Legal Contracts in the UK excluding London

Legal
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 97 139 159
Rank change year-on-year +42 +20 +17
Contract jobs citing Legal 437 416 498
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.10% 1.82% 1.63%
As % of the General category 3.90% 3.23% 2.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 224 283 308
10th Percentile £200 £225 £212
25th Percentile £325 £384 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -2.70%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £634 £700 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 35 16
10th Percentile £11.50 £12.80 £12.50
25th Percentile £14.89 £17.38 £18.53
Median hourly rate £26.00 £22.16 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.33% -17.93% +45.95%
75th Percentile £57.50 £55.00 £40.76
90th Percentile £70.02 £74.00 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £24.46 £27.00
% change year-on-year +6.30% -9.41% +45.95%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,200 12,893 17,095
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.72% 56.26% 55.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,337 8,756 11,783
10th Percentile £205 £229 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +7.95%
75th Percentile £595 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,694 724 1,032
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.42 £28.07 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% +43.95% +2.63%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £36.37
90th Percentile £67.38 £68.75 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.40 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.41% +44.00% +4.65%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Legal in the UK excluding London

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Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legal within the UK excluding London 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
South East +29 153 £500 -9.09% 302
North of England +19 84 £513 -2.38% 303
North West +20 64 £575 +15.00% 190
Midlands +34 63 £413 -13.16% 180
South West +32 61 £500 +5.26% 185
West Midlands +20 44 £431 -4.17% 110
Scotland +12 41 £481 -4.23% 72
East of England +3 20 £350 -31.71% 126
East Midlands +14 19 £275 -52.50% 69
Northern Ireland +7 13 £248 -45.00% 17
Yorkshire +3 13 £500 -13.04% 80
North East +15 7 £425 +28.79% 38
Wales +14 7 £120 -61.29% 48
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 15 (3.43%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.14%) IIS
2 5 (1.14%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.92%) Apache
3 4 (0.92%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.92%) nginx
3 4 (0.92%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.46%) Confluence
4 2 (0.46%) SAS
Applications
1 41 (9.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (7.78%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.97%) Simulink
4 13 (2.97%) Stateflow
5 5 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.92%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.92%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 6 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Assets
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (0.46%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 1 (0.23%) iTrent
4 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.23%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 1 (0.23%) Relativity
4 1 (0.23%) Sage X3
4 1 (0.23%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.23%) SAP EHS
4 1 (0.23%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.23%) SAP GTS
4 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
4 1 (0.23%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 36 (8.24%) Azure
2 31 (7.09%) SaaS
3 27 (6.18%) Power Platform
4 24 (5.49%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (5.03%) Snowflake
6 18 (4.12%) AWS
7 11 (2.52%) IaaS
8 9 (2.06%) Google Workspace
8 9 (2.06%) PaaS
9 8 (1.83%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.37%) Smartsheet
11 5 (1.14%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.14%) GCP
12 4 (0.92%) OCI
12 4 (0.92%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.69%) AWS CloudFormation
13 3 (0.69%) Azure Data Factory
13 3 (0.69%) Entra ID
13 3 (0.69%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.46%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 25 (5.72%) Firewall
2 10 (2.29%) VPN
3 9 (2.06%) TCP/IP
3 9 (2.06%) Wireless
4 8 (1.83%) Intranet
4 8 (1.83%) LAN
5 7 (1.60%) 5G
5 7 (1.60%) SAN
6 6 (1.37%) Internet
7 5 (1.14%) HTTP
7 5 (1.14%) Network Security
7 5 (1.14%) WAN
8 4 (0.92%) DNS
8 4 (0.92%) FTP
8 4 (0.92%) H.323
8 4 (0.92%) HTTPS
8 4 (0.92%) IPsec
8 4 (0.92%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.69%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.69%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.41%) Tableau
2 24 (5.49%) Power BI
3 5 (1.14%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.14%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.92%) BusinessObjects
4 4 (0.92%) Couchbase
4 4 (0.92%) MS Access
4 4 (0.92%) MySQL
5 3 (0.69%) Metadata
6 2 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.23%) Big Data
7 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.23%) GIS
7 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.23%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (2.29%) JIRA
2 6 (1.37%) Artifactory
2 6 (1.37%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.23%) Fiddler
3 1 (0.23%) Git
3 1 (0.23%) GitLab
3 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 1 (0.23%) Subversion
3 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 132 (30.21%) Social Skills
2 116 (26.54%) Finance
3 80 (18.31%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (9.15%) Law
5 33 (7.55%) Telecoms
6 23 (5.26%) Public Sector
7 22 (5.03%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (3.89%) Retail
9 16 (3.66%) Automotive
10 15 (3.43%) Marketing
11 12 (2.75%) Influencing Skills
12 11 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.83%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.60%) Local Government
15 6 (1.37%) Billing
16 5 (1.14%) Mandarin Language
16 5 (1.14%) Manufacturing
17 4 (0.92%) Banking
17 4 (0.92%) German Language
18 3 (0.69%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 89 (20.37%) Analyst
2 43 (9.84%) Lead
3 30 (6.86%) Data Analyst
4 27 (6.18%) IT Manager
5 26 (5.95%) Project Manager
6 19 (4.35%) Senior
7 17 (3.89%) Architect
8 15 (3.43%) Network Engineer
9 14 (3.20%) Software Engineer
10 12 (2.75%) Lead Data Analyst
11 11 (2.52%) Deployment Engineer
11 11 (2.52%) Procurement Officer
11 11 (2.52%) Service Manager
11 11 (2.52%) SOC Analyst
12 10 (2.29%) Administrator
12 10 (2.29%) Business Analyst
12 10 (2.29%) Delivery Manager
12 10 (2.29%) Procurement Manager
12 10 (2.29%) Support Engineer
13 9 (2.06%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.29%) YAML
2 6 (1.37%) Node.js
3 5 (1.14%) JSON
3 5 (1.14%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.92%) .NET
4 4 (0.92%) LEMP Stack
4 4 (0.92%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (0.69%) REST
6 2 (0.46%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.23%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.23%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.23%) BAPI
7 1 (0.23%) Flash
7 1 (0.23%) Kafka
7 1 (0.23%) PostGIS
7 1 (0.23%) SAML
7 1 (0.23%) SAP ALE
7 1 (0.23%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.01%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.03%) Credit Risk
3 18 (4.12%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.66%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.97%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.52%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (2.29%) NHS
8 9 (2.06%) Freedom of Information
9 8 (1.83%) Product Ownership
10 7 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.37%) CMDB
11 6 (1.37%) Hybrid Cloud
11 6 (1.37%) Public Cloud
11 6 (1.37%) Replication
12 5 (1.14%) DTCC
12 5 (1.14%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (1.14%) Market Risk
12 5 (1.14%) Onboarding
12 5 (1.14%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 39 (8.92%) Windows
2 28 (6.41%) Linux
3 15 (3.43%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.97%) Windows Server
5 11 (2.52%) Mac OS X
6 8 (1.83%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.37%) Android
8 5 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.92%) AIX
9 4 (0.92%) CentOS
9 4 (0.92%) Unix
10 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 86 (19.68%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (16.70%) Data Protection
3 67 (15.33%) Project Management
4 54 (12.36%) Stakeholder Management
5 50 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 49 (11.21%) Agile
7 47 (10.76%) Decision-Making
7 47 (10.76%) Risk Management
8 43 (9.84%) Migration
9 40 (9.15%) Information Security
10 39 (8.92%) Analytics
11 33 (7.55%) Cybersecurity
11 33 (7.55%) Roadmaps
12 31 (7.09%) Change Management
13 26 (5.95%) Computer Science
13 26 (5.95%) Customer Service
14 25 (5.72%) DevOps
15 24 (5.49%) Actionable Insight
15 24 (5.49%) Service Management
15 24 (5.49%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 18 (4.12%) SQL
2 13 (2.97%) MATLAB
3 10 (2.29%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.06%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.06%) Python
5 8 (1.83%) Swift
6 7 (1.60%) Bash
7 5 (1.14%) C++
8 4 (0.92%) PHP
9 3 (0.69%) C#
10 1 (0.23%) ABAP
10 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.23%) Java
10 1 (0.23%) Perl
10 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.23%) VBA
Qualifications
1 80 (18.31%) Degree
2 66 (15.10%) Security Cleared
3 44 (10.07%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.12%) PMI Certification
4 18 (4.12%) PMP
5 9 (2.06%) APMP
6 7 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.60%) DBS Check
6 7 (1.60%) Master's Degree
7 6 (1.37%) CISSP
7 6 (1.37%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.37%) HNC
7 6 (1.37%) ISEB
7 6 (1.37%) NVQ Level 3
8 5 (1.14%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.14%) CIPD
8 5 (1.14%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.92%) CEH
9 4 (0.92%) CREST Certified
9 4 (0.92%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (12.36%) GDPR
2 24 (5.49%) NIST
3 22 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 16 (3.66%) HIPAA
4 16 (3.66%) QA
5 13 (2.97%) Data Quality
6 12 (2.75%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 9 (2.06%) Accessibility
7 9 (2.06%) PMO
8 7 (1.60%) SLA
9 4 (0.92%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.46%) COBIT
11 2 (0.46%) GRC
11 2 (0.46%) GxP
11 2 (0.46%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.46%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 2 (0.46%) NCSC
System Software
1 15 (3.43%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.06%) Docker
3 6 (1.37%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.92%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.46%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (2.75%) Terraform
2 11 (2.52%) Ansible
3 8 (1.83%) SCCM
4 6 (1.37%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.14%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.46%) CEMLI
6 2 (0.46%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.23%) Avamar
7 1 (0.23%) Grafana
7 1 (0.23%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Satellite
7 1 (0.23%) SCOM
7 1 (0.23%) SELinux
7 1 (0.23%) vRealize
Vendors
1 74 (16.93%) Microsoft
2 41 (9.38%) Oracle
3 26 (5.95%) Alteryx
4 20 (4.58%) Google
4 20 (4.58%) SAP
5 13 (2.97%) VMware
6 12 (2.75%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.06%) Cisco
7 9 (2.06%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.83%) Apple
8 8 (1.83%) Okta
9 7 (1.60%) Splunk
10 6 (1.37%) CheckPoint
10 6 (1.37%) HP
10 6 (1.37%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.37%) Reuters
11 5 (1.14%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.92%) Adobe
12 4 (0.92%) Avaya
12 4 (0.92%) IBM
1,173 Legal jobs in the UK excluding London