Law Contract Job Trends in London

Law
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 230 225 160
Rank change year-on-year -5 -65 +29
Contract jobs citing Law 162 147 267
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.13% 1.03% 1.48%
As % of the General category 1.71% 1.59% 2.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 112 80 214
10th Percentile £329 £310 £234
25th Percentile £500 £422 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -2.65%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £638
90th Percentile £786 £838 £746
England median daily rate £550 £508 £550
% change year-on-year +8.21% -7.59% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £13.35 £15.53
25th Percentile - £16.50 £23.20
Median hourly rate - £23.50 £35.98
Median % change year-on-year - -34.68% +56.41%
75th Percentile - £31.00 £48.75
90th Percentile - £34.45 £56.42
England median hourly rate £37.00 £65.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year -43.08% +319.35% -19.69%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 9,473 9,228 11,633
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 65.82% 64.76% 64.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,171 5,871 8,328
10th Percentile £350 £325 £340
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £673 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -6.54% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 113 167
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.30 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.80 £20.24
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £45.56 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £77.72 £76.75
England median hourly rate £23.58 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.42% -9.09% +28.11%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Law job vacancy trend in London

Law
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Law

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in London over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Law in London

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Law

Law
Contract 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 Law within the London region over the 6 months to 7 January 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
Central London +4 36 £600 +54.84% 50
East London - 2 £900 - 4
West London -16 1 £188 - 1
Law
England

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (3.09%) Oracle Workflow
1 5 (3.09%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.85%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.23%) CMS
4 1 (0.62%) Apache
4 1 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.62%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.62%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 9 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (3.70%) Elite 3E
2 5 (3.09%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.23%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.62%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.62%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.62%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.62%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.62%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 20 (12.35%) Azure
2 11 (6.79%) AWS
3 8 (4.94%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.32%) Microsoft 365
5 6 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.09%) Entra ID
6 5 (3.09%) GCP
6 5 (3.09%) SaaS
7 4 (2.47%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.85%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.85%) Snowflake
9 2 (1.23%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Key Vault
9 2 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (1.23%) OCI
9 2 (1.23%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
10 1 (0.62%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 5 (3.09%) Internet
2 4 (2.47%) SD-WAN
2 4 (2.47%) WAN
3 3 (1.85%) LAN
4 2 (1.23%) Cisco Nexus
4 2 (1.23%) Firewall
4 2 (1.23%) Intranet
4 2 (1.23%) Network Security
4 2 (1.23%) VPN
5 1 (0.62%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.62%) DHCP
5 1 (0.62%) DNS
5 1 (0.62%) MPLS
5 1 (0.62%) Skype
5 1 (0.62%) VLAN
5 1 (0.62%) VoIP
5 1 (0.62%) WebEx
5 1 (0.62%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.70%) Power BI
2 3 (1.85%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.23%) Elasticsearch
3 2 (1.23%) NoSQL
3 2 (1.23%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 1 (0.62%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.62%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.62%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.62%) Delta Lake
4 1 (0.62%) HBase
4 1 (0.62%) KDB
4 1 (0.62%) Kdb+
4 1 (0.62%) MariaDB
4 1 (0.62%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.62%) MySQL
4 1 (0.62%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (0.62%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.62%) Star Schema
4 1 (0.62%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (2.47%) Git
2 3 (1.85%) JIRA
3 1 (0.62%) Gradle
3 1 (0.62%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.62%) Maven
3 1 (0.62%) MLflow
3 1 (0.62%) QUnit
3 1 (0.62%) TestRail
General
1 55 (33.95%) Finance
2 49 (30.25%) Social Skills
3 38 (23.46%) Legal
4 18 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (9.26%) Public Sector
6 11 (6.79%) Billing
7 8 (4.94%) Front Office
7 8 (4.94%) Marketing
8 6 (3.70%) General Ledger
9 5 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (3.09%) Police
10 4 (2.47%) Banking
10 4 (2.47%) Publishing
10 4 (2.47%) Telecoms
11 3 (1.85%) Retail
12 2 (1.23%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.23%) Military
12 2 (1.23%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.62%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 21 (12.96%) Analyst
2 19 (11.73%) Consultant
3 17 (10.49%) Developer
4 15 (9.26%) Architect
5 14 (8.64%) Senior
6 12 (7.41%) Project Manager
7 9 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
8 7 (4.32%) Business Analyst
9 6 (3.70%) Java Developer
10 5 (3.09%) Change Manager
10 5 (3.09%) IT Engineer
10 5 (3.09%) IT Support
10 5 (3.09%) Lead
10 5 (3.09%) Senior Consultant
11 4 (2.47%) Financial Controller
11 4 (2.47%) Functional Consultant
11 4 (2.47%) Oracle Architect
11 4 (2.47%) Oracle Solutions Architect
11 4 (2.47%) Senior Developer
11 4 (2.47%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.70%) Middleware
2 5 (3.09%) REST
3 4 (2.47%) FIX Protocol
3 4 (2.47%) SOAP
4 3 (1.85%) React
4 3 (1.85%) Spring
5 2 (1.23%) Express.js
5 2 (1.23%) JSON
5 2 (1.23%) Kafka
5 2 (1.23%) Next.js
5 2 (1.23%) Node.js
5 2 (1.23%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (1.23%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.62%) IDoc
6 1 (0.62%) LangChain
6 1 (0.62%) LangGraph
6 1 (0.62%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Graph
6 1 (0.62%) PySpark
6 1 (0.62%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 8 (4.94%) Management Information System
2 7 (4.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 7 (4.32%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.32%) Product Ownership
3 5 (3.09%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (2.47%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (2.47%) Cybercrime
4 4 (2.47%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (2.47%) Security Posture
5 3 (1.85%) Data Centre
5 3 (1.85%) Operational Technology
5 3 (1.85%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.23%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.23%) Cloud Native
6 2 (1.23%) Digital Wallet
6 2 (1.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 2 (1.23%) Video Conferencing
7 1 (0.62%) iPhone
7 1 (0.62%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.62%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.32%) Windows
2 2 (1.23%) Linux
2 2 (1.23%) Unix
2 2 (1.23%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.62%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.62%) Mac OS
3 1 (0.62%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (18.52%) Stakeholder Management
2 23 (14.20%) Agile
3 16 (9.88%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (9.26%) ITIL
4 15 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 15 (9.26%) Workflow
5 14 (8.64%) Change Management
5 14 (8.64%) Migration
6 12 (7.41%) Risk Management
7 11 (6.79%) Project Management
7 11 (6.79%) Workshop Facilitation
8 10 (6.17%) CI/CD
8 10 (6.17%) Decision-Making
8 10 (6.17%) User Acceptance Testing
9 9 (5.56%) Accounts Receivable
9 9 (5.56%) Asset Management
9 9 (5.56%) Customer Service
9 9 (5.56%) Data Modelling
9 9 (5.56%) DevOps
9 9 (5.56%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.26%) SQL
2 8 (4.94%) Java
3 7 (4.32%) Python
4 5 (3.09%) C++
5 3 (1.85%) Bicep
6 2 (1.23%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.23%) C#
6 2 (1.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (1.23%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.23%) PowerShell
6 2 (1.23%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.62%) ABAP
7 1 (0.62%) Clojure
7 1 (0.62%) Groovy
7 1 (0.62%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.62%) PHP
7 1 (0.62%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.62%) Rust
7 1 (0.62%) Scala
Qualifications
1 31 (19.14%) Security Cleared
2 23 (14.20%) SC Cleared
3 14 (8.64%) Degree
4 6 (3.70%) DV Cleared
5 5 (3.09%) ACCA
5 5 (3.09%) CIMA
5 5 (3.09%) CISSP
5 5 (3.09%) GIAC
6 4 (2.47%) CEH
6 4 (2.47%) CompTIA CySA+
6 4 (2.47%) GREM
6 4 (2.47%) OSCP
6 4 (2.47%) PMP
7 3 (1.85%) CIPD
7 3 (1.85%) CISM
8 2 (1.23%) CISA
8 2 (1.23%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.23%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.62%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (6.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.70%) GDPR
2 6 (3.70%) NCSC
3 5 (3.09%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.09%) NIST
4 4 (2.47%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.47%) GRC
4 4 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 3 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (1.85%) QA
6 2 (1.23%) ISO 20022
6 2 (1.23%) PSD2
7 1 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 1 (0.62%) EMIR
7 1 (0.62%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.62%) JSP 440
7 1 (0.62%) RMADS
7 1 (0.62%) Solvency II
System Software
1 7 (4.32%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.09%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (2.47%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.85%) Terraform
3 2 (1.23%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (1.23%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.23%) Kibana
3 2 (1.23%) SCCM
4 1 (0.62%) EnCase
4 1 (0.62%) FTK
4 1 (0.62%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (10.49%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.94%) ServiceNow
3 7 (4.32%) Intapp
4 6 (3.70%) Oracle
4 6 (3.70%) SAP
4 6 (3.70%) Workday
5 4 (2.47%) Aruba
5 4 (2.47%) Cisco
5 4 (2.47%) Databricks
5 4 (2.47%) HubSpot
5 4 (2.47%) iManage
5 4 (2.47%) Palo Alto
5 4 (2.47%) Xero
6 3 (1.85%) Aderant
6 3 (1.85%) Salesforce
7 2 (1.23%) Fortinet
7 2 (1.23%) OpenText
7 2 (1.23%) SolarWinds
8 1 (0.62%) MuleSoft
8 1 (0.62%) Polycom