Law Contract Job Trends in the South East

Law
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 133 128
Rank change year-on-year -50 -5 -4
Contract jobs citing Law 49 30 68
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.75% 0.87% 1.24%
As % of the General category 1.47% 1.47% 2.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 15 25
10th Percentile £373 £153 £440
25th Percentile £394 £164 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £600
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -25.00% +41.18%
75th Percentile £568 £501 £688
90th Percentile £650 £523 -
England median daily rate £513 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +2.65% -9.09% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 1
10th Percentile £30.18 - -
25th Percentile £32.31 £66.25 £27.50
Median hourly rate £44.25 £67.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.44% +125.00% +41.18%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £24.29 £27.64 £22.00
% change year-on-year -12.12% +25.64% +12.82%

All General Skills
South East

Law 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 the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,331 2,039 2,678
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 50.80% 59.45% 49.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,877 1,257 1,487
10th Percentile £263 £200 £213
25th Percentile £408 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% - -
75th Percentile £619 £598 £613
90th Percentile £700 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £513 £535
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.21% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 448 185 297
10th Percentile £14.18 £13.00 £13.78
25th Percentile £21.35 £14.54 £19.25
Median hourly rate £48.25 £18.87 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +155.70% -60.27% -8.83%
75th Percentile £82.25 £53.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £88.00 £78.00 £75.00
England median hourly rate £33.99 £26.28 £35.03
% change year-on-year +29.34% -24.98% +16.77%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Law relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Law job vacancy trend in the South East

Law
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Law.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Law

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in the South East over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the South East

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Law.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Law

Law
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law in the South East over the 6 months to 20 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Law in the South East

Law
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the South East region over the 6 months to 20 July 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
Thames Valley -41 20 £475 -5.09% 20
Berkshire -29 14 £465 -7.09% 10
Hampshire -29 13 £625 +257.14% 7
West Sussex - 9 - - 4
Sussex - 5 - - 3
Buckinghamshire -31 4 £525 -12.50% 7
Oxfordshire -23 2 £375 - 4
East Sussex 0 1 - - 5
Surrey -20 1 £568 - 8
Law
England

Law
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 6 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.16%) SaaS
2 1 (2.04%) AWS
2 1 (2.04%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.04%) Google Workspace
2 1 (2.04%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.04%) Serverless
General
1 22 (44.90%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (34.69%) Social Skills
3 14 (28.57%) Finance
4 10 (20.41%) Legal
5 7 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
6 6 (12.24%) Aviation
6 6 (12.24%) Public Sector
7 5 (10.20%) Manufacturing
8 3 (6.12%) Police
9 2 (4.08%) Pharmaceutical
10 1 (2.04%) Aerospace
10 1 (2.04%) Humanities
10 1 (2.04%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 11 (22.45%) Support Engineer
1 11 (22.45%) Technical Engineer
1 11 (22.45%) Technical Support
1 11 (22.45%) Technical Support Engineer
2 9 (18.37%) Developer
2 9 (18.37%) Systems Developer
2 9 (18.37%) Systems Engineer
2 9 (18.37%) Systems Support
2 9 (18.37%) Systems Support Engineer
2 9 (18.37%) Technical Developer
3 8 (16.33%) Security Advisor
4 7 (14.29%) Commercial Manager
5 4 (8.16%) Analyst
6 3 (6.12%) IT Manager
6 3 (6.12%) Software Engineer
6 3 (6.12%) Sourcing Manager
7 2 (4.08%) Data Protection Specialist
7 2 (4.08%) Embedded Engineer
7 2 (4.08%) Senior
7 2 (4.08%) Senior Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.08%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (16.33%) CCTV
2 5 (10.20%) Robotics
2 5 (10.20%) Social Media
3 2 (4.08%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (4.08%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.08%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (26.53%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (24.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 10 (20.41%) Contract Management
3 10 (20.41%) Contract Negotiation
3 10 (20.41%) Data Protection
3 10 (20.41%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (18.37%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (18.37%) People Management
5 8 (16.33%) Software Engineering
6 6 (12.24%) AI
6 6 (12.24%) Decision-Making
6 6 (12.24%) Security Management
7 5 (10.20%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (10.20%) Risk Management
7 5 (10.20%) Validation
7 5 (10.20%) Verification and Validation
8 4 (8.16%) Acceptance Criteria
8 4 (8.16%) Agile
8 4 (8.16%) Focus Group
8 4 (8.16%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.08%) Ada
1 2 (4.08%) C
1 2 (4.08%) Rust
2 1 (2.04%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.04%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (44.90%) Security Cleared
2 14 (28.57%) Degree
3 8 (16.33%) DV Cleared
4 7 (14.29%) SC Cleared
5 1 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (2.04%) DBS Check
5 1 (2.04%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (12.24%) GDPR
2 3 (6.12%) NCSC
3 2 (4.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.04%) GRC
4 1 (2.04%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (10.20%) Workday