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 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
34
41
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+7
+1
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Legal
2
5
3
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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
95
116
123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth
47.98%
55.50%
44.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
72
52
70
10th Percentile
-
£400
£246
25th Percentile
£200
£411
£387
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£388
£538
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-27.91%
+4.78%
+24.36%
75th Percentile
£494
£688
£631
90th Percentile
£549
£700
£677
Hampshire median daily rate
£500
£544
£538
% change year-on-year
-8.05%
+1.16%
+4.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
48
19
10th Percentile
£28.81
-
£18.80
25th Percentile
£36.13
£53.40
£40.63
Median hourly rate
£47.50
£57.35
£57.50
Median % change year-on-year
-17.18%
-0.26%
+130.00%
75th Percentile
£54.38
£61.30
£65.79
90th Percentile
£57.00
£70.00
£70.26
Hampshire median hourly rate
£50.00
£57.35
£57.50
% change year-on-year
-12.82%
-0.26%
+166.08%
Legal Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Legal Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Legal.
Legal Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Portsmouth citing Legal.
Legal Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 23 August 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:
