Law Contract Job Trends in Hampshire

Law
South East > Hampshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in Hampshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 65 101
Rank change year-on-year -13 +36 -37
Contract jobs citing Law 17 7 4
As % of all contract jobs in Hampshire 1.01% 0.92% 0.25%
As % of the General category 2.17% 1.58% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £553 - £514
25th Percentile £575 £175 £515
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £347 £535
Median % change year-on-year +79.99% -35.09% +125.26%
75th Percentile £644 £532 £571
90th Percentile £648 £536 £583
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £600
% change year-on-year -0.10% -16.58% +44.58%

All General Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 782 443 669
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 46.66% 58.52% 41.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 440 327 310
10th Percentile £274 £256 £280
25th Percentile £456 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% -6.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £650
90th Percentile £738 £650 £738
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £497
% change year-on-year - +0.70% -0.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 25 121
10th Percentile £13.44 £19.09 £13.00
25th Percentile £13.99 £21.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £60.00 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% +4.62% -1.12%
75th Percentile £51.53 £75.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £56.21 - £70.00
South East median hourly rate £49.00 £22.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +122.73% -51.11% -5.26%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Law relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Law job vacancy trend in Hampshire

Law
Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Law.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Law

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Law.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hampshire citing Law

Law
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Basingstoke - 12 £625 - 2
Farnborough - 5 - -
Law
South East

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Applications
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Office
General
1 16 (94.12%) Social Skills
2 12 (70.59%) Legal
3 11 (64.71%) Finance
4 5 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (29.41%) Aviation
4 5 (29.41%) Manufacturing
5 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Commercial Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Robotics
1 5 (29.41%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Contract Management
1 12 (70.59%) Contract Negotiation
2 11 (64.71%) Data Protection
3 9 (52.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 8 (47.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (41.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (29.41%) AI
6 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (29.41%) Software Engineering
7 2 (11.76%) Change Management
8 1 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 1 (5.88%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 12 (70.59%) DV Cleared
1 12 (70.59%) Security Cleared
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) GDPR
2 1 (5.88%) GRC
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Workday