The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in the Wirral. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
31 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Legal |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Wirral |
7.69% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
50.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£190 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£210 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£230 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Merseyside median daily rate |
£135 |
£200 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.50% |
- |
- |
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 general skills in the Wirral.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Wirral |
15.38% |
- |
25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£190 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£210 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£230 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Merseyside median daily rate |
£175 |
£413 |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
-57.58% |
+3.13% |
-20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£16.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£30.00 |
- |
£17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-41.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Merseyside median hourly rate |
£25.38 |
£17.44 |
£17.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.53% |
-0.34% |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Wirral
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Wirral.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Wirral
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Wirral citing Legal.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Wirral 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:
