Legal Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Legal
East of England > Suffolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 14 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs citing Legal 11 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk 5.61% 6.85% -
As % of the General category 15.28% 13.89% -
Number of daily rates quoted 10 4 0
10th Percentile £425 - -
25th Percentile £488 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £200 -
Median % change year-on-year +156.25% - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £494 £200 £319
% change year-on-year +146.88% -37.25% -39.29%

All General Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 72 36 20
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 36.73% 49.32% 31.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 21 13
10th Percentile £325 £170 £210
25th Percentile £370 £200 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £225 £525
Median % change year-on-year +119.44% -57.14% -19.23%
75th Percentile £527 £400 £575
90th Percentile £679 £575 £595
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 4
10th Percentile £16.09 - -
25th Percentile £16.44 - £11.25
Median hourly rate £17.73 £17.79 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.34% +54.70% -35.32%
75th Percentile £23.00 £31.99 £13.06
90th Percentile - £40.50 £15.43
East of England median hourly rate £21.00 £38.41 £39.55
% change year-on-year -45.33% -2.88% +116.65%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Legal job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Legal.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Legal

Legal
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 22 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
Ipswich -2 10 £513 +156.25% 7
Leiston +1 1 - -
Legal
East of England

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Suffolk 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (27.27%) Finance
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 7 (63.64%) Security Specialist
2 3 (27.27%) Product Manager
3 1 (9.09%) Architect
3 1 (9.09%) SAP Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 3 (27.27%) Product Ownership
2 2 (18.18%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Cybersecurity
1 7 (63.64%) Risk Management
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
3 3 (27.27%) Product Backlog
3 3 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (27.27%) Roadmaps
3 3 (27.27%) User Stories
3 3 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (18.18%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (18.18%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (18.18%) Storytelling
4 2 (18.18%) User Experience
4 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Management
4 2 (18.18%) Vulnerability Remediation
5 1 (9.09%) Change Management
5 1 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (9.09%) Functional Testing
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (9.09%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (9.09%) ABAP
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) SAP