Legal
West Midlands > Shropshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Shropshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 25 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | -5 | +49 |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 1.32% | 4.83% | 3.57% |
| As % of the General category | 2.84% | 8.75% | 9.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £326 | £206 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | - | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £210 | £260 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.48% | -19.23% | -48.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £285 | £320 |
| 90th Percentile | £480 | £376 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +20.59% | -5.56% |
All General Skills
Shropshire
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 general skills in Shropshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 282 | 80 | 44 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire | 46.46% | 55.17% | 39.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 214 | 45 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £210 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £313 | £379 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £468 | £453 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -15.33% | -0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £502 | £520 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £540 | £564 | £538 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £485 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.11% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.63 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.00 | - | £10.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -71.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | - | £11.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £58.35 | - | £14.26 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.00 | £17.16 | £18.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.73% | -6.56% | +2.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Shropshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Shropshire citing Legal.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Shropshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in Shropshire over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.
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Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 2 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | 0 | 8 | £400 | +90.48% | |
| Legal West Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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: