Law Contracts in the North of England

Law
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 142 117
Rank change year-on-year +10 -25 +28
Contract jobs citing Law 30 35 98
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.92% 0.76% 1.76%
As % of the General category 1.54% 1.38% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 23 64
10th Percentile £353 £185 £325
25th Percentile £375 £314 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.75% -4.76% +23.53%
75th Percentile £523 £544 £664
90th Percentile £571 £638 £843
England median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46.48 £12.50 £12.00
Median hourly rate £50.99 £13.00 £16.62
Median % change year-on-year +292.19% -21.78% -0.78%
75th Percentile £55.49 £22.00 £17.75
90th Percentile - £27.70 £19.20
England median hourly rate £40.59 £13.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +212.25% -35.00% +14.29%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,954 2,545 3,105
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 59.68% 55.15% 55.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,215 1,492 2,121
10th Percentile £237 £265 £300
25th Percentile £366 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.99% -1.05% +5.26%
75th Percentile £574 £585 £600
90th Percentile £652 £669 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 136 311 94
10th Percentile £12.91 £12.13 £14.08
25th Percentile £16.25 £13.30 £16.85
Median hourly rate £25.25 £16.06 £24.08
Median % change year-on-year +57.24% -33.29% +25.10%
75th Percentile £49.06 £34.21 £35.02
90th Percentile £71.25 £48.75 £53.24
England median hourly rate £27.38 £30.00 £32.30
% change year-on-year -8.75% -7.12% +48.28%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Law in the North of England

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Law in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Law in the North of England

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in the North of England over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the North of England

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Law in the North of England

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the North of England region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
North West +7 18 £425 -15.00% 369
Yorkshire +11 11 £563 +196.05% 296
North East 0 1 - - 82
Law
England

Law
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (3.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Primavera
1 2 (6.67%) SAP PS
1 2 (6.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (3.33%) Elite 3E
2 1 (3.33%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (3.33%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) SaaS
2 1 (3.33%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.33%) Cisco Nexus
1 1 (3.33%) Firewall
1 1 (3.33%) Internet
1 1 (3.33%) LAN
1 1 (3.33%) MPLS
1 1 (3.33%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.33%) VPN
1 1 (3.33%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
1 1 (3.33%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (3.33%) EDRMS
General
1 13 (43.33%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Finance
2 7 (23.33%) Legal
2 7 (23.33%) Public Sector
3 3 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (6.67%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.67%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (3.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Digital Health
5 1 (3.33%) French Language
5 1 (3.33%) German Language
5 1 (3.33%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Analyst
2 5 (16.67%) Developer
3 4 (13.33%) Integration Developer
4 3 (10.00%) Business Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) IT Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) IT Support
4 3 (10.00%) IT Support Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) Support Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Consultant
5 2 (6.67%) Lead
5 2 (6.67%) Project Controller
5 2 (6.67%) Project Planner
5 2 (6.67%) Senior
6 1 (3.33%) Administrator
6 1 (3.33%) Network Engineer
6 1 (3.33%) SaaS Project Manager
6 1 (3.33%) SAP PP Consultant
6 1 (3.33%) Senior Manager
6 1 (3.33%) Service Analyst
6 1 (3.33%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.33%) BAPI
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (3.33%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (3.33%) SAP Smart Forms
1 1 (3.33%) Web Dynpro
1 1 (3.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 3 (10.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.33%) NHS
2 1 (3.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 8 (26.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (23.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
2 5 (16.67%) Data Transformation
3 4 (13.33%) Customer Service
4 3 (10.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (10.00%) ITIL
5 2 (6.67%) Business Development
5 2 (6.67%) Business Performance Management
5 2 (6.67%) Change Management
5 2 (6.67%) Critical Path Analysis
5 2 (6.67%) Data Governance
5 2 (6.67%) Data Management
5 2 (6.67%) ERP
5 2 (6.67%) Migration
5 2 (6.67%) Performance Management
5 2 (6.67%) Practice Management
5 2 (6.67%) Project Management
5 2 (6.67%) Project Planning
5 2 (6.67%) Risk Management
5 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.67%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 2 (6.67%) Degree
1 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) APMG
2 1 (3.33%) DV Cleared
2 1 (3.33%) ISEB
2 1 (3.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (16.67%) HL7
2 3 (10.00%) Accessibility
3 2 (6.67%) GDPR
4 1 (3.33%) Data Quality
4 1 (3.33%) GMP
4 1 (3.33%) ISO 9001
Systems Management
1 1 (3.33%) Cisco Prime
Vendors
1 5 (16.67%) SAP
2 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.33%) Aruba
3 1 (3.33%) Cisco
3 1 (3.33%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.33%) JD Edwards
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle
3 1 (3.33%) Palo Alto
3 1 (3.33%) Sage
3 1 (3.33%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.33%) SolarWinds