Legal Analyst Contract Job Trends

Legal Analyst
UK

The median Legal Analyst daily rate in the UK is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 593 545 575
Rank change year-on-year -48 +30 +154
Contract jobs requiring a Legal Analyst 7 3 18
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.017% 0.010% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.011% 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 17
10th Percentile £435 - £185
25th Percentile £472 £190 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £200 £215
Median % change year-on-year +156.25% -6.98% -54.74%
75th Percentile £556 £374 £223
90th Percentile £575 £472 £313
UK excluding London median daily rate £513 £200 -
% change year-on-year +156.25% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 38,124 28,451 41,052
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 92.87% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,974 17,854 27,035
10th Percentile £309 £290 £275
25th Percentile £408 £406 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.32% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,315 836 2,340
10th Percentile £14.64 £16.38 £13.15
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.49 £16.30
Median hourly rate £33.50 £34.31 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.35% -1.99% -12.50%
75th Percentile £63.75 £64.50 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £72.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -3.08% -7.14% -6.67%

Legal Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Legal Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Legal Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Legal Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Legal Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Legal Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Legal Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal Analyst over the 6 months to 27 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Legal Analyst in the UK

Legal Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Legal Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Legal Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Legal Analyst
Top 9 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 27 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
England -75 7 £513 +156.25% 8
London -42 4 £513 -2.38% 2
UK excluding London -74 3 £513 +156.25% 6
North of England - 2 £469 - 2
Midlands - 2 £531 - 1
West Midlands - 2 £531 - 1
North West - 1 £425 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £513 - 1
Work from Home - 1 £550 - 5

Legal Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Legal Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Legal Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) AI
1 3 (42.86%) Business Analysis
1 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
1 3 (42.86%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) Elite 3E
2 2 (28.57%) Integration Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (28.57%) MS Visio
2 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (14.29%) Aderant
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Business Case
3 1 (14.29%) Case Management
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) DocuSign
3 1 (14.29%) Innovation Management
3 1 (14.29%) Intapp

Legal Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (28.57%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) SaaS
General
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
2 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Finance
3 3 (42.86%) Law
4 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (28.57%) Banking
4 2 (28.57%) Public Sector
5 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Financial Institution
5 1 (14.29%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) AI Agents
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (14.29%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) AI
1 3 (42.86%) Business Analysis
1 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
1 3 (42.86%) System Integration Testing
1 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Decision-Making
2 2 (28.57%) Integration Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Change Management
3 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
3 1 (14.29%) Line Management
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Practice Management
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) User Experience
3 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Aderant
2 1 (14.29%) DocuSign
2 1 (14.29%) Intapp