Law Contract Job Trends in Merseyside

Law
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 28 28
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 +13
Contract jobs citing Law 2 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Merseyside 0.71% 1.46% 1.04%
As % of the General category 1.15% 2.54% 1.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £200 £400
Median % change year-on-year +225.00% -50.00% -12.33%
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -5.00% +25.00% -23.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.13
Median hourly rate - - £13.27
75th Percentile - - £13.40
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £72.50 £68.69 £14.88
% change year-on-year +5.55% +361.53% -25.59%

All General Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 174 118 109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside 62.14% 57.28% 56.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 67 48
10th Percentile £133 £152 £218
25th Percentile £151 £250 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £365 £481
Median % change year-on-year -38.36% -24.16% -3.75%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £575
90th Percentile £600 £615 £608
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 6 24
10th Percentile - £12.65 £13.24
25th Percentile £15.18 £14.64 £14.50
Median hourly rate £15.94 £17.44 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.59% -0.34% -1.24%
75th Percentile £38.15 £19.50 £23.69
90th Percentile £44.94 £21.60 £37.18
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £27.39 £22.00
% change year-on-year +8.09% +24.48% +7.19%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Law job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Law
Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Law

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Merseyside citing Law

Law
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 15 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
Liverpool -10 2 £650 +225.00% 4
Law
North West

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Contracts Manager
1 2 (100.00%) ERP Implementation Manager
1 2 (100.00%) ERP Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Implementation Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Procurement Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) Model Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) SLA