eDiscovery (Electronic Discovery)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for E-Discovery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited E-Discovery over the 6 months to 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 545 | 631 | 817 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +186 | -123 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Discovery | 31 | 57 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.073% | 0.10% | 0.043% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.085% | 0.11% | 0.048% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 27 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £251 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £491 | £327 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £570 | £650 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.31% | +35.42% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £647 | £700 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £813 | £740 | £600 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £298 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +50.88% | -40.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £91.25 | £40.98 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £97.50 | £41.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +132.42% | -46.22% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £103.75 | £42.93 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £41.95 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -46.22% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
E-Discovery is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36,593 | 50,587 | 79,345 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.80% | 89.68% | 90.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,580 | 35,017 | 55,732 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +8.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.09% | +9.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,483 | 1,675 | 1,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.78 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.05 | £37.30 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.36% | +45.25% | +9.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | +75.00% | -4.99% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing E-Discovery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing E-Discovery.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing E-Discovery over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing E-Discovery.
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Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Discovery within the UK over the 6 months to 25 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +69 | 29 | £570 | -5.00% | 25 |
| London | +70 | 22 | £570 | -12.31% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 7 | £550 | -8.33% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +50 | 5 | £525 | +16.67% | 8 |
| Midlands | +35 | 4 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +14 | 4 | - | - | |
| South East | +11 | 1 | £525 | -22.22% | 4 |
E-Discovery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: