Legal Contract Job Trends in West London

Legal
London > West London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in West London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 36 46
Rank change year-on-year -2 +10 +10
Contract jobs citing Legal 3 4 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London 1.10% 1.43% 3.09%
As % of the General category 2.03% 2.90% 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 13
10th Percentile - £147 £250
25th Percentile - £151 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £174 £590
Median % change year-on-year +209.85% -70.55% +9.77%
75th Percentile - £193 £600
90th Percentile - £196 -
London median daily rate £528 £525 £560
% change year-on-year +0.48% -6.25% +1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.00 - -
London median hourly rate £51.25 £33.75 £26.00
% change year-on-year +51.85% +29.81% -39.87%

All General Skills
West 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 West London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 148 138 234
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West London 54.41% 49.29% 40.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 92 179
10th Percentile £235 £183 £250
25th Percentile £350 £300 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £439 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.62% -20.27% +10.00%
75th Percentile £500 £550 £650
90th Percentile £558 £606 £792
London median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 14 8
10th Percentile £20.24 £18.92 £35.48
25th Percentile £25.00 £21.51 £59.01
Median hourly rate £33.45 £34.05 £66.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -48.42% +247.37%
75th Percentile £41.31 £59.38 £78.13
90th Percentile £47.13 £65.00 £90.50
London median hourly rate £31.50 £35.25 £28.63
% change year-on-year -10.64% +23.14% -15.36%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in West London

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Legal.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Legal

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend in West London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Legal.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West London citing Legal

Legal
Contract Job Locations in West 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 West London region over the 6 months to 27 September 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
Hillingdon -9 3 £538 - 3
Legal
London

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) HR Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Workday Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Head of Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Case Management
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Product Strategy
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) CIPD
2 1 (33.33%) ACCA
2 1 (33.33%) CIMA
2 1 (33.33%) CIPFA
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) ServiceNow
1 2 (66.67%) Workday