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 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 212 257 162
Rank change year-on-year +45 -95 +57
Contract jobs citing Law 155 129 336
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 1.15% 0.79% 1.54%
As % of the General category 1.66% 1.27% 2.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 81 52 254
10th Percentile £216 £222 £222
25th Percentile £413 £338 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £563 £541
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +3.93% -1.59%
75th Percentile £695 £691 £637
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £15.67 £16.89
25th Percentile £61.25 £22.30 £17.31
Median hourly rate £62.50 £26.97 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +131.74% +49.83% -52.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £27.96 £40.25
90th Percentile - - £53.60
England median hourly rate £25.14 £22.00 £17.75
% change year-on-year +14.27% +23.94% -6.58%

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 9,311 10,130 14,019
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 69.24% 62.19% 64.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,148 6,727 10,238
10th Percentile £325 £330 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £675 £700 £703
90th Percentile £790 £825 £810
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 121 174
10th Percentile £17.00 £18.00 £17.98
25th Percentile £24.65 £24.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £29.75
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +17.65% -16.20%
75th Percentile £49.75 £53.75 £54.88
90th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.85 £27.50
% change year-on-year -35.26% +41.27% +10.93%

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
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 18 September 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 18 September 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 +9 30 £575 +0.44% 141
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 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (1.94%) SharePoint
1 3 (1.94%) Skype for Business
2 2 (1.29%) Apache
2 2 (1.29%) Confluence
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (5.16%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.52%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.65%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.65%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.29%) SAP CO
1 2 (1.29%) SAP FI
1 2 (1.29%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.65%) Elite 3E
2 1 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.65%) SAP EWM
2 1 (0.65%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.65%) SAP R/3
2 1 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.65%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (18.06%) Azure
2 10 (6.45%) Azure DevOps
2 10 (6.45%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (5.81%) Power Platform
4 7 (4.52%) AWS
4 7 (4.52%) Azure Key Vault
4 7 (4.52%) Azure Logic Apps
4 7 (4.52%) Entra ID
5 6 (3.87%) Azure API Management
5 6 (3.87%) Azure Monitor
5 6 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
6 5 (3.23%) Azure Storage
7 4 (2.58%) OneDrive
7 4 (2.58%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.94%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.29%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 2 (1.29%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.29%) Boomi
9 2 (1.29%) Tessian
Communications & Networking
1 9 (5.81%) Network Security
2 7 (4.52%) Firewall
2 7 (4.52%) SD-WAN
3 6 (3.87%) Cisco Nexus
3 6 (3.87%) VPN
3 6 (3.87%) WAN
4 5 (3.23%) Internet
4 5 (3.23%) LAN
5 4 (2.58%) WebEx
6 3 (1.94%) DNS
6 3 (1.94%) MPLS
6 3 (1.94%) Skype
7 2 (1.29%) DMARC
7 2 (1.29%) DMZ
7 2 (1.29%) SMTP
8 1 (0.65%) BGP
8 1 (0.65%) Cisco ASA
8 1 (0.65%) IGRP
8 1 (0.65%) OSPF
8 1 (0.65%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.52%) Power BI
2 4 (2.58%) Elasticsearch
3 3 (1.94%) Metadata
3 3 (1.94%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.29%) Big Data
4 2 (1.29%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.29%) Tableau
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.65%) Power Query
5 1 (0.65%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (3.23%) JIRA
2 3 (1.94%) Jenkins
3 2 (1.29%) Bitbucket
3 2 (1.29%) SonarQube
3 2 (1.29%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.65%) GitLab
General
1 54 (34.84%) Finance
2 38 (24.52%) Legal
3 33 (21.29%) Social Skills
4 27 (17.42%) Public Sector
5 13 (8.39%) Analytical Skills
6 12 (7.74%) Police
7 8 (5.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (5.16%) Telecoms
8 5 (3.23%) Banking
9 4 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.58%) Publishing
9 4 (2.58%) Retail
10 3 (1.94%) Marketing
10 3 (1.94%) Military
11 2 (1.29%) Financial Institution
11 2 (1.29%) General Ledger
11 2 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.65%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 22 (14.19%) Analyst
2 15 (9.68%) Consultant
3 14 (9.03%) Architect
3 14 (9.03%) Business Analyst
3 14 (9.03%) Lead
4 11 (7.10%) Project Manager
5 10 (6.45%) Senior
6 9 (5.81%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (5.16%) Developer
8 7 (4.52%) Telecoms Manager
9 6 (3.87%) Cloud Engineer
9 6 (3.87%) Delivery Manager
9 6 (3.87%) Network Engineer
10 5 (3.23%) IT Support
10 5 (3.23%) Support Engineer
11 4 (2.58%) Azure Engineer
11 4 (2.58%) DevOps Engineer
11 4 (2.58%) Migration Engineer
11 4 (2.58%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
11 4 (2.58%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (3.87%) ADO
1 6 (3.87%) ARM Templates
1 6 (3.87%) YAML
2 5 (3.23%) React
3 2 (1.29%) .NET
3 2 (1.29%) Apache NiFi
3 2 (1.29%) ASP.NET
3 2 (1.29%) ASP.NET Core
3 2 (1.29%) CSS
3 2 (1.29%) Express.js
3 2 (1.29%) HTML
3 2 (1.29%) Middleware
3 2 (1.29%) Next.js
3 2 (1.29%) Node.js
3 2 (1.29%) RabbitMQ
3 2 (1.29%) REST
3 2 (1.29%) SOAP
4 1 (0.65%) Lightning Web Components
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.65%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (3.23%) Cyber Threat
2 5 (3.23%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.58%) Cloud Native
3 4 (2.58%) Cybercrime
3 4 (2.58%) Product Ownership
3 4 (2.58%) Security Posture
4 3 (1.94%) Equities
4 3 (1.94%) Freedom of Information
4 3 (1.94%) Greenfield Project
4 3 (1.94%) Hybrid Cloud
4 3 (1.94%) Legacy Code
4 3 (1.94%) Video Conferencing
5 2 (1.29%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.29%) Derivative
5 2 (1.29%) Fixed Income
5 2 (1.29%) Hedge funds
5 2 (1.29%) Private Cloud
5 2 (1.29%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.29%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.45%) Windows
2 3 (1.94%) Linux
3 2 (1.29%) CentOS
3 2 (1.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.65%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.65%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (16.77%) Change Management
2 22 (14.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 18 (11.61%) Agile
4 17 (10.97%) DevOps
4 17 (10.97%) Problem-Solving
4 17 (10.97%) Stakeholder Management
5 15 (9.68%) Project Management
6 14 (9.03%) Analytics
7 13 (8.39%) Risk Management
8 12 (7.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (7.74%) ITIL
8 12 (7.74%) Regulatory Compliance
8 12 (7.74%) Roadmaps
9 11 (7.10%) API Management
9 11 (7.10%) Data Protection
10 10 (6.45%) Artificial Intelligence
10 10 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
10 10 (6.45%) Migration
11 9 (5.81%) Information Security
11 9 (5.81%) Infrastructure as Code
Programming Languages
1 10 (6.45%) Python
2 9 (5.81%) PowerShell
3 8 (5.16%) Bash
3 8 (5.16%) Bicep
4 5 (3.23%) SQL
5 2 (1.29%) Apex Code
5 2 (1.29%) C#
5 2 (1.29%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.29%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (0.65%) Groovy
6 1 (0.65%) Java
6 1 (0.65%) Perl
6 1 (0.65%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 39 (25.16%) Security Cleared
2 27 (17.42%) SC Cleared
3 16 (10.32%) Degree
4 10 (6.45%) DV Cleared
5 6 (3.87%) CISM
6 5 (3.23%) CISSP
6 5 (3.23%) GIAC
7 4 (2.58%) CEH
7 4 (2.58%) CompTIA CySA+
7 4 (2.58%) GREM
7 4 (2.58%) OSCP
8 3 (1.94%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.94%) PMP
9 2 (1.29%) CISA
9 2 (1.29%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (1.29%) GSEC
10 1 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 1 (0.65%) APMG
10 1 (0.65%) ISACA
10 1 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (5.81%) GDPR
2 7 (4.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (3.87%) QA
4 3 (1.94%) NCSC
4 3 (1.94%) NIST
4 3 (1.94%) PMO
5 2 (1.29%) PCI DSS
5 2 (1.29%) PSD2
5 2 (1.29%) SEPA
6 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.65%) GRC
6 1 (0.65%) HIPAA
6 1 (0.65%) IFRS
6 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 1 (0.65%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.65%) Solvency II
System Software
1 10 (6.45%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.87%) vSphere
3 5 (3.23%) Docker
3 5 (3.23%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (1.29%) vCloud
4 2 (1.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (1.29%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.29%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 5 (3.23%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.58%) Cisco Prime
2 4 (2.58%) Kibana
3 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (1.29%) EnCase
4 2 (1.29%) FTK
4 2 (1.29%) Terraform
5 1 (0.65%) Ansible
5 1 (0.65%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.65%) Grafana
5 1 (0.65%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.65%) QRadar
Vendors
1 16 (10.32%) Microsoft
2 8 (5.16%) Cisco
2 8 (5.16%) Palo Alto
3 6 (3.87%) SAP
4 4 (2.58%) Aruba
4 4 (2.58%) Dell
4 4 (2.58%) Fortinet
4 4 (2.58%) SolarWinds
5 3 (1.94%) Aderant
5 3 (1.94%) MuleSoft
5 3 (1.94%) Polycom
5 3 (1.94%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.94%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.94%) VMware
5 3 (1.94%) Workday
6 2 (1.29%) Cellebrite
6 2 (1.29%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (1.29%) HP
6 2 (1.29%) Nuix
6 2 (1.29%) Pure Storage