Legal Contracts in Reading

Legal
Berkshire > Reading

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Reading. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 39 58
Rank change year-on-year +17 +19 -16
Contract jobs citing Legal 43 61 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 7.24% 5.13% 2.92%
As % of the General category 10.70% 8.48% 4.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 9 9
10th Percentile £208 £441 £425
25th Percentile £503 £448 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +19.05% - -
75th Percentile £650 £573 £550
90th Percentile £689 £580 £750
Berkshire median daily rate £608 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +27.89% -9.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £40.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year - -11.11% -10.00%
Berkshire median hourly rate - £61.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +35.56% +16.13%

All General Skills
Reading

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 Reading.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 402 719 642
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Reading 67.68% 60.42% 62.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 225 341 392
10th Percentile £304 £213 £363
25th Percentile £450 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% +15.79%
75th Percentile £650 £608 £675
90th Percentile £700 £675 £721
Berkshire median daily rate £501 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +0.10% -2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 41 9
10th Percentile - £42.00 £39.70
25th Percentile - £52.90 £52.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £61.60 £64.68
Median % change year-on-year -52.92% -4.75% +130.98%
75th Percentile - £76.99 £66.21
90th Percentile - £87.53 £70.80
Berkshire median hourly rate £57.50 £58.65 £55.00
% change year-on-year -1.96% +6.64% +161.59%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Reading.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in Reading

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in Reading.

Daily rate trend for Legal in Reading

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Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in Reading over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in Reading

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in Reading.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in Reading

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 2 (4.65%) SAS
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (2.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (6.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.65%) Azure
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle CX
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.65%) SMS
2 1 (2.33%) Broadband
2 1 (2.33%) Firewall
2 1 (2.33%) FTP
2 1 (2.33%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.33%) VPN
General
1 15 (34.88%) Telecoms
2 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
3 12 (27.91%) Marketing
4 8 (18.60%) Finance
4 8 (18.60%) Law
5 6 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (11.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (6.98%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 12 (27.91%) Commercial Manager
2 9 (20.93%) Lead
3 6 (13.95%) Delivery Manager
4 5 (11.63%) Data Protection Officer
5 3 (6.98%) Commercial Project Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Procurement Officer
5 3 (6.98%) Programme Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.98%) Senior
6 2 (4.65%) Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Architect
6 2 (4.65%) Commercial Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Communications Specialist
6 2 (4.65%) Financial Analyst
6 2 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (2.33%) Agile Delivery Lead
7 1 (2.33%) Salesforce Administrator
7 1 (2.33%) Senior Commercial Analyst
7 1 (2.33%) Senior Financial Analyst
7 1 (2.33%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (16.28%) Data Protection Act
2 6 (13.95%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.65%) Product Ownership
4 1 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.33%) Windows
1 1 (2.33%) Windows 10
1 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (23.26%) Contract Management
2 9 (20.93%) Programme Governance
3 8 (18.60%) B2C
4 7 (16.28%) Artificial Intelligence
4 7 (16.28%) Data Protection
4 7 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (13.95%) Data Privacy
5 6 (13.95%) Impact Assessments
6 5 (11.63%) Data Loss Prevention
6 5 (11.63%) Project Management
6 5 (11.63%) Roadmaps
7 4 (9.30%) Performance Management
7 4 (9.30%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (6.98%) Change Control
8 3 (6.98%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (6.98%) Contract Negotiation
8 3 (6.98%) Customer Experience
8 3 (6.98%) Decision-Making
8 3 (6.98%) E-business
8 3 (6.98%) Technology Enablement
Qualifications
1 6 (13.95%) ISEB
2 2 (4.65%) ACCA
2 2 (4.65%) CIMA
2 2 (4.65%) Degree
3 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.65%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (4.65%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (11.63%) Oracle
2 4 (9.30%) Salesforce
3 2 (4.65%) IFS
3 2 (4.65%) OpenAI
4 1 (2.33%) Concur
4 1 (2.33%) Dell
4 1 (2.33%) DocuSign
4 1 (2.33%) HP