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 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 171 116 107
Rank change year-on-year -55 -9 +13
Contract jobs citing Law 42 33 100
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.73% 1.10% 1.80%
As % of the General category 1.48% 1.80% 3.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 11 21
10th Percentile £375 £175 £425
25th Percentile £406 £313 £518
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £625
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -19.92% +48.54%
75th Percentile £588 £515 £675
90th Percentile £673 £539 £688
England median daily rate £500 £509 £550
% change year-on-year -1.72% -7.50% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £30.65 - -
25th Percentile £33.50 - £27.50
Median hourly rate £37.00 - £30.00
75th Percentile £60.00 - £32.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £17.73 £30.20 £13.00
% change year-on-year -41.31% +132.31% -46.08%

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 2,846 1,838 2,841
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 49.16% 61.39% 51.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,826 1,151 1,555
10th Percentile £254 £220 £205
25th Percentile £400 £385 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% -2.00%
75th Percentile £601 £600 £600
90th Percentile £695 £663 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 308 133 326
10th Percentile £14.73 £13.57 £12.91
25th Percentile £21.14 £15.00 £18.67
Median hourly rate £49.00 £24.18 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +102.65% -46.27% -5.26%
75th Percentile £82.25 £60.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £70.09
England median hourly rate £30.08 £28.18 £30.00
% change year-on-year +6.72% -6.07% -13.82%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 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
Thames Valley -49 19 £493 -1.60% 11
Hampshire -31 12 £575 +65.59% 3
Berkshire -42 11 £444 -11.34% 3
Buckinghamshire -25 7 £500 -14.16% 5
West Sussex - 3 - - 9
East Sussex +3 2 - - 2
Kent -6 2 - - 4
Surrey -16 2 £475 - 3
Sussex - 2 - - 2
Oxfordshire - 1 - - 3
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) CMS
1 1 (2.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) AWS
2 2 (4.76%) SaaS
3 1 (2.38%) Google Analytics
3 1 (2.38%) Google Workspace
3 1 (2.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.76%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Cypress.io
1 1 (2.38%) Selenium
1 1 (2.38%) WebDriver
General
1 23 (54.76%) Social Skills
2 13 (30.95%) Legal
3 12 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (26.19%) Finance
5 8 (19.05%) Public Sector
6 3 (7.14%) Aviation
7 2 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (4.76%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.76%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (4.76%) Police
7 2 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.38%) Aerospace
8 1 (2.38%) Automotive
8 1 (2.38%) Humanities
8 1 (2.38%) Marketing
8 1 (2.38%) Social Science
Job Titles
1 11 (26.19%) Commercial Manager
2 4 (9.52%) Security Advisor
2 4 (9.52%) Software Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Architect
3 3 (7.14%) Embedded Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Senior
3 3 (7.14%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Senior Embedded Software Engineer
3 3 (7.14%) Senior Software Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Analyst
4 2 (4.76%) Data Architect
4 2 (4.76%) Delivery Manager
4 2 (4.76%) Developer
4 2 (4.76%) Systems Developer
4 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Systems Support
4 2 (4.76%) Systems Support Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (4.76%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) Middleware
1 1 (2.38%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) CCTV
2 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (4.76%) e-Learning
2 2 (4.76%) NHS
2 2 (4.76%) Robotics
2 2 (4.76%) Social Media
3 1 (2.38%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 12 (28.57%) Data Protection
3 11 (26.19%) Contract Management
3 11 (26.19%) Contract Negotiation
4 9 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (19.05%) People Management
6 6 (14.29%) Agile
6 6 (14.29%) Community of Practice
6 6 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (14.29%) Software Engineering
6 6 (14.29%) Technology Strategy
6 6 (14.29%) Validation
6 6 (14.29%) Verification and Validation
7 5 (11.90%) Acceptance Criteria
7 5 (11.90%) Decision-Making
7 5 (11.90%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.52%) AI
8 4 (9.52%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (9.52%) Project Delivery
9 3 (7.14%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.14%) Ada
1 3 (7.14%) C
1 3 (7.14%) Rust
2 1 (2.38%) C#
2 1 (2.38%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.38%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 22 (52.38%) Security Cleared
2 11 (26.19%) DV Cleared
3 10 (23.81%) Degree
4 8 (19.05%) SC Cleared
5 2 (4.76%) CIPD
5 2 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.38%) DBS Check
6 1 (2.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (11.90%) GDPR
2 2 (4.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (4.76%) NCSC
2 2 (4.76%) QA
3 1 (2.38%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.38%) EU AI Act
3 1 (2.38%) HIPAA
3 1 (2.38%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 2 (4.76%) Workday
2 1 (2.38%) Google
2 1 (2.38%) iManage