Legal
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legal over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 147 | 160 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +13 | +56 |
| Contract jobs citing Legal | 804 | 1,022 | 1,542 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.87% | 1.82% | 1.76% |
| As % of the General category | 3.25% | 3.12% | 3.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 448 | 702 | 994 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £251 | £298 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | -2.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 93 | 41 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.59 | £13.25 | £12.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.44 | £18.09 | £20.07 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £24.46 | £28.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.30% | -14.18% | +54.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £60.00 | £50.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.50 | £66.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.00 | £22.16 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.33% | -17.93% | +45.95% |
All General Skills
UK
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 with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 24,753 | 32,807 | 49,724 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 57.49% | 58.53% | 56.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,550 | 22,755 | 34,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +8.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,984 | 981 | 1,390 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.30 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.12% | +43.56% | +4.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.38 | £72.50 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.42 | £27.84 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.08% | +42.77% | +2.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Legal as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legal.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legal.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legal over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| England | +17 | 695 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,748 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 437 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,119 |
| London | -21 | 304 | £525 | -4.55% | 714 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 237 | £550 | +3.29% | 647 |
| South East | +32 | 153 | £500 | -9.09% | 280 |
| North of England | +13 | 84 | £513 | -2.38% | 292 |
| North West | +25 | 64 | £575 | +15.00% | 180 |
| Midlands | +31 | 63 | £413 | -13.16% | 184 |
| South West | +28 | 61 | £500 | +5.26% | 177 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 44 | £431 | -4.17% | 110 |
| Scotland | +6 | 41 | £481 | -4.23% | 64 |
| East of England | 0 | 20 | £350 | -31.71% | 119 |
| East Midlands | +16 | 19 | £275 | -52.50% | 73 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 13 | £248 | -45.00% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 13 | £500 | -13.04% | 81 |
| North East | +15 | 7 | £425 | +28.79% | 36 |
| Wales | +14 | 7 | £120 | -61.29% | 47 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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