Legal Contract Job Trends in Hatfield
Legal
Hertfordshire > Hatfield
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Hatfield. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 22 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield | 3.53% | 4.40% | - |
| As % of the General category | 5.45% | 5.56% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £501 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £503 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £534 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £555 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.91% | -3.48% | +24.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.45 | £18.38 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.81% | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £20.42 | £17.94 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +13.83% | - | - |
All General Skills
Hatfield
Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing general skills in Hatfield.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing general skills | 55 | 72 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hatfield | 64.71% | 79.12% | 72.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 25 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £108 | £445 |
| 25th Percentile | £277 | £512 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £531 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.96% | +6.20% | +22.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £568 | £675 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £702 | £713 | £591 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £475 | £525 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +23.53% | -15.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 39 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £15.91 | £12.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.41 | £16.80 | £13.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.45 | £17.69 | £15.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.66% | +15.32% | +6.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.23 | £19.74 | £16.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £18.61 | £19.91 | £16.78 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -29.17% | - |
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield.
Legal Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Legal.
Legal Hourly Rate Trend in Hatfield
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Legal.
Legal Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hatfield by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Organisational Skills | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2 | Analytical Skills | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Billing | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Finance | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Presentation Skills | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Public Sector | 33.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Social Skills | 33.3% | 1 |