Legal Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Legal
Suffolk > Ipswich

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Ipswich. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 9 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Legal 10 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 8.40% 8.11% -
As % of the General category 32.26% 15.79% -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 2 0
10th Percentile £425 - -
25th Percentile £488 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year +156.25% - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Suffolk median daily rate £513 £200 -
% change year-on-year +156.25% - -

All General Skills
Ipswich

Legal 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 Ipswich.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 31 19 12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Ipswich 26.05% 51.35% 33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 12 7
10th Percentile £425 £154 £450
25th Percentile £466 £193 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £225 £525
Median % change year-on-year +127.78% -57.14% -25.00%
75th Percentile £519 £519 £563
90th Percentile £646 £598 £585
Suffolk median daily rate £494 £225 £525
% change year-on-year +119.44% -57.14% -19.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 4
10th Percentile £15.94 - -
25th Percentile £16.25 - £11.25
Median hourly rate £17.73 £17.79 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.34% +54.70% -44.07%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £13.06
90th Percentile - - £15.43
Suffolk median hourly rate £17.73 £17.79 £11.50
% change year-on-year -0.34% +54.70% -35.32%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Legal job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Legal.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Ipswich citing Legal

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich 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:

General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 7 (70.00%) Security Specialist
2 3 (30.00%) Product Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (70.00%) Risk Management
2 3 (30.00%) Agile
2 3 (30.00%) Product Backlog
2 3 (30.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (30.00%) Roadmaps
2 3 (30.00%) User Stories
2 3 (30.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (20.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (20.00%) Product Roadmap
3 2 (20.00%) Storytelling
3 2 (20.00%) User Experience
3 2 (20.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 2 (20.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
4 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (10.00%) Product Requirements
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements