E-Discovery Contracts in London

eDiscovery (Electronic Discovery)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring E-Discovery skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited E-Discovery over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 350 361 436
Rank change year-on-year +11 +75 +146
DemandTrendContract jobs citing E-Discovery 9 22 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.067% 0.14% 0.10%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.073% 0.15% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 13 11
10th Percentile - £438 £366
25th Percentile £525 £550 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £650
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +18.18%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £743
90th Percentile £746 £783 £815
England median daily rate £550 £570 £525
% change year-on-year -3.51% +8.57% -4.55%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

E-Discovery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 12,355 14,441 20,669
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.42% 88.95% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,228 9,953 15,029
10th Percentile £325 £350 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 193 223
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.25 £18.03
25th Percentile £24.77 £22.00 £22.63
Median hourly rate £30.75 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% -12.50% +6.67%
75th Percentile £49.69 £53.75 £64.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £71.25 £77.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% - +54.55%

E-Discovery
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing E-Discovery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for E-Discovery in London

E-Discovery
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing E-Discovery.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing E-Discovery

E-Discovery
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing E-Discovery in London over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for E-Discovery in London

E-Discovery
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing E-Discovery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing E-Discovery

E-Discovery
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Discovery within the London region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -5 1 - - 3
E-Discovery
England

E-Discovery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Relativity
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Google Docs
1 1 (11.11%) Google Drive
1 1 (11.11%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Internet
1 1 (11.11%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) EDRMS
2 1 (11.11%) Tableau
General
1 4 (44.44%) Law
1 4 (44.44%) Legal
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (11.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Senior
2 2 (22.22%) Consultant
2 2 (22.22%) E-Discovery Manager
2 2 (22.22%) E-Discovery Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Project Manager
2 2 (22.22%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 1 (11.11%) CIO
3 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Forensic Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Forensic Investigator
3 1 (11.11%) Information Management Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Knowledge Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Knowledge Management Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Management Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (11.11%) Security Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Cybersecurity Consultant
3 1 (11.11%) Senior Security Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Digital Media
2 1 (11.11%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (11.11%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 1 (11.11%) Linux
1 1 (11.11%) Mac OS
1 1 (11.11%) Unix
1 1 (11.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Digital Forensics
2 3 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (22.22%) Analytics
3 2 (22.22%) Computer Forensics
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analytics
3 2 (22.22%) Data Collection
3 2 (22.22%) Data Governance
3 2 (22.22%) Data Protection
3 2 (22.22%) Electronic Discovery Reference Model
3 2 (22.22%) Forensic Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (22.22%) QMS
3 2 (22.22%) Quality Management
3 2 (22.22%) Validation
4 1 (11.11%) Case Management
4 1 (11.11%) Culture Change
4 1 (11.11%) Incident Response
4 1 (11.11%) IT Strategy
4 1 (11.11%) Roadmaps
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) DV Cleared
2 2 (22.22%) EnCE
3 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) GDPR
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 17025
1 2 (22.22%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 3 (33.33%) EnCase
1 3 (33.33%) FTK
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Cellebrite
1 3 (33.33%) Nuix
2 1 (11.11%) Google
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft