Legal
Scotland > West Lothian
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in West Lothian. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 7 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian | - | 4.17% | - |
| As % of the General category | - | 5.26% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £58 | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £525 | £419 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.37% | -16.25% | +2.56% |
All General Skills
West Lothian
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 Lothian.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 10 | 19 | 54 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian | 66.67% | 79.17% | 75.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £54 | £101 | £118 |
| 25th Percentile | £54 | £130 | £159 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £158 | £280 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.75% | -41.05% | +66.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £395 | £368 | £566 |
| 90th Percentile | £454 | £476 | £590 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £450 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -7.69% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.65 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £12.50 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -45.65% | +53.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £29.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.87 | £23.00 | £18.59 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.96% | +23.72% | +9.77% |
Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
