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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 94 113
Rank change year-on-year -29 +19 0
Contract jobs citing Law 21 25 37
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.74% 1.39% 1.20%
As % of the General category 1.58% 2.48% 2.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 10 24
10th Percentile £465 £190 £459
25th Percentile £488 £213 £561
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £225 £606
Median % change year-on-year +161.11% -62.86% -2.69%
75th Percentile £699 £238 £641
90th Percentile £707 £264 £746
England median daily rate £550 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
Median hourly rate - - £11.87
England median hourly rate £37.00 £65.00 £13.00
% change year-on-year -43.08% +400.00% -33.33%

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 1,328 1,010 1,556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 47.04% 56.30% 50.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 736 581 953
10th Percentile £225 £209 £263
25th Percentile £405 £375 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -5.45% +0.36%
75th Percentile £613 £619 £638
90th Percentile £738 £688 £713
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 53 253
10th Percentile £15.19 £18.77 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £31.00 £25.00
Median hourly rate £33.25 £62.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -46.80% +38.89% -26.83%
75th Percentile £61.18 £68.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £75.00 £72.25
England median hourly rate £23.58 £30.81 £26.00
% change year-on-year -23.47% +18.48% -13.33%

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 26 February 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 26 February 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 -15 17 £565 +151.11% 7
Wiltshire -16 3 £588 - 1
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 (4.76%) AWS
1 1 (4.76%) Azure
1 1 (4.76%) Azure AKS
1 1 (4.76%) Azure Cosmos DB
1 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (4.76%) Entra ID
1 1 (4.76%) GCP
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (14.29%) Electronics
2 2 (9.52%) Finance
2 2 (9.52%) Public Sector
2 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Legal
3 1 (4.76%) Manufacturing
3 1 (4.76%) Marketing
3 1 (4.76%) Military
3 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (4.76%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (52.38%) Software Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Ada Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Ada Software Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Algorithm Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) C++ Software Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Consultant
2 2 (9.52%) Embedded Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Java Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Java Software Engineer
2 2 (9.52%) Project Manager
3 1 (4.76%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
3 1 (4.76%) Documentation Officer
3 1 (4.76%) Full-Stack Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Full-Stack Software Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) HR Manager
3 1 (4.76%) Innovation Consultant
3 1 (4.76%) Product Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) Middleware
2 2 (9.52%) Qt
3 1 (4.76%) Express.js
3 1 (4.76%) Next.js
3 1 (4.76%) Node.js
3 1 (4.76%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Algorithms
1 2 (9.52%) Embedded Systems
2 1 (4.76%) Cloud Native
2 1 (4.76%) CUDA
2 1 (4.76%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 4 (19.05%) Linux
2 1 (4.76%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 3 (14.29%) UML
2 3 (14.29%) Workflow
3 2 (9.52%) Agile
3 2 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (9.52%) Change Management
3 2 (9.52%) Project Delivery
3 2 (9.52%) Project Management
3 2 (9.52%) Roadmaps
3 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (9.52%) SysML
3 2 (9.52%) Workflow Management
4 1 (4.76%) API Management
4 1 (4.76%) Business Case
4 1 (4.76%) Business Strategy
4 1 (4.76%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (4.76%) Key Management
4 1 (4.76%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (4.76%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 9 (42.86%) Ada
2 4 (19.05%) C
2 4 (19.05%) C++
3 2 (9.52%) Java
3 2 (9.52%) MATLAB
4 1 (4.76%) Bicep
4 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
4 1 (4.76%) Shell Script
4 1 (4.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (38.10%) Security Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.76%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (28.57%) Def Stans
2 4 (19.05%) IEC 61508
2 4 (19.05%) MISRA
3 2 (9.52%) DO-178B
3 2 (9.52%) MISRA C
4 1 (4.76%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 2 (9.52%) Firmware
2 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Kibana
1 1 (4.76%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) IBM
1 2 (9.52%) MathWorks
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Intapp
2 1 (4.76%) Red Hat
2 1 (4.76%) SAP