The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Legal 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 Newport.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
40
62
59
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Newport
71.43%
67.39%
44.70%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
27
41
10th Percentile
£160
£136
£313
25th Percentile
£285
£195
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£389
£525
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-25.95%
+5.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£445
£625
£631
90th Percentile
£678
£658
£688
South Wales median daily rate
£365
£450
£463
% change year-on-year
-18.89%
-2.70%
-4.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
13
1
10th Percentile
£20.12
£11.67
-
25th Percentile
£20.31
£21.25
£44.82
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£25.18
£48.13
Median % change year-on-year
+9.21%
-47.68%
+92.52%
75th Percentile
£43.13
£85.00
£51.45
90th Percentile
£45.00
£87.80
-
South Wales median hourly rate
£21.00
£23.93
£10.92
% change year-on-year
-12.24%
+119.14%
-49.50%
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Newport
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.
Legal Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Newport.
Legal Daily Rate Histogram in Newport
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in Newport over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Legal Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legal also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region with a requirement for Legal.
Legal Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport 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:
