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 29 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 207 251 171
Rank change year-on-year +44 -80 +33
Contract jobs citing Law 176 146 289
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.24% 0.92% 1.46%
As % of the General category 1.83% 1.45% 2.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 71 237
10th Percentile £317 £250 £225
25th Percentile £470 £401 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -6.82% -2.65%
75th Percentile £675 £638 £638
90th Percentile £775 £700 £758
England median daily rate £550 £495 £545
% change year-on-year +11.11% -9.17% +3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Median hourly rate - £23.50 £61.53
Median % change year-on-year - -61.81% +167.52%
England median hourly rate £17.21 £38.00 £17.75
% change year-on-year -54.72% +114.08% -8.03%

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 common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,607 10,070 12,847
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.75% 63.55% 64.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,282 6,453 9,277
10th Percentile £325 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.96% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 116 167
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.43
25th Percentile £20.08 £25.62 £21.25
Median hourly rate £26.40 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.60% +7.14% +4.48%
75th Percentile £46.00 £54.06 £58.13
90th Percentile £70.60 £78.58 £75.50
England median hourly rate £24.00 £30.88 £33.00
% change year-on-year -22.27% -6.44% +29.31%

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 29 November 2025.

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 29 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
Central London +10 33 £625 +38.89% 33
East London - 2 £900 - 9
West London -14 1 £188 - 6
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 6 (3.41%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.84%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.70%) Oracle Workflow
4 2 (1.14%) CMS
5 1 (0.57%) Confluence
5 1 (0.57%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.57%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 10 (5.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (3.98%) Elite 3E
2 3 (1.70%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.14%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Cash Management
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.57%) Oracle SCM
4 1 (0.57%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.57%) SAP EWM
4 1 (0.57%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.57%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.57%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.57%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 29 (16.48%) Azure
2 12 (6.82%) AWS
2 12 (6.82%) Azure DevOps
3 10 (5.68%) Azure Logic Apps
3 10 (5.68%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (5.11%) Power Platform
5 8 (4.55%) Azure Key Vault
5 8 (4.55%) Azure Service Bus
5 8 (4.55%) Entra ID
6 7 (3.98%) Azure Monitor
7 6 (3.41%) Azure API Management
8 5 (2.84%) Azure Storage
9 4 (2.27%) GCP
9 4 (2.27%) Power Automate
9 4 (2.27%) SaaS
10 3 (1.70%) PowerApps
11 2 (1.14%) Azure AKS
11 2 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (1.14%) Snowflake
11 2 (1.14%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.11%) Network Security
2 5 (2.84%) Firewall
2 5 (2.84%) Internet
2 5 (2.84%) VPN
3 4 (2.27%) Cisco Nexus
3 4 (2.27%) LAN
3 4 (2.27%) SD-WAN
3 4 (2.27%) WAN
4 2 (1.14%) DMARC
4 2 (1.14%) DNS
4 2 (1.14%) Intranet
4 2 (1.14%) SMTP
5 1 (0.57%) BGP
5 1 (0.57%) Cisco IPT
5 1 (0.57%) DHCP
5 1 (0.57%) MPLS
5 1 (0.57%) OSPF
5 1 (0.57%) VLAN
5 1 (0.57%) VoIP
5 1 (0.57%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.41%) Power BI
2 2 (1.14%) Data Lake
2 2 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (1.14%) Metadata
2 2 (1.14%) NoSQL
2 2 (1.14%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 2 (1.14%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.14%) Tableau
3 1 (0.57%) Apache Cassandra
3 1 (0.57%) HBase
3 1 (0.57%) KDB
3 1 (0.57%) Kdb+
3 1 (0.57%) MariaDB
3 1 (0.57%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.57%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.57%) Pinecone
3 1 (0.57%) Power Query
3 1 (0.57%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.57%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.57%) Weaviate
Development Applications
1 4 (2.27%) JIRA
2 3 (1.70%) Git
3 1 (0.57%) Gradle
3 1 (0.57%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.57%) Maven
3 1 (0.57%) QUnit
3 1 (0.57%) TestRail
General
1 57 (32.39%) Finance
2 51 (28.98%) Social Skills
3 43 (24.43%) Legal
4 20 (11.36%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (10.23%) Public Sector
6 10 (5.68%) Telecoms
7 9 (5.11%) Billing
7 9 (5.11%) Marketing
8 8 (4.55%) Front Office
8 8 (4.55%) General Ledger
8 8 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.84%) Police
10 4 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (2.27%) Publishing
11 3 (1.70%) Banking
11 3 (1.70%) Military
11 3 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
11 3 (1.70%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (1.14%) Financial Institution
12 2 (1.14%) Retail
Job Titles
1 22 (12.50%) Analyst
2 21 (11.93%) Consultant
3 15 (8.52%) Developer
3 15 (8.52%) Project Manager
4 12 (6.82%) Senior
5 10 (5.68%) Business Analyst
5 10 (5.68%) Lead
6 9 (5.11%) Architect
7 8 (4.55%) Telecoms Manager
8 6 (3.41%) Delivery Manager
8 6 (3.41%) Java Developer
9 5 (2.84%) IT Support
9 5 (2.84%) Senior Consultant
9 5 (2.84%) Solutions Architect
10 4 (2.27%) CRM Consultant
10 4 (2.27%) Engagement Manager
10 4 (2.27%) Financial Controller
10 4 (2.27%) Functional Consultant
10 4 (2.27%) Network Engineer
10 4 (2.27%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.98%) YAML
2 6 (3.41%) ADO
2 6 (3.41%) ARM Templates
3 5 (2.84%) Middleware
3 5 (2.84%) REST
4 4 (2.27%) SOAP
5 3 (1.70%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (1.70%) Kafka
5 3 (1.70%) React
5 3 (1.70%) Spring
6 2 (1.14%) Express.js
6 2 (1.14%) JSON
6 2 (1.14%) Next.js
6 2 (1.14%) Node.js
6 2 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (1.14%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.57%) LangChain
7 1 (0.57%) LangGraph
7 1 (0.57%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.57%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.68%) Product Ownership
2 8 (4.55%) Management Information System
3 6 (3.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (3.41%) Onboarding
4 5 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (2.27%) Cyber Threat
5 4 (2.27%) Cybercrime
6 3 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (1.70%) Derivative
6 3 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (1.70%) Equities
6 3 (1.70%) Fixed Income
6 3 (1.70%) Legacy Code
6 3 (1.70%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.70%) Security Posture
7 2 (1.14%) Cloud Native
7 2 (1.14%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.14%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (1.14%) Reference Data
7 2 (1.14%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.55%) Windows
2 3 (1.70%) Linux
2 3 (1.70%) Unix
3 2 (1.14%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.57%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.57%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.57%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (18.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 22 (12.50%) Agile
3 21 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
3 21 (11.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 17 (9.66%) Change Management
5 15 (8.52%) Migration
6 14 (7.95%) CI/CD
6 14 (7.95%) DevOps
6 14 (7.95%) Workflow
7 12 (6.82%) Analytics
7 12 (6.82%) ITIL
7 12 (6.82%) Project Management
8 11 (6.25%) Project Delivery
9 10 (5.68%) Cybersecurity
9 10 (5.68%) Decision-Making
10 9 (5.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 9 (5.11%) Infrastructure as Code
10 9 (5.11%) Regulatory Compliance
10 9 (5.11%) Risk Management
10 9 (5.11%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (7.95%) Python
1 14 (7.95%) SQL
2 9 (5.11%) Bicep
2 9 (5.11%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.55%) Java
4 6 (3.41%) Bash
5 5 (2.84%) C++
6 2 (1.14%) Apex Code
6 2 (1.14%) C#
6 2 (1.14%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.14%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.57%) Clojure
7 1 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.57%) Groovy
7 1 (0.57%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.57%) Perl
7 1 (0.57%) PHP
7 1 (0.57%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.57%) Rust
7 1 (0.57%) Scala
Qualifications
1 38 (21.59%) Security Cleared
2 23 (13.07%) SC Cleared
3 15 (8.52%) Degree
4 13 (7.39%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.41%) ACCA
5 6 (3.41%) CIMA
6 5 (2.84%) CISSP
6 5 (2.84%) GIAC
7 4 (2.27%) CEH
7 4 (2.27%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (2.27%) GREM
7 4 (2.27%) OSCP
7 4 (2.27%) PMP
8 3 (1.70%) CIPD
9 2 (1.14%) CISA
9 2 (1.14%) CISM
9 2 (1.14%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (1.14%) GSEC
9 2 (1.14%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.57%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (5.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (3.41%) GDPR
3 5 (2.84%) NIST
4 4 (2.27%) Data Quality
4 4 (2.27%) GRC
4 4 (2.27%) NCSC
4 4 (2.27%) QA
5 3 (1.70%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 3 (1.70%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 1 (0.57%) EMIR
6 1 (0.57%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.57%) IFRS
6 1 (0.57%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.57%) PMO
6 1 (0.57%) Solvency II
System Software
1 11 (6.25%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.84%) Docker
2 5 (2.84%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 4 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.70%) Terraform
3 2 (1.14%) Cisco Prime
3 2 (1.14%) Kibana
3 2 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (1.14%) SCCM
4 1 (0.57%) EnCase
4 1 (0.57%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.57%) FTK
4 1 (0.57%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.57%) QRadar
Vendors
1 18 (10.23%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.98%) ServiceNow
2 7 (3.98%) Workday
3 6 (3.41%) Palo Alto
3 6 (3.41%) SAP
4 5 (2.84%) Aderant
4 5 (2.84%) Cisco
4 5 (2.84%) Intapp
5 4 (2.27%) HubSpot
5 4 (2.27%) iManage
5 4 (2.27%) Oracle
5 4 (2.27%) Xero
6 2 (1.14%) Aruba
6 2 (1.14%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.14%) Databricks
6 2 (1.14%) Fortinet
6 2 (1.14%) OpenText
6 2 (1.14%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.14%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.14%) Veeam