Legal Contracts in the UK excluding London

Legal
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 94 146
Rank change year-on-year -1 +52 +12
Contract jobs citing Legal 326 429 419
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.51% 2.11% 1.82%
As % of the General category 4.02% 3.89% 3.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 218 289
10th Percentile £200 £200 £225
25th Percentile £300 £366 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £520
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 69 37
10th Percentile - £11.50 £12.95
25th Percentile £11.60 £14.44 £17.25
Median hourly rate £11.64 £26.00 £22.16
Median % change year-on-year -55.23% +17.33% -12.67%
75th Percentile £29.23 £57.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £69.00 £70.04 £73.50
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £26.00 £23.31
% change year-on-year -13.46% +11.54% -32.92%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 common skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 8,105 11,039 12,998
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 62.39% 54.32% 56.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,972 6,310 8,864
10th Percentile £210 £207 £230
25th Percentile £361 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £498 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% -0.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £651 £688 £694
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 592 1,650 745
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.50 £13.31
25th Percentile £16.02 £15.00 £15.72
Median hourly rate £24.50 £28.00 £28.16
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -0.57% +48.21%
75th Percentile £54.25 £53.75 £60.70
90th Percentile £75.00 £67.04 £69.50
UK median hourly rate £27.45 £30.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -8.50% -7.69% +44.44%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 18 May 2025. 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
North of England +36 103 £500 -2.44% 377
North West +21 75 £525 -8.70% 242
South East -13 72 £495 -1.00% 474
South West +27 56 £425 -15.00% 157
Midlands +6 51 £475 +11.76% 179
West Midlands +6 43 £500 +17.65% 104
Yorkshire +21 17 £465 -7.00% 106
Scotland -17 17 £440 -8.57% 103
East of England +21 16 £200 -42.86% 113
North East -1 11 £200 -52.94% 31
East Midlands 0 7 £400 +45.55% 63
Northern Ireland -14 6 £238 -4.04% 41
Wales +2 4 £425 -32.00% 43
Channel Islands - 1 - - 1
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.68%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.37%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.53%) Confluence
4 3 (0.92%) IIS
5 2 (0.61%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) SAS
Applications
1 23 (7.06%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.07%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.53%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.23%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.61%) Trello
7 1 (0.31%) InVision
7 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.31%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 3 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.61%) Elite 3E
2 2 (0.61%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.31%) Distributed Ledger
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.31%) SAP BPC
3 1 (0.31%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.31%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 50 (15.34%) Azure
2 32 (9.82%) Microsoft 365
3 21 (6.44%) AWS
4 17 (5.21%) Entra ID
5 14 (4.29%) GCP
6 12 (3.68%) OneDrive
7 9 (2.76%) SaaS
8 5 (1.53%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 5 (1.53%) Figma
8 5 (1.53%) Power Platform
9 4 (1.23%) Anthropic Claude
9 4 (1.23%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.23%) Google Gemini
9 4 (1.23%) Google Workspace
10 3 (0.92%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.92%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.61%) Akamai
11 2 (0.61%) Asana
11 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.61%) Oracle CX
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.29%) Firewall
2 11 (3.37%) Network Security
3 9 (2.76%) SAN
3 9 (2.76%) WAN
4 8 (2.45%) VPN
5 7 (2.15%) LAN
6 5 (1.53%) Ethernet
6 5 (1.53%) MPLS
6 5 (1.53%) Skype
6 5 (1.53%) Wireless
7 4 (1.23%) Cisco Nexus
7 4 (1.23%) SD-WAN
7 4 (1.23%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.92%) Internet
8 3 (0.92%) Structured Cabling
8 3 (0.92%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.61%) DWDM
9 2 (0.61%) NetScaler
9 2 (0.61%) VLAN
9 2 (0.61%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.07%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (1.53%) Power BI
4 4 (1.23%) Neo4j
5 3 (0.92%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.92%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.61%) GIS
6 2 (0.61%) Metadata
6 2 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.61%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.31%) Big Data
7 1 (0.31%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.31%) Flink
7 1 (0.31%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.31%) MariaDB
7 1 (0.31%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.31%) Qlik Sense
7 1 (0.31%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 9 (2.76%) JIRA
2 7 (2.15%) Git
3 2 (0.61%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.31%) Axure RP
4 1 (0.31%) MSI
General
1 154 (47.24%) Social Skills
2 97 (29.75%) Finance
3 58 (17.79%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (8.59%) Telecoms
5 26 (7.98%) Marketing
6 25 (7.67%) Law
7 18 (5.52%) Manufacturing
8 14 (4.29%) Banking
8 14 (4.29%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (3.99%) Public Sector
10 11 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
10 11 (3.37%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (2.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.84%) Local Government
12 6 (1.84%) Military
13 4 (1.23%) Automotive
14 3 (0.92%) Publishing
15 2 (0.61%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 34 (10.43%) Project Manager
2 27 (8.28%) Deployment Engineer
3 25 (7.67%) Architect
4 20 (6.13%) Lead
5 19 (5.83%) Analyst
6 18 (5.52%) Senior
7 14 (4.29%) Solutions Architect
8 13 (3.99%) Support Engineer
9 12 (3.68%) Commercial Manager
10 10 (3.07%) Business Analyst
11 9 (2.76%) Information Manager
11 9 (2.76%) IT Manager
11 9 (2.76%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
12 8 (2.45%) Customer Executive
12 8 (2.45%) Delivery Manager
12 8 (2.45%) Support Officer
13 7 (2.15%) Consultant
13 7 (2.15%) Desktop Support
13 7 (2.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
14 5 (1.53%) Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.15%) HTML
2 5 (1.53%) .NET
2 5 (1.53%) Middleware
3 4 (1.23%) CSS
3 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Graph
3 4 (1.23%) PyTorch
3 4 (1.23%) TensorFlow
4 3 (0.92%) Kafka
5 2 (0.61%) Loki
5 2 (0.61%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.31%) Apache NiFi
6 1 (0.31%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.31%) Elastic Stack
6 1 (0.31%) JDBC
6 1 (0.31%) Keycloak
6 1 (0.31%) PySpark
6 1 (0.31%) REST
6 1 (0.31%) RESTful
6 1 (0.31%) SOAP
6 1 (0.31%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.29%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.68%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.07%) Data Centre
4 9 (2.76%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.15%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (2.15%) Security Posture
6 6 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (1.23%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.23%) Operational Technology
7 4 (1.23%) Social Media
8 3 (0.92%) Cloud Native
8 3 (0.92%) CMDB
8 3 (0.92%) Fibre Optics
8 3 (0.92%) Hybrid Cloud
8 3 (0.92%) Industry 4.0
8 3 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.92%) Mobile App
8 3 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.61%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 55 (16.87%) Windows
2 14 (4.29%) Linux
3 9 (2.76%) Windows 10
4 7 (2.15%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.84%) Unix
6 4 (1.23%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (1.23%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (1.23%) Windows Server 2019
7 3 (0.92%) Android
7 3 (0.92%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.31%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (26.99%) Problem-Solving
2 47 (14.42%) Project Management
3 37 (11.35%) Agile
3 37 (11.35%) Stakeholder Management
4 34 (10.43%) Decision-Making
5 31 (9.51%) Migration
6 30 (9.20%) Data Protection
7 29 (8.90%) Cybersecurity
8 25 (7.67%) Risk Management
9 23 (7.06%) Customer Service
10 21 (6.44%) Change Management
11 17 (5.21%) Information Security
11 17 (5.21%) ITIL
12 16 (4.91%) Artificial Intelligence
12 16 (4.91%) Computer Science
12 16 (4.91%) Contract Management
12 16 (4.91%) Roadmaps
13 15 (4.60%) Business Analysis
13 15 (4.60%) Business Strategy
13 15 (4.60%) Contract Negotiation
Programming Languages
1 17 (5.21%) Python
2 16 (4.91%) PowerShell
3 14 (4.29%) SQL
4 7 (2.15%) JavaScript
5 5 (1.53%) Bash
6 3 (0.92%) Scala
6 3 (0.92%) VBA
7 2 (0.61%) Java
7 2 (0.61%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.31%) C#
8 1 (0.31%) R
8 1 (0.31%) UniBasic
8 1 (0.31%) VB
Qualifications
1 51 (15.64%) Security Cleared
2 40 (12.27%) Degree
2 40 (12.27%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.59%) Microsoft Certification
4 11 (3.37%) Azure Certification
4 11 (3.37%) DV Cleared
5 10 (3.07%) CISSP
5 10 (3.07%) PMP
6 9 (2.76%) CISM
7 8 (2.45%) AWS Certification
7 8 (2.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 8 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (2.45%) PMI Certification
8 7 (2.15%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.84%) DBS Check
9 6 (1.84%) MCSE
10 5 (1.53%) CISA
10 5 (1.53%) ISEB
10 5 (1.53%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
11 4 (1.23%) CISMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.21%) GDPR
2 12 (3.68%) QA
3 10 (3.07%) NIST
4 6 (1.84%) HIPAA
5 5 (1.53%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.53%) GRC
5 5 (1.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.53%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (1.53%) SLA
6 4 (1.23%) Cyber Essentials
6 4 (1.23%) NIST 800
7 3 (0.92%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.61%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.61%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.61%) PMO
9 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.31%) Def Stans
9 1 (0.31%) Government Security Classifications
9 1 (0.31%) PSD2
System Software
1 35 (10.74%) Active Directory
2 14 (4.29%) Docker
2 14 (4.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.23%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.23%) VMware ESXi
4 3 (0.92%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.92%) KVM
5 2 (0.61%) Apache ZooKeeper
5 2 (0.61%) Veritas Cluster Server
5 2 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 26 (7.98%) SCCM
2 17 (5.21%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.76%) Ansible
3 9 (2.76%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.84%) Terraform
5 4 (1.23%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.23%) WSUS
6 3 (0.92%) Grafana
6 3 (0.92%) PingFederate
6 3 (0.92%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.61%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (0.61%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.31%) CASB
8 1 (0.31%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.31%) SCOM
Vendors
1 75 (23.01%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.83%) VMware
3 16 (4.91%) Google
4 14 (4.29%) Salesforce
5 10 (3.07%) SAP
6 8 (2.45%) Cisco
6 8 (2.45%) Citrix
7 7 (2.15%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.84%) Oracle
8 6 (1.84%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.53%) iManage
9 5 (1.53%) NetApp
10 4 (1.23%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.92%) Apple
11 3 (0.92%) Meraki
11 3 (0.92%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.92%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.92%) Remedy
11 3 (0.92%) Veeam
11 3 (0.92%) Veritas