Law Contracts 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 4 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 198 240 167
Rank change year-on-year +42 -73 +64
Contract jobs citing Law 177 162 411
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.34% 0.92% 1.61%
As % of the General category 1.97% 1.48% 2.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 97 288
10th Percentile £260 £231 £241
25th Percentile £400 £363 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
75th Percentile £641 £688 £638
90th Percentile £775 £800 £745
England median daily rate £500 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -9.09% +3.29% +1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 10 7
10th Percentile - £11.80 £16.27
25th Percentile £61.25 £11.95 £17.31
Median hourly rate £62.50 £13.13 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +375.92% -27.04% -55.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £26.15 £43.75
90th Percentile - £27.96 £53.80
England median hourly rate £27.46 £19.74 £21.25
% change year-on-year +39.14% -7.13% +21.43%

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 8,989 10,970 16,191
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 67.99% 62.26% 63.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,995 7,802 11,818
10th Percentile £330 £335 £370
25th Percentile £425 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +2.56%
75th Percentile £699 £700 £725
90th Percentile £813 £825 £825
England median daily rate £519 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -3.08% -2.73% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 229 197
10th Percentile £15.84 £16.00 £16.61
25th Percentile £24.66 £18.79 £21.24
Median hourly rate £34.00 £30.16 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -7.20% -8.45%
75th Percentile £50.97 £48.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £64.25 £68.15 £71.00
England median hourly rate £27.21 £32.90 £30.00
% change year-on-year -17.28% +9.65% +27.13%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Law in London

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Law in London.

Daily rate trend for Law in London

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in London over the 6 months to 4 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Law in London

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law in London.

Hourly rate trend for Law in London

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 4 July 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 +12 36 £506 -21.21% 417
Law
England

Law
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 6 (3.39%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.82%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.26%) Confluence
4 3 (1.69%) Apache
5 2 (1.13%) Anypoint
5 2 (1.13%) CMS
5 2 (1.13%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 8 (4.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (2.82%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (1.69%) Trello
5 2 (1.13%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.13%) SAP GTS
2 2 (1.13%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.56%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.56%) SAP CO
3 1 (0.56%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.56%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (0.56%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 41 (23.16%) Azure
2 14 (7.91%) AWS
2 14 (7.91%) Microsoft 365
3 8 (4.52%) Azure DevOps
4 7 (3.95%) Azure Key Vault
4 7 (3.95%) Entra ID
4 7 (3.95%) Power Platform
5 6 (3.39%) Azure API Management
5 6 (3.39%) Azure Logic Apps
5 6 (3.39%) Azure Monitor
5 6 (3.39%) Azure Service Bus
6 5 (2.82%) Azure Storage
7 4 (2.26%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.69%) IaaS
8 3 (1.69%) SaaS
8 3 (1.69%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
8 3 (1.69%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 2 (1.13%) Boomi
9 2 (1.13%) Mimecast
9 2 (1.13%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (4.52%) Network Security
2 7 (3.95%) Firewall
2 7 (3.95%) VPN
3 6 (3.39%) SD-WAN
4 5 (2.82%) Cisco Nexus
4 5 (2.82%) LAN
4 5 (2.82%) WAN
5 4 (2.26%) DNS
6 3 (1.69%) MPLS
6 3 (1.69%) WebEx
7 2 (1.13%) DMARC
7 2 (1.13%) DMZ
7 2 (1.13%) Intranet
7 2 (1.13%) SAN
7 2 (1.13%) Skype
7 2 (1.13%) SMTP
8 1 (0.56%) BGP
8 1 (0.56%) IGRP
8 1 (0.56%) OSPF
8 1 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.82%) Power BI
2 3 (1.69%) Big Data
2 3 (1.69%) Data Lake
2 3 (1.69%) Elasticsearch
2 3 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (1.13%) Metadata
4 1 (0.56%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (5.08%) JIRA
2 4 (2.26%) Jenkins
3 3 (1.69%) Bitbucket
3 3 (1.69%) Cypress.io
3 3 (1.69%) JMeter
3 3 (1.69%) SonarQube
3 3 (1.69%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.56%) GitLab
General
1 60 (33.90%) Finance
2 48 (27.12%) Legal
3 33 (18.64%) Social Skills
4 32 (18.08%) Public Sector
5 15 (8.47%) Police
6 12 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (4.52%) Telecoms
8 7 (3.95%) Banking
8 7 (3.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (2.82%) Marketing
9 5 (2.82%) Publishing
10 4 (2.26%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.26%) Retail
11 3 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.13%) General Ledger
12 2 (1.13%) Military
12 2 (1.13%) Presentation Skills
13 1 (0.56%) Influencing Skills
13 1 (0.56%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.56%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 25 (14.12%) Analyst
2 19 (10.73%) Architect
2 19 (10.73%) Project Manager
3 16 (9.04%) Senior
4 15 (8.47%) Business Analyst
4 15 (8.47%) Consultant
4 15 (8.47%) Lead
5 10 (5.65%) Solutions Architect
6 7 (3.95%) Cloud Engineer
6 7 (3.95%) Developer
6 7 (3.95%) DevOps Engineer
6 7 (3.95%) Telecoms Manager
7 6 (3.39%) Delivery Manager
8 5 (2.82%) Compliance Specialist
8 5 (2.82%) Migration Engineer
8 5 (2.82%) Network Engineer
8 5 (2.82%) Security Architect
9 4 (2.26%) Change Consultant
9 4 (2.26%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (2.26%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.39%) ADO
1 6 (3.39%) ARM Templates
1 6 (3.39%) YAML
2 5 (2.82%) CSS
2 5 (2.82%) HTML
3 4 (2.26%) Middleware
4 3 (1.69%) .NET
4 3 (1.69%) Apache NiFi
4 3 (1.69%) ASP.NET
4 3 (1.69%) ASP.NET Core
4 3 (1.69%) Lightning Web Components
4 3 (1.69%) RabbitMQ
4 3 (1.69%) React
5 2 (1.13%) DCOM
5 2 (1.13%) REST
5 2 (1.13%) SOAP
5 2 (1.13%) Visualforce
6 1 (0.56%) AWT
6 1 (0.56%) JMS
6 1 (0.56%) Rendezvous
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.39%) Greenfield Project
2 4 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (2.26%) Product Ownership
3 3 (1.69%) Data Centre
3 3 (1.69%) Digital Media
3 3 (1.69%) Equities
3 3 (1.69%) Freedom of Information
3 3 (1.69%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (1.69%) Legacy Code
3 3 (1.69%) Management Information System
3 3 (1.69%) Private Cloud
3 3 (1.69%) Public Cloud
3 3 (1.69%) Security Posture
4 2 (1.13%) Cloud Native
4 2 (1.13%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (1.13%) Derivative
4 2 (1.13%) Fixed Income
4 2 (1.13%) Hedge funds
4 2 (1.13%) Reference Data
4 2 (1.13%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 16 (9.04%) Windows
2 4 (2.26%) Linux
2 4 (2.26%) Windows 10
2 4 (2.26%) Windows Server
3 3 (1.69%) CentOS
3 3 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 2 (1.13%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.56%) Android
5 1 (0.56%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (18.64%) Change Management
2 24 (13.56%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (12.99%) DevOps
4 20 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 19 (10.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 18 (10.17%) Migration
7 17 (9.60%) Agile
8 16 (9.04%) Risk Management
9 15 (8.47%) Continuous Improvement
9 15 (8.47%) ITIL
9 15 (8.47%) Project Management
10 14 (7.91%) CI/CD
11 13 (7.34%) Analytics
11 13 (7.34%) Data Protection
11 13 (7.34%) Regulatory Compliance
12 12 (6.78%) Roadmaps
13 11 (6.21%) Artificial Intelligence
13 11 (6.21%) Information Security
14 9 (5.08%) Cybersecurity
14 9 (5.08%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 12 (6.78%) Python
2 10 (5.65%) PowerShell
3 8 (4.52%) Bash
4 6 (3.39%) Bicep
5 5 (2.82%) SQL
6 3 (1.69%) C#
6 3 (1.69%) JavaScript
7 2 (1.13%) ABAP
7 2 (1.13%) Apex Code
8 1 (0.56%) Java
8 1 (0.56%) Perl
Qualifications
1 47 (26.55%) Security Cleared
2 39 (22.03%) SC Cleared
3 20 (11.30%) Degree
4 8 (4.52%) DV Cleared
5 5 (2.82%) CISM
5 5 (2.82%) CISSP
6 4 (2.26%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.26%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.69%) EnCE
7 3 (1.69%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.69%) PMP
8 2 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.56%) ACCA
9 1 (0.56%) APMG
9 1 (0.56%) CCNP
9 1 (0.56%) CCSP
9 1 (0.56%) CIMA
9 1 (0.56%) GSEC
9 1 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.56%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.95%) GDPR
2 6 (3.39%) QA
3 5 (2.82%) NIST
3 5 (2.82%) PSD2
4 4 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 3 (1.69%) NCSC
5 3 (1.69%) PMO
6 2 (1.13%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.13%) SEPA
7 1 (0.56%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.56%) IFRS
System Software
1 13 (7.34%) Active Directory
2 8 (4.52%) vSphere
3 7 (3.95%) Docker
4 5 (2.82%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (1.69%) Hyper-V
5 3 (1.69%) vCloud
5 3 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (1.69%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (1.13%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 9 (5.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (3.95%) Kubernetes
3 5 (2.82%) Terraform
4 4 (2.26%) Ansible
5 3 (1.69%) Cisco Prime
5 3 (1.69%) EnCase
5 3 (1.69%) FTK
5 3 (1.69%) Kibana
6 2 (1.13%) AirWatch
6 2 (1.13%) SCCM
6 2 (1.13%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
7 1 (0.56%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.56%) Grafana
7 1 (0.56%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.56%) QRadar
Vendors
1 19 (10.73%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.95%) Cisco
2 7 (3.95%) Palo Alto
2 7 (3.95%) Salesforce
2 7 (3.95%) SAP
3 5 (2.82%) Dell
3 5 (2.82%) MuleSoft
3 5 (2.82%) Workday
4 4 (2.26%) Fortinet
4 4 (2.26%) VMware
5 3 (1.69%) Aderant
5 3 (1.69%) Aruba
5 3 (1.69%) Cellebrite
5 3 (1.69%) iManage
5 3 (1.69%) Nuix
5 3 (1.69%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.69%) SolarWinds
6 2 (1.13%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.13%) Intapp
6 2 (1.13%) Pure Storage