Legal Contract Job Trends in Worcestershire

Legal
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Worcestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 10
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs citing Legal 3 0 11
As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire 2.22% - 12.64%
As % of the General category 5.56% - 26.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 10
10th Percentile - - £268
25th Percentile £606 - £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.56%
75th Percentile £619 - £515
90th Percentile - - £528
West Midlands median daily rate £550 £500 £431
% change year-on-year +10.00% +15.94% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £18.97
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.98 £28.38 £18.97
% change year-on-year +19.75% +49.58% -5.15%

All General Skills
Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 54 23 41
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire 40.00% 44.23% 47.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 16 27
10th Percentile £163 £139 £195
25th Percentile £316 £305 £269
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £550 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.14% +22.22% -1.64%
75th Percentile £619 £734 £544
90th Percentile £676 £888 £624
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £458 £500
% change year-on-year +6.56% -8.50% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 4 9
10th Percentile £19.49 £13.01 -
25th Percentile £22.50 £15.36 £10.50
Median hourly rate £37.75 £17.16 £18.97
Median % change year-on-year +120.05% -9.57% +12.02%
75th Percentile £49.75 £17.76 £72.50
90th Percentile £77.50 £17.98 £73.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £32.00 £24.34 £19.59
% change year-on-year +31.47% +24.25% -9.68%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.

Legal job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Legal
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Legal.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Legal

Legal
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Legal.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Worcestershire citing Legal

Legal
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 9 June 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
Worcester - 1 £613 - 6
Legal
West Midlands

Legal
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS Project Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Senior
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Manager
1 3 (100.00%) Senior Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Delivery