Legal Contract Job Trends in Nottingham

Legal
Nottinghamshire > Nottingham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Nottingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 21 19
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +14
Contract jobs citing Legal 4 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in Nottingham 2.74% 0.73% 4.62%
As % of the General category 4.71% 1.28% 7.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile - - £440
25th Percentile £513 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £600
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -20.83% +7.87%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £732
90th Percentile - - £811
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £525 £475 £600
% change year-on-year +10.53% -20.83% +7.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £13.25
Median hourly rate - - £17.51
75th Percentile - - £23.72
90th Percentile - - £26.74
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate - - £17.51

All General Skills
Nottingham

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 Nottingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 85 78 102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottingham 58.22% 56.93% 58.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 41 75
10th Percentile £295 £319 £247
25th Percentile £394 £485 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year - -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £594 £575 £745
90th Percentile £673 £600 -
Nottinghamshire median daily rate £485 £500 £538
% change year-on-year -3.00% -7.02% -2.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 11
10th Percentile £15.64 £13.03 £10.77
25th Percentile £16.17 £13.52 £13.25
Median hourly rate £22.99 £14.80 £21.52
Median % change year-on-year +55.34% -31.21% +120.89%
75th Percentile £25.15 £15.00 £70.00
90th Percentile - £15.06 £88.75
Nottinghamshire median hourly rate £22.99 £14.90 £21.52
% change year-on-year +54.30% -30.75% +120.89%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottingham

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

Legal job vacancy trend in Nottingham

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Legal.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Legal

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Hourly Rate Trend in Nottingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Legal.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottingham citing Legal

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottingham 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 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Category Manager
1 2 (50.00%) IT Manager
1 2 (50.00%) IT Trainer
1 2 (50.00%) Legal IT Trainer
1 2 (50.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation