash
4 3 (0.97%) Kafka
4 3 (0.97%) Middleware
4 3 (0.97%) Web Services
5 2 (0.65%) .NET
5 2 (0.65%) CSS
5 2 (0.65%) HTML
5 2 (0.65%) JSON
5 2 (0.65%) Qt
5 2 (0.65%) Spring
6 1 (0.32%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 11 (3.56%) Product Ownership
2 10 (3.24%) Legacy Systems
3 9 (2.91%) Management Information System
4 6 (1.94%) Cloud Native
4 6 (1.94%) Data Protection Act
4 6 (1.94%) Freedom of Information Act
4 6 (1.94%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.62%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.62%) Cybercrime
5 5 (1.62%) Data Centre
5 5 (1.62%) Data Structures
5 5 (1.62%) Freedom of Information
5 5 (1.62%) Renewable Energy
6 4 (1.29%) Analogue Electronics
6 4 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (1.29%) FPGA
6 4 (1.29%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.29%) VHDL
7 3 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 16 (5.18%) Windows
2 14 (4.53%) Linux
3 7 (2.27%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.94%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2012
5 5 (1.62%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.97%) Unix
7 1 (0.32%) Android
7 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.32%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.32%) Kali Linux
7 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (17.15%) Stakeholder Management
2 40 (12.94%) Problem-Solving
3 36 (11.65%) Agile
4 31 (10.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 27 (8.74%) Change Management
6 26 (8.41%) Migration
7 25 (8.09%) Data Protection
7 25 (8.09%) DevOps
8 22 (7.12%) Software Engineering
9 20 (6.47%) Analytics
10 19 (6.15%) Project Management
11 18 (5.83%) CI/CD
12 17 (5.50%) Continuous Improvement
13 16 (5.18%) ITIL
14 15 (4.85%) CRM
14 15 (4.85%) PRINCE2
14 15 (4.85%) Project Delivery
14 15 (4.85%) Risk Management
15 14 (4.53%) Infrastructure as Code
15 14 (4.53%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 21 (6.80%) Python
2 19 (6.15%) C++
3 12 (3.88%) SQL
4 11 (3.56%) Bicep
4 11 (3.56%) PowerShell
5 10 (3.24%) C
6 8 (2.59%) MATLAB
7 7 (2.27%) Bash
7 7 (2.27%) JavaScript
8 6 (1.94%) Java
8 6 (1.94%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.62%) C#
10 4 (1.29%) Ada
11 3 (0.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 2 (0.65%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.32%) Clojure
13 1 (0.32%) Groovy
13 1 (0.32%) Perl
13 1 (0.32%) Scala
13 1 (0.32%) X++
Qualifications
1 64 (20.71%) Security Cleared
2 43 (13.92%) SC Cleared
3 34 (11.00%) Degree
4 22 (7.12%) DV Cleared
5 7 (2.27%) CIPD
6 6 (1.94%) PMP
7 5 (1.62%) ACCA
7 5 (1.62%) CEH
7 5 (1.62%) CIMA
7 5 (1.62%) DBS Check
7 5 (1.62%) GIAC
8 4 (1.29%) CISSP
8 4 (1.29%) CompTIA CySA+
8 4 (1.29%) GREM
8 4 (1.29%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.29%) OSCP
9 3 (0.97%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.97%) PMI Certification
10 2 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.65%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.09%) GDPR
2 16 (5.18%) QA
3 10 (3.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.27%) NCSC
5 6 (1.94%) Data Quality
5 6 (1.94%) SLA
6 5 (1.62%) PMO
7 4 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 4 (1.29%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 4 (1.29%) NIST
8 3 (0.97%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.97%) Def Stans
8 3 (0.97%) MISRA
8 3 (0.97%) PERC
9 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.65%) HL7
9 2 (0.65%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.65%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.65%) MISRA C
10 1 (0.32%) COBIT
System Software
1 18 (5.83%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.59%) Firmware
3 7 (2.27%) Docker
3 7 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
4 5 (1.62%) Hyper-V
4 5 (1.62%) Terminal Services
4 5 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.94%) Kubernetes
2 4 (1.29%) Kibana
2 4 (1.29%) Terraform
3 3 (0.97%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.65%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.32%) Ansible
5 1 (0.32%) EnCase
5 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.32%) FTK
5 1 (0.32%) Nmap
5 1 (0.32%) QRadar
5 1 (0.32%) SCOM
Vendors
1 37 (11.97%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.83%) SAP
3 9 (2.91%) ServiceNow
4 7 (2.27%) Workday
5 6 (1.94%) Cisco
5 6 (1.94%) Palo Alto
5 6 (1.94%) VMware
6 5 (1.62%) Citrix
7 4 (1.29%) Google
7 4 (1.29%) HubSpot
7 4 (1.29%) Xero
8 3 (0.97%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.97%) iManage
8 3 (0.97%) Salesforce
9 2 (0.65%) Aruba
9 2 (0.65%) Fortinet
9 2 (0.65%) Oracle
9 2 (0.65%) Polycom
9 2 (0.65%) SolarWinds
9 2 (0.65%) Veeam