Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 128 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | 0 | +29 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Legal | 790 | 731 | 1,053 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 2.41% | 1.88% | 2.04% |
| As % of the General category | 3.79% | 3.27% | 3.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 510 | 449 | 764 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £200 | £238 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £714 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +6.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 45 | 36 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.60 | £19.86 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.84 | £31.22 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £55.00 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.55% | +144.44% | -16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.75 | £70.00 | £70.01 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.95 | £75.00 | £75.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.96 | £55.00 | £21.51 |
| % change year-on-year | -70.98% | +155.72% | +7.54% |
All General Skills
UK
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 20,868 | 22,353 | 30,446 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 63.57% | 57.43% | 59.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,952 | 13,943 | 20,823 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £294 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £746 | £775 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +0.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,150 | 1,317 | 1,040 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.34 | £14.06 | £13.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £16.50 | £16.47 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £36.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.10% | +32.73% | +16.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.38 | £58.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.27 | £70.25 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.14 | £35.36 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.39% | +41.44% | +25.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Legal.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Legal.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 21 August 2025.
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Top 18 DemandTrendContract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 21 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +9 | 666 | £500 | - | 3,350 |
| London | +45 | 352 | £530 | -3.64% | 1,972 |
| UK excluding London | -15 | 339 | £450 | - | 1,888 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 195 | £500 | - | 1,656 |
| North of England | -7 | 105 | £450 | -10.00% | 420 |
| Midlands | +2 | 66 | £486 | +8.00% | 185 |
| South East | -43 | 63 | £463 | -7.50% | 686 |
| North West | -12 | 57 | £500 | +11.11% | 272 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 51 | £500 | +5.26% | 119 |
| South West | +32 | 45 | £207 | -41.00% | 181 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 36 | £450 | -13.25% | 122 |
| Scotland | -5 | 24 | £450 | +125.00% | 127 |
| East of England | +13 | 18 | £200 | -37.25% | 201 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 15 | £358 | -1.24% | 64 |
| North East | +2 | 12 | £338 | -15.63% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 10 | £492 | +83.07% | 69 |
| Wales | 0 | 8 | £265 | +120.83% | 43 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | - | - |
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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:
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