Legal Contract Job Trends in Nottinghamshire

Legal
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 22 21
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 +17
Contract jobs citing Legal 4 1 8
As % of all contract jobs in Nottinghamshire 2.38% 0.62% 4.21%
As % of the General category 4.17% 1.06% 6.96%
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
East Midlands median daily rate £358 £425 £625
% change year-on-year -15.76% -32.00% +33.06%
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
East Midlands median hourly rate - - £17.51

All General Skills
Nottinghamshire

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 Nottinghamshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 96 94 115
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire 57.14% 58.02% 60.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 51 88
10th Percentile £261 £240 £204
25th Percentile £380 £456 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% -2.49% -6.77%
75th Percentile £589 £563 £700
90th Percentile £678 £600 £745
East Midlands median daily rate £410 £445 £475
% change year-on-year -7.87% -6.32% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 6 11
10th Percentile £15.64 £13.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £16.17 £13.80 £13.25
Median hourly rate £22.99 £14.90 £21.52
Median % change year-on-year +54.30% -30.75% +120.89%
75th Percentile £25.15 £15.08 £70.00
90th Percentile - £66.05 £88.75
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £18.32 £27.50
% change year-on-year +16.76% -33.38% +54.93%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Legal job vacancy trend in Nottinghamshire

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Legal

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend in Nottinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing Legal

Legal
Contract Job Locations in Nottinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 17 October 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
Nottingham -2 4 £525 +10.53% 8
Legal
East Midlands

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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