Legal Contracts in England

Legal
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 118 143 158
Rank change year-on-year +25 +15 +51
Contract jobs citing Legal 710 891 1,283
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.95% 1.85% 1.83%
As % of the General category 3.35% 3.12% 3.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 609 793
10th Percentile £206 £235 £282
25th Percentile £375 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +4.71%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £625
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £500
% change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 42 16
10th Percentile £11.95 £13.25 £13.31
25th Percentile £23.49 £17.65 £20.07
Median hourly rate £40.00 £23.31 £36.94
Median % change year-on-year +71.60% -36.89% +84.69%
75th Percentile £57.50 £58.50 £50.15
90th Percentile £68.75 £72.38 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £26.33 £23.31 £32.19
% change year-on-year +12.96% -27.58% +67.21%

All General Skills
England

Legal is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,183 28,577 39,922
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 58.22% 59.31% 56.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,657 20,071 27,958
10th Percentile £281 £313 £319
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £790 £753
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,773 929 1,300
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.48 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.46 £18.09 £14.75
Median hourly rate £30.16 £32.30 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.63% +50.23% -4.10%
75th Percentile £51.91 £61.25 £47.50
90th Percentile £66.74 £72.50 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.60 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.96% +44.87% -

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Legal in England

Legal
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in England.

Daily rate trend for Legal in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in England.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the England region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. 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
London -2 326 £550 +4.76% 620
South East +30 143 £500 -9.09% 296
North of England +4 83 £513 - 282
South West +31 67 £500 +5.26% 195
North West +9 63 £575 +15.00% 173
Midlands +35 61 £425 -15.00% 196
West Midlands +30 42 £425 -15.00% 130
East of England +7 20 £350 -28.21% 121
East Midlands +17 19 £275 -52.50% 66
Yorkshire -2 13 £500 -13.04% 81
North East +12 7 £425 -5.03% 34
Legal
UK

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 35 (4.93%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.82%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.85%) CMS
3 6 (0.85%) Confluence
3 6 (0.85%) IIS
4 5 (0.70%) Apache
4 5 (0.70%) Tomcat
5 4 (0.56%) Apache Solr
5 4 (0.56%) nginx
5 4 (0.56%) Skype for Business
6 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.28%) Drupal
8 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.14%) SAS
Applications
1 67 (9.44%) Microsoft Office
2 61 (8.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (5.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (2.68%) Simulink
4 19 (2.68%) Stateflow
5 8 (1.13%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.70%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.42%) InDesign
8 3 (0.42%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.28%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.28%) FileZilla
10 1 (0.14%) InfoPath
10 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.56%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.42%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.42%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Assets
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.28%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.28%) Relativity
5 2 (0.28%) Veritas eDiscovery
5 2 (0.28%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.14%) Aareon QL
6 1 (0.14%) MIS ActiveH
6 1 (0.14%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.14%) OPENHousing
6 1 (0.14%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 69 (9.72%) Azure
1 69 (9.72%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (6.06%) Power Platform
3 38 (5.35%) SaaS
4 27 (3.80%) AWS
5 18 (2.54%) IaaS
6 17 (2.39%) Snowflake
7 16 (2.25%) Google Workspace
8 14 (1.97%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (1.83%) PaaS
9 13 (1.83%) WhatsApp
10 12 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.69%) OneDrive
10 12 (1.69%) PowerApps
11 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Purview
12 9 (1.27%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.27%) GCP
13 8 (1.13%) Power Automate
14 7 (0.99%) Figma
15 6 (0.85%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 29 (4.08%) Firewall
2 18 (2.54%) VPN
3 12 (1.69%) Internet
4 11 (1.55%) Intranet
4 11 (1.55%) LAN
4 11 (1.55%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.55%) Wireless
5 9 (1.27%) WAN
6 8 (1.13%) FTP
6 8 (1.13%) H.323
6 8 (1.13%) Network Security
7 7 (0.99%) DNS
7 7 (0.99%) SAN
8 6 (0.85%) 5G
8 6 (0.85%) HTTP
8 6 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.70%) Cisco ISE
9 5 (0.70%) Skype
10 4 (0.56%) IPsec
10 4 (0.56%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (4.08%) Power BI
2 25 (3.52%) Tableau
3 13 (1.83%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (0.99%) MySQL
6 7 (0.99%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.85%) Data Lake
7 6 (0.85%) Metadata
7 6 (0.85%) MS Access
8 5 (0.70%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.56%) Big Data
9 4 (0.56%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.56%) Couchbase
9 4 (0.56%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.42%) EDRMS
11 2 (0.28%) Bigtable
11 2 (0.28%) DynamoDB
11 2 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.28%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 17 (2.39%) JIRA
2 6 (0.85%) Artifactory
2 6 (0.85%) SonarQube
3 5 (0.70%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.56%) LoadRunner
4 4 (0.56%) NeoLoad
5 2 (0.28%) Git
5 2 (0.28%) GitLab
5 2 (0.28%) Liquibase
5 2 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.14%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.14%) Subversion
General
1 222 (31.27%) Social Skills
2 212 (29.86%) Finance
3 107 (15.07%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (12.54%) Law
5 48 (6.76%) Telecoms
6 40 (5.63%) Marketing
7 37 (5.21%) Public Sector
8 31 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
9 29 (4.08%) Retail
10 26 (3.66%) Banking
11 25 (3.52%) Automotive
11 25 (3.52%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (3.10%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (1.55%) Billing
14 10 (1.41%) Advertising
15 9 (1.27%) Manufacturing
16 7 (0.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 7 (0.99%) Local Government
16 7 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
17 6 (0.85%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 116 (16.34%) Analyst
2 72 (10.14%) Project Manager
3 58 (8.17%) Lead
4 46 (6.48%) Architect
4 46 (6.48%) Senior
5 33 (4.65%) Data Analyst
6 29 (4.08%) IT Manager
7 25 (3.52%) Delivery Manager
8 23 (3.24%) Business Analyst
8 23 (3.24%) Consultant
9 21 (2.96%) Senior Manager
10 20 (2.82%) Software Engineer
10 20 (2.82%) Support Engineer
11 19 (2.68%) Network Engineer
12 18 (2.54%) Programme Manager
13 16 (2.25%) Administrator
14 15 (2.11%) Procurement Manager
15 14 (1.97%) Service Manager
16 13 (1.83%) Developer
16 13 (1.83%) Lead Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.41%) YAML
2 9 (1.27%) Node.js
3 5 (0.70%) .NET
3 5 (0.70%) JSON
4 4 (0.56%) LEMP Stack
4 4 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.56%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (0.42%) CSS
5 3 (0.42%) EDI
5 3 (0.42%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (0.42%) jQuery
5 3 (0.42%) Kafka
5 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
5 3 (0.42%) REST
6 2 (0.28%) Apache Avro
6 2 (0.28%) Apache NiFi
6 2 (0.28%) OAuth
6 2 (0.28%) SAML
7 1 (0.14%) OpenID
7 1 (0.14%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 62 (8.73%) Management Information System
2 28 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
3 22 (3.10%) Virtual Team
4 21 (2.96%) Algorithms
4 21 (2.96%) Data Protection Act
5 16 (2.25%) Credit Risk
6 14 (1.97%) Freedom of Information
6 14 (1.97%) Product Ownership
7 12 (1.69%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.41%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.13%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.13%) Public Cloud
10 7 (0.99%) Blackberry
10 7 (0.99%) Hybrid Cloud
10 7 (0.99%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.85%) Cloud Native
11 6 (0.85%) CMDB
11 6 (0.85%) Photography
11 6 (0.85%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 61 (8.59%) Windows
2 29 (4.08%) Linux
3 20 (2.82%) Windows 10
4 19 (2.68%) Apple iOS
5 18 (2.54%) Windows Server
6 11 (1.55%) Mac OS X
7 10 (1.41%) Android
8 6 (0.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.56%) AIX
9 4 (0.56%) CentOS
9 4 (0.56%) Unix
10 3 (0.42%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.14%) Solaris
11 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2008
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (18.59%) Project Management
2 113 (15.92%) Data Protection
3 112 (15.77%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (13.94%) Agile
5 90 (12.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 69 (9.72%) Change Management
7 63 (8.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 63 (8.87%) Risk Management
8 62 (8.73%) Migration
9 60 (8.45%) Analytics
10 53 (7.46%) Information Security
10 53 (7.46%) Roadmaps
11 52 (7.32%) Decision-Making
12 49 (6.90%) Computer Science
13 46 (6.48%) ITIL
14 45 (6.34%) Cybersecurity
15 41 (5.77%) DevOps
16 39 (5.49%) Customer Service
17 36 (5.07%) Validation
18 35 (4.93%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 30 (4.23%) SQL
2 25 (3.52%) PowerShell
3 19 (2.68%) MATLAB
4 16 (2.25%) Python
5 11 (1.55%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.41%) C#
7 8 (1.13%) Bash
7 8 (1.13%) Swift
8 6 (0.85%) C++
8 6 (0.85%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.56%) PHP
10 3 (0.42%) Java
11 2 (0.28%) U-SQL
12 1 (0.14%) ABAP
12 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.14%) Perl
12 1 (0.14%) R
12 1 (0.14%) Ruby
12 1 (0.14%) Scala
12 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 118 (16.62%) Degree
2 79 (11.13%) Security Cleared
3 60 (8.45%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.82%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.68%) PMI Certification
6 18 (2.54%) PMP
7 14 (1.97%) APMP
7 14 (1.97%) CISSP
8 13 (1.83%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.27%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.13%) CISM
10 8 (1.13%) ISEB
11 7 (0.99%) CCIE
11 7 (0.99%) DBS Check
11 7 (0.99%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.85%) CIPD
12 6 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.70%) CCNP
13 5 (0.70%) CEH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (11.69%) GDPR
2 47 (6.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.52%) QA
4 24 (3.38%) NIST
5 20 (2.82%) Accessibility
6 18 (2.54%) Data Quality
7 17 (2.39%) SLA
8 15 (2.11%) HIPAA
9 14 (1.97%) PMO
10 12 (1.69%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.70%) PCI DSS
12 4 (0.56%) GRC
12 4 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.42%) NCSC
14 2 (0.28%) COBIT
14 2 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 2 (0.28%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
14 2 (0.28%) WCAG
System Software
1 32 (4.51%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.13%) Docker
3 6 (0.85%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.56%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.42%) vSphere
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.14%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (2.11%) Ansible
1 15 (2.11%) Terraform
2 9 (1.27%) SCCM
3 8 (1.13%) PingFederate
4 7 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.85%) Kubernetes
6 5 (0.70%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.28%) Ambari
7 2 (0.28%) CEMLI
7 2 (0.28%) FortiGate
7 2 (0.28%) Oozie
8 1 (0.14%) Avamar
8 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.14%) SCOM
8 1 (0.14%) SELinux
8 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.14%) vRealize
Vendors
1 159 (22.39%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.49%) Oracle
3 36 (5.07%) SAP
4 31 (4.37%) Google
5 21 (2.96%) Alteryx
6 18 (2.54%) Cisco
6 18 (2.54%) iManage
6 18 (2.54%) VMware
7 17 (2.39%) ServiceNow
8 13 (1.83%) Citrix
8 13 (1.83%) Salesforce
9 10 (1.41%) Okta
10 8 (1.13%) Adobe
10 8 (1.13%) Apple
10 8 (1.13%) Intapp
10 8 (1.13%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.13%) Splunk
11 7 (0.99%) Cadence
11 7 (0.99%) CheckPoint
11 7 (0.99%) HP