Law Contracts

Law
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Law over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 234 213 183
Rank change year-on-year -21 -30 +53
Contract jobs citing Law 336 493 854
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.15% 1.13% 1.43%
As % of the General category 1.82% 1.94% 2.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 304 606
10th Percentile £307 £263 £218
25th Percentile £413 £414 £376
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.59% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £675
90th Percentile £741 £764 £758
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £555 £525
% change year-on-year -9.91% +5.71% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 31 23
10th Percentile £29.00 £10.42 £15.25
25th Percentile £30.05 £11.95 £16.43
Median hourly rate £55.00 £14.32 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +284.21% -42.74% +42.86%
75th Percentile £72.38 £32.50 £57.38
90th Percentile £81.01 £40.75 £64.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £30.20 £13.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +132.31% -48.00% +51.52%

All General Skills
UK

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 18,465 25,387 34,897
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.16% 58.23% 58.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,795 16,033 24,201
10th Percentile £300 £270 £313
25th Percentile £409 £413 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £763 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £496 £500
% change year-on-year -4.23% -0.80% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 794 1,939 1,062
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £13.42
25th Percentile £17.85 £15.50 £18.09
Median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -14.29% +59.71%
75th Percentile £56.00 £51.91 £61.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £28.13 £30.54
% change year-on-year -10.58% -7.91% +65.08%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Law as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Law in the UK

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Law.

Daily rate trend for Law in the UK

Law
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the UK

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law.

Hourly rate trend for Law in the UK

Law
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Law in the UK

Law
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Law within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -19 307 £513 -6.82% 1,887
UK excluding London +3 165 £500 -9.91% 805
London -17 149 £525 -4.55% 1,195
Work from Home +17 128 £500 -6.98% 1,475
Midlands +14 61 £525 -12.50% 115
West Midlands -4 41 £538 -10.42% 72
South East -7 33 £501 -18.29% 228
North of England +17 29 £450 - 202
East Midlands +23 20 £500 - 42
North West +5 16 £413 -17.50% 124
South West +34 15 £225 -61.86% 80
East of England +27 12 £525 +66.67% 62
Yorkshire +11 12 £475 +150.00% 67
Scotland +6 6 £450 -5.26% 65
Northern Ireland -6 5 £410 - 44
Channel Islands - 4 £425 - 1
North East -1 1 - - 13

Law
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.27%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.49%) Apache
3 4 (1.19%) CMS
3 4 (1.19%) Confluence
3 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.60%) Anypoint
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 2 (0.60%) WebSphere
Applications
1 16 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (4.46%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (2.08%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.60%) Trello
6 1 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.89%) SAP GTS
3 2 (0.60%) Elite 3E
3 2 (0.60%) FLEXCUBE
3 2 (0.60%) Misys Midas
3 2 (0.60%) Oracle Financials
3 2 (0.60%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.30%) Primavera
4 1 (0.30%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.30%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
4 1 (0.30%) SAP PP
4 1 (0.30%) SAP PS
4 1 (0.30%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 54 (16.07%) Azure
2 33 (9.82%) AWS
3 20 (5.95%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (3.57%) Power Platform
5 5 (1.49%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.19%) OpenShift
7 3 (0.89%) Amazon ECS
7 3 (0.89%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (0.89%) SaaS
7 3 (0.89%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 3 (0.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 3 (0.89%) Snowflake
7 3 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
8 2 (0.60%) Boomi
8 2 (0.60%) IaaS
8 2 (0.60%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.30%) Azure API Management
9 1 (0.30%) Azure Logic Apps
9 1 (0.30%) GitHub
9 1 (0.30%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.27%) Firewall
2 10 (2.98%) DNS
3 6 (1.79%) LAN
3 6 (1.79%) SD-WAN
3 6 (1.79%) VPN
3 6 (1.79%) WAN
4 5 (1.49%) Cisco Nexus
4 5 (1.49%) Intranet
4 5 (1.49%) MPLS
4 5 (1.49%) Network Security
5 4 (1.19%) FTP
5 4 (1.19%) HTTP
5 4 (1.19%) SAN
5 4 (1.19%) SMTP
5 4 (1.19%) SSL
6 2 (0.60%) DMZ
6 2 (0.60%) Internet
6 2 (0.60%) OSPF
6 2 (0.60%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.27%) Power BI
2 10 (2.98%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.49%) Big Data
4 4 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
5 3 (0.89%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (0.89%) Elasticsearch
5 3 (0.89%) Flink
6 2 (0.60%) Apache Hive
6 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.60%) DB2
6 2 (0.60%) HBase
6 2 (0.60%) Impala
6 2 (0.60%) Metadata
6 2 (0.60%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.30%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.30%) MongoDB
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.30%) Pentaho
7 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (5.65%) JIRA
2 13 (3.87%) Jenkins
3 11 (3.27%) SonarQube
4 9 (2.68%) GitLab
5 8 (2.38%) Cucumber
5 8 (2.38%) REST Assured
5 8 (2.38%) Selenium
6 5 (1.49%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.49%) JMeter
7 3 (0.89%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.89%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.30%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
8 1 (0.30%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.30%) Visual Studio
General
1 101 (30.06%) Finance
2 96 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 62 (18.45%) Legal
4 40 (11.90%) Public Sector
5 36 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (6.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (6.55%) Police
8 12 (3.57%) Local Government
9 11 (3.27%) Telecoms
10 9 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.08%) Marketing
12 6 (1.79%) Manufacturing
12 6 (1.79%) Retail
13 5 (1.49%) Banking
14 4 (1.19%) Military
14 4 (1.19%) Publishing
15 3 (0.89%) French Language
16 2 (0.60%) Billing
16 2 (0.60%) Dutch Language
16 2 (0.60%) German Language
Job Titles
1 57 (16.96%) Analyst
2 32 (9.52%) Consultant
3 29 (8.63%) Senior
4 28 (8.33%) Architect
4 28 (8.33%) Developer
5 24 (7.14%) Lead
6 20 (5.95%) Project Manager
7 14 (4.17%) Business Analyst
8 11 (3.27%) Information Manager
8 11 (3.27%) IT Analyst
9 10 (2.98%) Service Analyst
9 10 (2.98%) Software Engineer
10 9 (2.68%) IT Support
10 9 (2.68%) Java Developer
10 9 (2.68%) PMO Analyst
10 9 (2.68%) Senior Manager
10 9 (2.68%) Solutions Architect
11 8 (2.38%) Service Desk Analyst
11 8 (2.38%) ServiceNow Consultant
12 7 (2.08%) SAP Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.68%) REST
2 8 (2.38%) .NET
2 8 (2.38%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.38%) Java EE
3 7 (2.08%) CSS
4 6 (1.79%) HTML
5 5 (1.49%) Kafka
5 5 (1.49%) Middleware
6 4 (1.19%) .NET Core
6 4 (1.19%) ASP.NET
6 4 (1.19%) LDAP
7 3 (0.89%) ADO
7 3 (0.89%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.89%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (0.89%) DCOM
7 3 (0.89%) JSON
7 3 (0.89%) NumPy
7 3 (0.89%) Oracle Fusion
7 3 (0.89%) PySpark
7 3 (0.89%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 13 (3.87%) Management Information System
2 8 (2.38%) Data Centre
2 8 (2.38%) Greenfield Project
3 7 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
4 6 (1.79%) Driving Licence
4 6 (1.79%) Freedom of Information
4 6 (1.79%) Onboarding
5 5 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (1.49%) CMDB
5 5 (1.49%) Cyber Threat
5 5 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.19%) Cyberattack
6 4 (1.19%) Hedge funds
6 4 (1.19%) Legacy Applications
6 4 (1.19%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.19%) Public Cloud
6 4 (1.19%) Security Posture
7 3 (0.89%) Credit Risk
7 3 (0.89%) Digital Media
7 3 (0.89%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 32 (9.52%) Windows
2 22 (6.55%) Linux
3 13 (3.87%) Windows 10
3 13 (3.87%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.19%) Amazon Linux
4 4 (1.19%) Unix
5 3 (0.89%) CentOS
5 3 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.60%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.60%) VMS
7 1 (0.30%) Android
7 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (12.20%) ITIL
3 37 (11.01%) Change Management
4 33 (9.82%) Agile
5 30 (8.93%) DevOps
6 28 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (8.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 28 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 27 (8.04%) Data Protection
7 27 (8.04%) Migration
8 26 (7.74%) Risk Management
9 25 (7.44%) Project Management
10 23 (6.85%) Artificial Intelligence
11 19 (5.65%) Mentoring
12 18 (5.36%) Cybersecurity
12 18 (5.36%) Software Engineering
13 17 (5.06%) Information Security
13 17 (5.06%) Technical Leadership
14 16 (4.76%) Customer Service
14 16 (4.76%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 31 (9.23%) SQL
2 15 (4.46%) Java
3 12 (3.57%) Python
4 7 (2.08%) C#
5 6 (1.79%) JavaScript
6 5 (1.49%) ABAP
7 4 (1.19%) Ada
7 4 (1.19%) C++
7 4 (1.19%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.60%) PHP
9 1 (0.30%) Bash
9 1 (0.30%) C
9 1 (0.30%) RPG
9 1 (0.30%) RPG/400
9 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 60 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 56 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 28 (8.33%) Degree
4 6 (1.79%) DV Cleared
5 5 (1.49%) CISM
5 5 (1.49%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (1.19%) CISSP
6 4 (1.19%) ISEB
7 3 (0.89%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.89%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.89%) EnCE
8 2 (0.60%) CIPD
8 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.60%) PMI Certification
8 2 (0.60%) PMP
9 1 (0.30%) ACCA
9 1 (0.30%) CCNA
9 1 (0.30%) CCNP
9 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.30%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.06%) GDPR
2 11 (3.27%) PMO
3 7 (2.08%) HL7
4 5 (1.49%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.49%) NIST
5 4 (1.19%) GRC
5 4 (1.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (1.19%) SLA
6 3 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 17025
6 3 (0.89%) NCSC
6 3 (0.89%) PSD2
7 2 (0.60%) Def Stans
7 2 (0.60%) HIPAA
7 2 (0.60%) IEC 61508
7 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.60%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.60%) QA
8 1 (0.30%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 19 (5.65%) Active Directory
1 19 (5.65%) Docker
2 8 (2.38%) vSphere
3 5 (1.49%) Virtual Machines
3 5 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.19%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.89%) vCloud
5 3 (0.89%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.60%) HDFS
6 2 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.30%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 20 (5.95%) Kubernetes
2 15 (4.46%) Terraform
3 13 (3.87%) Ansible
4 9 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
5 8 (2.38%) Docker Swarm
5 8 (2.38%) Podman
6 4 (1.19%) Cisco Prime
7 3 (0.89%) EnCase
7 3 (0.89%) FTK
7 3 (0.89%) Kibana
7 3 (0.89%) SCCM
8 2 (0.60%) AirWatch
8 2 (0.60%) SCOM
8 2 (0.60%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
9 1 (0.30%) Grafana
9 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 38 (11.31%) Microsoft
2 19 (5.65%) ServiceNow
3 16 (4.76%) Oracle
3 16 (4.76%) SAP
4 9 (2.68%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.68%) VMware
5 8 (2.38%) SolarWinds
6 7 (2.08%) Cisco
6 7 (2.08%) iManage
7 6 (1.79%) Fortinet
7 6 (1.79%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.79%) Workday
8 5 (1.49%) Dell
8 5 (1.49%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.19%) Aruba
9 4 (1.19%) Bloomberg
9 4 (1.19%) F5
9 4 (1.19%) MuleSoft
10 3 (0.89%) Civica
10 3 (0.89%) Reuters