Law
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Law over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 234 | 180 | 225 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | +45 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing Law | 433 | 839 | 1,113 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.01% | 1.45% | 1.27% |
| As % of the General category | 1.73% | 2.48% | 2.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 275 | 594 | 741 |
| 10th Percentile | £264 | £226 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £384 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £668 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £783 | £756 | £723 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £560 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +5.00% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 22 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £12.33 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.95 | £16.31 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.32 | £20.61 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.54% | +17.77% | -58.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £57.57 | £38.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £40.75 | £64.50 | £47.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £20.61 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.92% | +24.91% | -61.18% |
All General Skills
UK
Law 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 | 24,958 | 33,814 | 49,248 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.04% | 58.49% | 56.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,748 | 23,448 | 34,168 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,935 | 1,032 | 1,408 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.76 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.92 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.16 | £34.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.29% | +54.55% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.89 | £61.25 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.55 | £72.50 | £59.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £30.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +57.89% | -4.88% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Law 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 Law.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 11 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Law.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law over the 6 months to 11 May 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 Law within the UK over the 6 months to 11 May 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 | -57 | 399 | £550 | +4.76% | 953 |
| UK excluding London | -49 | 204 | £560 | +6.67% | 507 |
| London | -36 | 202 | £550 | +4.76% | 455 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 130 | £538 | +7.39% | 548 |
| Midlands | +19 | 69 | £600 | +9.09% | 92 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 63 | £600 | +9.09% | 51 |
| South East | -17 | 55 | £600 | +42.94% | 97 |
| North of England | -30 | 35 | £500 | -4.76% | 175 |
| South West | -23 | 25 | £578 | -11.15% | 62 |
| North West | -4 | 20 | £500 | +11.11% | 87 |
| East of England | 0 | 14 | £425 | -0.47% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 14 | £190 | -62.00% | 75 |
| Scotland | +48 | 8 | £438 | +16.67% | 40 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 6 | £500 | +42.86% | 41 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| Wales | +20 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| North East | -9 | 1 | £283 | -51.29% | 14 |
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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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