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 in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 99 129 163
Rank change year-on-year +30 +34 +11
Contract jobs citing Legal 441 430 481
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 2.07% 1.89% 1.58%
As % of the General category 3.88% 3.37% 2.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 293 300
10th Percentile £200 £225 £213
25th Percentile £325 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £626 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 72 39 16
10th Percentile £11.58 £13.10 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.80 £13.25 £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 £47.50 £34.38
90th Percentile £70.16 £73.00 £53.75
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £22.50 £27.00
% change year-on-year +15.56% -16.67% +45.95%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,359 12,744 17,014
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.27% 56.16% 55.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,395 8,644 11,704
10th Percentile £205 £230 £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 £594 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £700 £656
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,713 737 1,038
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £29.50 £27.50 £19.59
Median % change year-on-year +7.27% +40.36% +3.12%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £69.25 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.50 £31.96 £23.00
% change year-on-year -4.57% +38.96% +9.26%

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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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +31 156 £500 -4.76% 284
North of England +1 81 £500 - 276
North West +14 61 £500 - 172
South West +16 59 £500 +5.26% 172
Midlands +17 58 £413 -10.81% 187
Scotland +22 45 £488 -2.99% 64
West Midlands +17 41 £431 -4.17% 119
East of England 0 22 £350 -35.19% 121
East Midlands +8 17 £275 -52.50% 67
Northern Ireland +3 15 £248 -45.00% 12
Yorkshire -4 13 £500 -9.09% 75
Wales +17 8 £120 -61.29% 45
North East +12 7 £425 +28.79% 34
Legal
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 19 (4.31%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.13%) IIS
2 5 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.91%) Apache
3 4 (0.91%) Apache Solr
3 4 (0.91%) nginx
3 4 (0.91%) Tomcat
4 2 (0.45%) Confluence
4 2 (0.45%) SAS
Applications
1 45 (10.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (7.94%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.95%) Simulink
4 13 (2.95%) Stateflow
5 5 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.91%) Acrobat
6 4 (0.91%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.23%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 6 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.68%) iTrent
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
3 3 (0.68%) PeopleSoft HCM
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Assets
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.23%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.23%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.23%) Relativity
5 1 (0.23%) Sage X3
5 1 (0.23%) SAP EHS
5 1 (0.23%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.23%) SAP GTS
5 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.23%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 36 (8.16%) Azure
2 31 (7.03%) SaaS
3 28 (6.35%) Power Platform
4 26 (5.90%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.99%) Snowflake
6 21 (4.76%) AWS
7 11 (2.49%) IaaS
8 9 (2.04%) Google Workspace
8 9 (2.04%) PaaS
9 8 (1.81%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (1.36%) OCI
10 6 (1.36%) Smartsheet
11 5 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.13%) GCP
11 5 (1.13%) Power Automate
12 3 (0.68%) AWS CloudFormation
12 3 (0.68%) Azure Data Factory
12 3 (0.68%) Entra ID
12 3 (0.68%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 24 (5.44%) Firewall
2 10 (2.27%) VPN
3 9 (2.04%) TCP/IP
3 9 (2.04%) Wireless
4 8 (1.81%) Intranet
4 8 (1.81%) LAN
5 7 (1.59%) 5G
5 7 (1.59%) SAN
6 6 (1.36%) Internet
7 5 (1.13%) HTTP
7 5 (1.13%) Network Security
7 5 (1.13%) WAN
8 4 (0.91%) DNS
8 4 (0.91%) FTP
8 4 (0.91%) H.323
8 4 (0.91%) HTTPS
8 4 (0.91%) IPsec
8 4 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.68%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.68%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.35%) Tableau
2 25 (5.67%) Power BI
3 5 (1.13%) BusinessObjects
3 5 (1.13%) NoSQL
3 5 (1.13%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.91%) Couchbase
4 4 (0.91%) MS Access
4 4 (0.91%) MySQL
5 3 (0.68%) Metadata
6 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.45%) GIS
6 2 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.45%) 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%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.23%) PowerPivot
7 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 10 (2.27%) JIRA
2 6 (1.36%) Artifactory
2 6 (1.36%) 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
1 138 (31.29%) Social Skills
2 123 (27.89%) Finance
3 79 (17.91%) Analytical Skills
4 39 (8.84%) Law
5 33 (7.48%) Telecoms
6 25 (5.67%) Public Sector
7 21 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
8 16 (3.63%) Automotive
8 16 (3.63%) Marketing
8 16 (3.63%) Retail
9 15 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (2.49%) Influencing Skills
11 9 (2.04%) Local Government
12 8 (1.81%) Presentation Skills
13 7 (1.59%) Billing
14 6 (1.36%) Manufacturing
15 5 (1.13%) Mandarin Language
16 4 (0.91%) Banking
17 3 (0.68%) Aerospace
17 3 (0.68%) German Language
Job Titles
1 94 (21.32%) Analyst
2 39 (8.84%) Lead
3 30 (6.80%) Data Analyst
4 27 (6.12%) IT Manager
5 25 (5.67%) Project Manager
6 20 (4.54%) Senior
7 16 (3.63%) Architect
8 14 (3.17%) Software Engineer
9 13 (2.95%) Network Engineer
10 12 (2.72%) Administrator
10 12 (2.72%) Deployment Engineer
10 12 (2.72%) Lead Data Analyst
11 11 (2.49%) Consultant
11 11 (2.49%) Procurement Officer
11 11 (2.49%) Service Manager
12 10 (2.27%) Business Analyst
12 10 (2.27%) Delivery Manager
12 10 (2.27%) Procurement Manager
12 10 (2.27%) SOC Analyst
13 9 (2.04%) HR Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.27%) YAML
2 7 (1.59%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.36%) Node.js
4 5 (1.13%) JSON
5 4 (0.91%) .NET
5 4 (0.91%) LEMP Stack
5 4 (0.91%) RabbitMQ
6 3 (0.68%) REST
7 2 (0.45%) AngularJS
8 1 (0.23%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.23%) AWS CDK
8 1 (0.23%) BAPI
8 1 (0.23%) Flash
8 1 (0.23%) Kafka
8 1 (0.23%) PostGIS
8 1 (0.23%) SAML
8 1 (0.23%) SAP ALE
8 1 (0.23%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.48%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.99%) Credit Risk
3 17 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 16 (3.63%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.95%) Algorithms
6 11 (2.49%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (2.49%) Mobile App
7 10 (2.27%) Freedom of Information
8 8 (1.81%) NHS
9 7 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.59%) CMDB
9 7 (1.59%) Product Ownership
10 6 (1.36%) Hybrid Cloud
10 6 (1.36%) Onboarding
10 6 (1.36%) Public Cloud
10 6 (1.36%) Replication
11 5 (1.13%) DTCC
11 5 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.13%) Market Risk
11 5 (1.13%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.07%) Windows
2 27 (6.12%) Linux
3 15 (3.40%) Apple iOS
4 13 (2.95%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.27%) Mac OS X
6 9 (2.04%) Windows 10
7 6 (1.36%) Android
8 5 (1.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.91%) AIX
9 4 (0.91%) CentOS
9 4 (0.91%) Unix
10 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.23%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (19.95%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (15.65%) Data Protection
3 65 (14.74%) Project Management
4 54 (12.24%) Stakeholder Management
5 47 (10.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 46 (10.43%) Agile
6 46 (10.43%) Risk Management
7 44 (9.98%) Decision-Making
8 43 (9.75%) Migration
9 41 (9.30%) Analytics
9 41 (9.30%) Information Security
10 35 (7.94%) Roadmaps
11 33 (7.48%) Change Management
12 32 (7.26%) Cybersecurity
13 28 (6.35%) Customer Service
14 26 (5.90%) Business Intelligence
15 25 (5.67%) Computer Science
15 25 (5.67%) DevOps
15 25 (5.67%) Service Management
16 24 (5.44%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 20 (4.54%) SQL
2 13 (2.95%) MATLAB
3 10 (2.27%) PowerShell
4 9 (2.04%) JavaScript
4 9 (2.04%) Python
5 8 (1.81%) Swift
6 7 (1.59%) Bash
7 5 (1.13%) C++
8 4 (0.91%) PHP
9 3 (0.68%) 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 81 (18.37%) Degree
2 68 (15.42%) Security Cleared
3 43 (9.75%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.08%) PMI Certification
4 18 (4.08%) PMP
5 9 (2.04%) APMP
6 8 (1.81%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.59%) CISSP
7 7 (1.59%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.59%) ISEB
8 6 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.36%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.36%) HNC
8 6 (1.36%) NVQ Level 3
9 5 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.13%) CIPD
9 5 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.13%) CISM
10 4 (0.91%) GIAC
10 4 (0.91%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (11.34%) GDPR
2 24 (5.44%) NIST
3 22 (4.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 17 (3.85%) QA
5 15 (3.40%) HIPAA
6 13 (2.95%) Data Quality
7 11 (2.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 9 (2.04%) Accessibility
8 9 (2.04%) PMO
9 8 (1.81%) SLA
10 4 (0.91%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
12 2 (0.45%) COBIT
12 2 (0.45%) GRC
12 2 (0.45%) GxP
12 2 (0.45%) ISO 14001
12 2 (0.45%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.45%) NCSC
System Software
1 16 (3.63%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.04%) Docker
3 6 (1.36%) VMware NSX
4 4 (0.91%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.45%) vSphere
6 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.23%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 12 (2.72%) Terraform
2 11 (2.49%) Ansible
3 8 (1.81%) SCCM
4 6 (1.36%) Kubernetes
5 5 (1.13%) vCenter Server
6 2 (0.45%) CEMLI
6 2 (0.45%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.45%) 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 77 (17.46%) Microsoft
2 43 (9.75%) Oracle
3 26 (5.90%) Alteryx
4 20 (4.54%) Google
4 20 (4.54%) SAP
5 13 (2.95%) VMware
6 12 (2.72%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.04%) Cisco
7 9 (2.04%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.81%) Apple
8 8 (1.81%) Okta
9 7 (1.59%) Splunk
10 6 (1.36%) CheckPoint
10 6 (1.36%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.36%) Reuters
11 5 (1.13%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.91%) Adobe
12 4 (0.91%) Avaya
12 4 (0.91%) HP
12 4 (0.91%) IBM