Law Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Law
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 39 62
Rank change year-on-year +4 +23 -7
Contract jobs citing Law 31 8 12
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 5.34% 1.76% 1.58%
As % of the General category 8.16% 3.48% 3.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £511
25th Percentile £363 £263 £527
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £275 £557
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -50.58% +39.13%
75th Percentile £388 £288 £590
90th Percentile - - £608
East of England median daily rate £375 £375 £315
% change year-on-year - +19.05% -26.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £17.01 - -
25th Percentile £17.08 - -
Median hourly rate £17.21 - -
75th Percentile £17.33 - -
90th Percentile £17.40 - -
East of England median hourly rate £17.21 £41.50 -
% change year-on-year -58.54% - -

All General Skills
Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 380 230 395
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 65.52% 50.66% 51.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 97 209
10th Percentile £187 £262 £250
25th Percentile £400 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £638
90th Percentile £746 £643 £739
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 49 93
10th Percentile £16.79 £14.39 £26.24
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.15 £69.00 £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £20.33 £18.64 £18.13
% change year-on-year +9.03% +2.86% -11.59%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Law job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Law
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Law

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Law

Law
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Stevenage +17 28 £375 - 9
Hatfield - 2 - - 1
Law
East of England

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 8 (25.81%) Simulink
2 6 (19.35%) Windchill
3 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (3.23%) PTC Creo
Business Applications
1 4 (12.90%) SAP PLM
2 1 (3.23%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 5 (16.13%) AWS
1 5 (16.13%) Azure
2 3 (9.68%) SaaS
3 2 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (6.45%) Azure Logic Apps
3 2 (6.45%) GCP
3 2 (6.45%) Power Automate
4 1 (3.23%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) Ethernet
2 3 (9.68%) TCP/IP
3 1 (3.23%) DNS
3 1 (3.23%) FTP
3 1 (3.23%) HTTP
3 1 (3.23%) Network Security
3 1 (3.23%) SMTP
3 1 (3.23%) SSL
Development Applications
1 7 (22.58%) JIRA
1 7 (22.58%) Rational DOORS
2 4 (12.90%) Rational Rhapsody
2 4 (12.90%) Visual Studio
3 3 (9.68%) Eclipse
3 3 (9.68%) Git
4 1 (3.23%) Artifactory
4 1 (3.23%) GitLab
4 1 (3.23%) PVCS
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.13%) Electronics
3 3 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (9.68%) Military
3 3 (9.68%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (6.45%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.23%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 7 (22.58%) Software Engineer
2 4 (12.90%) Design Engineer
2 4 (12.90%) RF Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) C# Software Engineer
3 3 (9.68%) Digital Design Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Consultant
4 2 (6.45%) Embedded Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Integration Engineer
4 2 (6.45%) Solutions Consultant
5 1 (3.23%) Ada Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Applications Support
5 1 (3.23%) AWS Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Azure Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) CUDA Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) CUDA Software Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Full-Stack Developer
5 1 (3.23%) SOC Analyst
5 1 (3.23%) Support Engineer
5 1 (3.23%) Synthetic Environment Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.90%) Node.js
2 3 (9.68%) Flash
2 3 (9.68%) Web Services
3 2 (6.45%) REST
3 2 (6.45%) SOAP
4 1 (3.23%) .NET
4 1 (3.23%) .NET Framework
4 1 (3.23%) AngularJS
4 1 (3.23%) CSS
4 1 (3.23%) HTML
4 1 (3.23%) LDAP
4 1 (3.23%) React
4 1 (3.23%) SGML
4 1 (3.23%) Svelte
4 1 (3.23%) Vue
4 1 (3.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.90%) FPGA
1 4 (12.90%) Synthetic Data
1 4 (12.90%) VHDL
2 3 (9.68%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (6.45%) Low-Code
3 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.23%) Algorithms
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.23%) CSOC
4 1 (3.23%) CUDA
4 1 (3.23%) Cyber Threat
4 1 (3.23%) Cyberattack
4 1 (3.23%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.23%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.23%) PCIe
4 1 (3.23%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (3.23%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 7 (22.58%) Linux
2 3 (9.68%) Windows
3 1 (3.23%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (41.94%) Software Engineering
2 5 (16.13%) CI/CD
2 5 (16.13%) Computer Science
2 5 (16.13%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (16.13%) PLM
2 5 (16.13%) Visualisation
3 4 (12.90%) Acceptance Criteria
3 4 (12.90%) Agile
3 4 (12.90%) AI
3 4 (12.90%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 4 (12.90%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (12.90%) Scenario Testing
3 4 (12.90%) Signal Processing
3 4 (12.90%) Test Automation
3 4 (12.90%) Validation
4 3 (9.68%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (9.68%) Mathematics
4 3 (9.68%) Multithreading
4 3 (9.68%) TDD
4 3 (9.68%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 12 (38.71%) C++
2 9 (29.03%) C
3 8 (25.81%) MATLAB
4 6 (19.35%) JavaScript
5 5 (16.13%) Python
6 4 (12.90%) C#
7 1 (3.23%) Ada
7 1 (3.23%) Embedded C
7 1 (3.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 6 (19.35%) Degree
2 6 (19.35%) SC Cleared
3 4 (12.90%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (3.23%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) HNC
4 1 (3.23%) HND
4 1 (3.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) QA
2 2 (6.45%) SLA
3 1 (3.23%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (22.58%) Firmware
2 1 (3.23%) Docker
2 1 (3.23%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (3.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (3.23%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) SAP
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.68%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.45%) MuleSoft
3 2 (6.45%) Pega
3 2 (6.45%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.23%) ANSYS
4 1 (3.23%) EMC
4 1 (3.23%) IBM
4 1 (3.23%) Intel
4 1 (3.23%) Lattice Semiconductor
4 1 (3.23%) PTC
4 1 (3.23%) VMware
4 1 (3.23%) Xilinx