Legal Contracts in England

Legal
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 121 140 155
Rank change year-on-year +19 +15 +44
Contract jobs citing Legal 694 891 1,255
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.85% 1.89% 1.79%
As % of the General category 3.23% 3.20% 3.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 608 792
10th Percentile £203 £256 £300
25th Percentile £363 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £511
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.69% +2.25%
75th Percentile £600 £660 £638
90th Percentile £725 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +3.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 43 21
10th Percentile £11.95 £13.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £21.75 £17.38 £20.09
Median hourly rate £40.00 £24.46 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.53% -9.41% +40.26%
75th Percentile £57.50 £57.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £69.00 £72.26 £55.00
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £24.46 £27.00
% change year-on-year +6.30% -9.41% +45.95%

All General Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,479 27,824 40,287
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.31% 59.12% 57.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,766 19,590 28,334
10th Percentile £281 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £534 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.93% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,832 910 1,276
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £15.25
Median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £22.45
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +36.51% +6.90%
75th Percentile £52.50 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.00 £22.51
% change year-on-year -6.25% +42.14% +6.95%

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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

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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 10 June 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 10 June 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 10 June 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 -31 305 £515 -6.36% 671
South East +36 156 £500 -4.76% 270
North of England +14 81 £500 - 292
North West +12 61 £500 - 186
Midlands +18 59 £413 -10.81% 183
South West +18 57 £500 +5.26% 177
West Midlands +16 42 £431 -4.17% 113
East of England +2 22 £350 -33.33% 121
East Midlands +12 17 £275 -52.50% 69
Yorkshire -7 13 £500 -9.09% 79
North East +16 7 £425 +28.79% 32
Legal
UK

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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 40 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.59%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (0.86%) Confluence
4 5 (0.72%) IIS
5 4 (0.58%) Apache
5 4 (0.58%) Apache Solr
5 4 (0.58%) CMS
5 4 (0.58%) nginx
5 4 (0.58%) Tomcat
6 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.43%) SAS
6 3 (0.43%) Skype for Business
7 2 (0.29%) Drupal
Applications
1 61 (8.79%) Microsoft Office
2 57 (8.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (4.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (2.74%) Simulink
4 19 (2.74%) Stateflow
5 8 (1.15%) MS Visio
6 5 (0.72%) Adobe Premiere
6 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.43%) InDesign
7 3 (0.43%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.29%) FileZilla
9 1 (0.14%) InfoPath
9 1 (0.14%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 12 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.86%) SAP GTS
3 4 (0.58%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.43%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (0.43%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 2 (0.29%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.29%) Relativity
5 2 (0.29%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.29%) Veritas eDiscovery
5 2 (0.29%) Visualfiles
6 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.14%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 75 (10.81%) Azure
2 68 (9.80%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (5.91%) Power Platform
4 39 (5.62%) SaaS
5 33 (4.76%) AWS
6 17 (2.45%) IaaS
6 17 (2.45%) Snowflake
7 15 (2.16%) Google Workspace
8 14 (2.02%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.73%) OneDrive
9 12 (1.73%) PaaS
9 12 (1.73%) PowerApps
10 11 (1.59%) Entra ID
10 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Purview
11 10 (1.44%) GCP
12 9 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.15%) OCI
13 8 (1.15%) Power Automate
14 7 (1.01%) Figma
15 6 (0.86%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 28 (4.03%) Firewall
2 16 (2.31%) VPN
3 12 (1.73%) Internet
3 12 (1.73%) TCP/IP
4 11 (1.59%) Intranet
4 11 (1.59%) Wireless
5 10 (1.44%) LAN
6 9 (1.30%) FTP
7 8 (1.15%) DNS
8 7 (1.01%) 5G
8 7 (1.01%) H.323
8 7 (1.01%) HTTP
8 7 (1.01%) Network Security
8 7 (1.01%) SAN
8 7 (1.01%) WAN
9 4 (0.58%) Cisco ISE
9 4 (0.58%) HTTPS
9 4 (0.58%) IPsec
9 4 (0.58%) Software-Defined Networking
9 4 (0.58%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (3.89%) Power BI
2 24 (3.46%) Tableau
3 14 (2.02%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.15%) Data Lake
5 8 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 7 (1.01%) MySQL
6 7 (1.01%) NoSQL
7 6 (0.86%) Metadata
7 6 (0.86%) MS Access
8 5 (0.72%) Big Data
9 4 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.58%) Couchbase
9 4 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.58%) SAP HANA
10 3 (0.43%) EDRMS
11 2 (0.29%) Bigtable
11 2 (0.29%) GIS
11 2 (0.29%) HBase
11 2 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 17 (2.45%) JIRA
2 6 (0.86%) Artifactory
2 6 (0.86%) SonarQube
3 5 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.58%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.58%) LoadRunner
4 4 (0.58%) NeoLoad
5 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 2 (0.29%) Git
6 2 (0.29%) GitLab
6 2 (0.29%) Liquibase
6 2 (0.29%) MLflow
7 1 (0.14%) Fiddler
7 1 (0.14%) Subversion
General
1 222 (31.99%) Social Skills
2 205 (29.54%) Finance
3 97 (13.98%) Analytical Skills
4 77 (11.10%) Law
5 47 (6.77%) Telecoms
6 40 (5.76%) Marketing
7 36 (5.19%) Public Sector
8 28 (4.03%) Retail
9 26 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
10 24 (3.46%) Automotive
11 23 (3.31%) Banking
11 23 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
12 18 (2.59%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (1.73%) Billing
14 11 (1.59%) Advertising
14 11 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.15%) Local Government
15 8 (1.15%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.01%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (1.01%) Police
Job Titles
1 116 (16.71%) Analyst
2 61 (8.79%) Project Manager
3 49 (7.06%) Lead
4 45 (6.48%) Senior
5 44 (6.34%) Architect
6 32 (4.61%) Data Analyst
7 29 (4.18%) Consultant
7 29 (4.18%) IT Manager
8 24 (3.46%) Delivery Manager
9 20 (2.88%) Senior Manager
9 20 (2.88%) Software Engineer
10 19 (2.74%) Business Analyst
10 19 (2.74%) Programme Manager
11 18 (2.59%) Administrator
12 17 (2.45%) Network Engineer
12 17 (2.45%) Support Engineer
13 14 (2.02%) Developer
13 14 (2.02%) Service Manager
14 13 (1.87%) Lead Architect
15 12 (1.73%) Procurement Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.44%) YAML
2 9 (1.30%) Node.js
3 6 (0.86%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (0.72%) .NET
4 5 (0.72%) JSON
5 4 (0.58%) LEMP Stack
5 4 (0.58%) OAuth
5 4 (0.58%) RabbitMQ
5 4 (0.58%) SAML
6 3 (0.43%) CSS
6 3 (0.43%) EDI
6 3 (0.43%) HTML5 Canvas
6 3 (0.43%) jQuery
6 3 (0.43%) Kafka
6 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Graph
6 3 (0.43%) OpenID
7 2 (0.29%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.29%) Apache Avro
7 2 (0.29%) Apache NiFi
7 2 (0.29%) PyTorch
Miscellaneous
1 54 (7.78%) Management Information System
2 24 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (3.31%) Algorithms
4 22 (3.17%) Data Protection Act
5 21 (3.03%) Virtual Team
6 16 (2.31%) Credit Risk
7 14 (2.02%) Product Ownership
8 13 (1.87%) Freedom of Information
9 12 (1.73%) Mobile App
10 11 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
11 10 (1.44%) Onboarding
12 9 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.15%) CMDB
13 8 (1.15%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.15%) Security Posture
14 7 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
15 6 (0.86%) Enterprise Software
15 6 (0.86%) Photography
15 6 (0.86%) Replication
15 6 (0.86%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 59 (8.50%) Windows
2 27 (3.89%) Linux
3 20 (2.88%) Windows 10
4 18 (2.59%) Apple iOS
5 17 (2.45%) Windows Server
6 10 (1.44%) Mac OS X
7 9 (1.30%) Android
8 5 (0.72%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.58%) AIX
9 4 (0.58%) CentOS
9 4 (0.58%) Unix
10 1 (0.14%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.14%) Solaris
10 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (19.45%) Project Management
2 114 (16.43%) Problem-Solving
3 100 (14.41%) Data Protection
4 96 (13.83%) Agile
5 91 (13.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 67 (9.65%) Migration
7 65 (9.37%) Analytics
7 65 (9.37%) Risk Management
8 63 (9.08%) Change Management
9 59 (8.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 58 (8.36%) Roadmaps
11 56 (8.07%) Information Security
12 52 (7.49%) Computer Science
13 45 (6.48%) Cybersecurity
13 45 (6.48%) Decision-Making
14 44 (6.34%) DevOps
14 44 (6.34%) ITIL
15 35 (5.04%) Customer Service
16 34 (4.90%) Coaching
17 33 (4.76%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 30 (4.32%) SQL
2 25 (3.60%) PowerShell
3 21 (3.03%) Python
4 19 (2.74%) MATLAB
5 12 (1.73%) JavaScript
6 10 (1.44%) C#
7 8 (1.15%) Swift
8 7 (1.01%) Bash
9 6 (0.86%) C++
9 6 (0.86%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.58%) PHP
11 3 (0.43%) Perl
11 3 (0.43%) R
12 2 (0.29%) Java
12 2 (0.29%) U-SQL
13 1 (0.14%) ABAP
13 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.14%) Ruby
13 1 (0.14%) TypeScript
13 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 116 (16.71%) Degree
2 76 (10.95%) Security Cleared
3 53 (7.64%) SC Cleared
4 20 (2.88%) PMP
5 19 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (2.74%) PMI Certification
6 14 (2.02%) Master's Degree
7 13 (1.87%) APMP
8 12 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.30%) CISSP
9 9 (1.30%) ISEB
10 7 (1.01%) DBS Check
11 6 (0.86%) CISM
11 6 (0.86%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.86%) GIAC
12 5 (0.72%) CCIE
12 5 (0.72%) CEH
12 5 (0.72%) CIPD
12 5 (0.72%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (10.66%) GDPR
2 44 (6.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (3.75%) QA
4 25 (3.60%) NIST
5 19 (2.74%) Accessibility
6 17 (2.45%) Data Quality
7 16 (2.31%) SLA
8 15 (2.16%) HIPAA
9 13 (1.87%) PMO
10 12 (1.73%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 4 (0.58%) GRC
12 4 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 3 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
13 3 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
14 2 (0.29%) GxP
14 2 (0.29%) ISO 14001
14 2 (0.29%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 31 (4.47%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.15%) Docker
3 6 (0.86%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.58%) VMware ESXi
4 4 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.29%) vSphere
6 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.14%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 15 (2.16%) Ansible
1 15 (2.16%) Terraform
2 9 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.30%) SCCM
3 8 (1.15%) PingFederate
4 7 (1.01%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.72%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.29%) Ambari
6 2 (0.29%) CEMLI
6 2 (0.29%) CSIRT
6 2 (0.29%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.29%) Oozie
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Identity Management
7 1 (0.14%) Avamar
7 1 (0.14%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.14%) SCOM
7 1 (0.14%) SELinux
7 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.14%) vRealize
Vendors
1 151 (21.76%) Microsoft
2 47 (6.77%) Oracle
3 36 (5.19%) SAP
4 28 (4.03%) Google
5 20 (2.88%) Alteryx
5 20 (2.88%) VMware
6 17 (2.45%) iManage
7 16 (2.31%) Cisco
8 15 (2.16%) ServiceNow
9 13 (1.87%) Salesforce
10 10 (1.44%) Citrix
11 9 (1.30%) Okta
12 8 (1.15%) Adobe
12 8 (1.15%) Palo Alto
13 7 (1.01%) Apple
13 7 (1.01%) Cadence
13 7 (1.01%) CheckPoint
13 7 (1.01%) Intapp
13 7 (1.01%) Splunk
14 6 (0.86%) Reuters
1,709 Legal jobs in England