The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Portsmouth. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 19 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
25
-
34
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+5
Contract jobs citing Legal
2
0
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
72
153
112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
61.02%
53.87%
49.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
53
68
76
10th Percentile
-
£400
£200
25th Percentile
£200
£433
£221
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£555
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-23.42%
+23.33%
+2.86%
75th Percentile
£550
£634
£580
90th Percentile
£613
£730
£676
Hampshire median daily rate
£513
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-6.82%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
59
16
10th Percentile
£27.86
-
£38.13
25th Percentile
£30.63
£53.40
£53.95
Median hourly rate
£52.50
£57.35
£59.45
Median % change year-on-year
-8.46%
-3.54%
+137.81%
75th Percentile
£60.75
£61.65
£68.13
90th Percentile
£61.90
£70.00
£73.14
Hampshire median hourly rate
£60.25
£57.35
£58.00
% change year-on-year
+5.06%
-1.12%
+190.00%
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Legal Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Portsmouth.
Legal Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in Portsmouth.
Legal Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 19 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 Portsmouth region with a requirement for Legal.
Legal Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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:
