Law Contract Job Trends in the South West

Law
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 94 120
Rank change year-on-year -26 +26 -4
Contract jobs citing Law 20 19 31
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.66% 1.12% 0.96%
As % of the General category 1.47% 2.01% 1.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 17
10th Percentile £460 £206 £440
25th Percentile £475 £213 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £225 £580
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -61.21% -6.61%
75th Percentile £606 £238 £638
90th Percentile £670 - £643
England median daily rate £513 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +2.50% -9.09% +5.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
Median hourly rate - £27.64 £11.87
Median % change year-on-year - +132.86% -79.13%
England median hourly rate £37.00 £32.35 £13.00
% change year-on-year +14.37% +148.85% -48.00%

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,360 944 1,623
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 45.11% 55.40% 50.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 740 597 1,006
10th Percentile £263 £215 £248
25th Percentile £406 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £642
90th Percentile £738 £688 £713
England median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 182 51 251
10th Percentile £14.43 £18.20 £13.69
25th Percentile £17.36 £33.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £62.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.00% +56.25% -34.96%
75th Percentile £63.75 £68.38 £57.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £74.00
England median hourly rate £25.50 £30.00 £26.03
% change year-on-year -15.00% +15.25% -25.63%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Law job vacancy trend in the South West

Law
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in the South West over the 6 months to 29 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the South West

Law
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

Law
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 29 March 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
Bristol -23 17 £450 +100.00% 7
Wiltshire - 2 £588 -
Law
England

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

Cloud Services
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 3 (15.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (15.00%) Electronics
2 2 (10.00%) Finance
2 2 (10.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Legal
3 1 (5.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.00%) Marketing
3 1 (5.00%) Military
3 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (5.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (60.00%) Software Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Ada Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Ada Software Engineer
2 3 (15.00%) Algorithm Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) C++ Software Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Consultant
3 2 (10.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Java Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Java Software Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Administrator
4 1 (5.00%) Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Business Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Contracts Manager
4 1 (5.00%) IT Manager
4 1 (5.00%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Security Consultant
4 1 (5.00%) Software Test Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) Middleware
2 2 (10.00%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 3 (15.00%) Algorithms
1 3 (15.00%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (5.00%) CUDA
2 1 (5.00%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 5 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (65.00%) Software Engineering
2 4 (20.00%) UML
2 4 (20.00%) Workflow
3 3 (15.00%) SysML
3 3 (15.00%) Workflow Management
4 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (10.00%) Change Management
4 2 (10.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (10.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (10.00%) Software Testing
4 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (5.00%) Business Strategy
5 1 (5.00%) CI/CD
5 1 (5.00%) DevSecOps
5 1 (5.00%) Key Management
5 1 (5.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (5.00%) Strategic Roadmap
5 1 (5.00%) Technology Strategy
5 1 (5.00%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 10 (50.00%) Ada
2 4 (20.00%) C
2 4 (20.00%) C++
2 4 (20.00%) MATLAB
3 2 (10.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (30.00%) Def Stans
2 4 (20.00%) IEC 61508
2 4 (20.00%) MISRA
3 2 (10.00%) DO-178B
3 2 (10.00%) MISRA C
4 1 (5.00%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (10.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (15.00%) IBM
1 3 (15.00%) MathWorks
2 1 (5.00%) Intapp
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) SAP