Legal Contracts in the North West

Legal
England > North West

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 71 91 106
Rank change year-on-year +20 +15 -12
Contract jobs citing Legal 64 61 72
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 2.34% 2.00% 1.77%
As % of the General category 4.38% 3.84% 3.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 45 41 47
10th Percentile £200 £375 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% +25.00% -15.79%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £450
90th Percentile £850 £684 £621
England median daily rate £500 £525 £503
% change year-on-year -4.76% +4.39% +1.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 2 2
10th Percentile £14.43 £16.89 £20.05
25th Percentile £25.50 £17.30 £20.13
Median hourly rate £26.33 £18.66 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.10% -8.98% -
75th Percentile £57.50 £20.69 £21.13
90th Percentile - £21.51 £21.35
England median hourly rate £40.00 £24.46 £27.00
% change year-on-year +63.53% -9.41% +45.95%

All General Skills
North West

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 the North West with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,462 1,589 2,036
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 53.38% 52.15% 50.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 875 1,100 1,419
10th Percentile £293 £305 £226
25th Percentile £394 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +8.94%
75th Percentile £585 £588 £575
90th Percentile £670 £675 £650
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 197 79 111
10th Percentile £12.50 £14.73 £10.63
25th Percentile £15.00 £16.85 £14.82
Median hourly rate £21.00 £25.00 £23.06
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +8.44% +9.79%
75th Percentile £37.25 £35.02 £50.71
90th Percentile £51.89 £53.73 £65.00
England median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%

Legal
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the North West

Legal
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Legal in the North West

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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in the North West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in the North West

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in the North West

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in the North West over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in the North West

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Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the North West region over the 6 months to 2 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
Manchester +21 44 £575 +27.78% 117
Cheshire +1 10 £300 -51.02% 29
Merseyside +19 8 £575 +21.05% 23
Cumbria -15 1 £200 - 10
Lancashire - 1 £600 - 11
Legal
England

Legal
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (10.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (6.25%) Simulink
3 4 (6.25%) Stateflow
4 3 (4.69%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (3.13%) MS Visio
6 1 (1.56%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.56%) Sage X3
2 1 (1.56%) SAP GTS
2 1 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 7 (10.94%) Power Platform
2 5 (7.81%) Azure
2 5 (7.81%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (7.81%) SaaS
3 4 (6.25%) Google Workspace
3 4 (6.25%) IaaS
3 4 (6.25%) PaaS
4 3 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (4.69%) OCI
5 2 (3.13%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.56%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 8 (12.50%) VPN
2 6 (9.38%) Firewall
3 3 (4.69%) Software-Defined Networking
3 3 (4.69%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.25%) Power BI
2 3 (4.69%) SQL Server
3 2 (3.13%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (3.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.56%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.56%) PowerPivot
4 1 (1.56%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 13 (20.31%) Social Skills
2 11 (17.19%) Law
3 7 (10.94%) Finance
4 6 (9.38%) Public Sector
5 4 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (6.25%) Automotive
6 1 (1.56%) Banking
6 1 (1.56%) Investment Banking
6 1 (1.56%) Military
6 1 (1.56%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (17.19%) Lead
2 8 (12.50%) Architect
2 8 (12.50%) Senior
3 7 (10.94%) Analyst
4 6 (9.38%) Lead Architect
4 6 (9.38%) Technical Architect
4 6 (9.38%) Technical Leader
5 5 (7.81%) Developer
5 5 (7.81%) Senior Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Software Engineer
6 4 (6.25%) Deployment Engineer
6 4 (6.25%) Network Engineer
7 3 (4.69%) Coordinator
7 3 (4.69%) Project Coordinator
7 3 (4.69%) Systems Developer
8 2 (3.13%) Business Analyst
8 2 (3.13%) Dynamics 365 Specialist
8 2 (3.13%) IT Support
8 2 (3.13%) Project Manager
8 2 (3.13%) Senior Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (9.38%) Node.js
2 3 (4.69%) .NET
3 2 (3.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.38%) Product Ownership
1 6 (9.38%) Public Cloud
2 5 (7.81%) Mobile App
2 5 (7.81%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (6.25%) Algorithms
3 4 (6.25%) Virtual Team
4 3 (4.69%) Management Information System
5 2 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (3.13%) SCADA
6 1 (1.56%) CMDB
6 1 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.56%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 12 (18.75%) Windows
2 6 (9.38%) Android
2 6 (9.38%) Apple iOS
2 6 (9.38%) Windows 10
2 6 (9.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.00%) Agile
2 10 (15.63%) Data Protection
2 10 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (15.63%) Project Management
3 9 (14.06%) Design Patterns
3 9 (14.06%) DevOps
3 9 (14.06%) User Experience
4 8 (12.50%) Customer Service
4 8 (12.50%) Migration
4 8 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
4 8 (12.50%) Risk Management
5 6 (9.38%) CI/CD
5 6 (9.38%) Computer Science
5 6 (9.38%) CRM
5 6 (9.38%) Product Roadmap
5 6 (9.38%) Product Strategy
5 6 (9.38%) Roadmaps
5 6 (9.38%) Security Architecture
5 6 (9.38%) Strategic Roadmap
5 6 (9.38%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 6 (9.38%) SQL
2 4 (6.25%) MATLAB
3 3 (4.69%) C#
4 1 (1.56%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.56%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.56%) VBA
Qualifications
1 15 (23.44%) Security Cleared
2 14 (21.88%) SC Cleared
3 10 (15.63%) Degree
4 4 (6.25%) APMP
4 4 (6.25%) DBS Check
4 4 (6.25%) PMI Certification
4 4 (6.25%) PMP
5 1 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (18.75%) GDPR
2 3 (4.69%) QA
3 2 (3.13%) Accessibility
3 2 (3.13%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (7.81%) SCCM
2 2 (3.13%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 9 (14.06%) Google
1 9 (14.06%) Oracle
2 8 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 5 (7.81%) Apple
4 4 (6.25%) Salesforce
5 3 (4.69%) SAP
6 1 (1.56%) Sage