Law Contracts in the UK excluding London

Law
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Law 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 Law 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 206 154 170
Rank change year-on-year -52 +16 +23
Contract jobs citing Law 204 369 480
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.98% 1.62% 1.57%
As % of the General category 1.82% 2.88% 2.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 268 330
10th Percentile £364 £205 £287
25th Percentile £450 £346 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £518
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +1.45% +21.76%
75th Percentile £669 £675 £588
90th Percentile £848 £763 £701
UK median daily rate £538 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +2.38% - +23.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 21 20
10th Percentile £11.29 £12.00 £10.50
25th Percentile £11.87 £16.25 £13.03
Median hourly rate £13.00 £22.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.22% +36.36% -61.63%
75th Percentile £32.50 £57.76 £20.69
90th Percentile £34.00 £64.50 £43.49
UK median hourly rate £16.64 £21.25 £17.50
% change year-on-year -21.68% +21.43% -58.82%

All General Skills
UK excluding London

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 advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 11,199 12,812 17,062
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 53.77% 56.25% 55.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,339 8,701 11,756
10th Percentile £205 £228 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.45%
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 1,693 722 1,032
10th Percentile £12.50 £13.31 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £28.42 £27.84 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.08% +42.77% +2.63%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.00 £37.43
90th Percentile £67.38 £68.75 £56.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.30 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.12% +43.56% +4.65%

Law
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for Law in the UK excluding London

Law
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Daily rate trend for Law in the UK excluding London

Law
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Law in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Law in the UK excluding London

Law
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Hourly rate trend for Law in the UK excluding London

Law
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Law in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Law in the UK excluding London

Law
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 Law within the UK excluding London region 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
Midlands +12 69 £600 +9.09% 93
West Midlands +7 63 £600 +4.35% 50
South East -31 56 £600 +44.58% 100
North of England -36 36 £500 -2.53% 142
South West -26 24 £580 -10.77% 63
North West 0 22 £500 +11.11% 78
East of England -2 15 £350 +37.80% 36
Yorkshire -1 13 £190 -62.00% 50
Scotland +38 6 £400 -11.11% 35
East Midlands +6 6 £500 +51.52% 43
Northern Ireland +1 3 - - 7
Wales +18 1 - - 10
North East -11 1 £283 -51.29% 14
Law
UK

Law
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 3 (1.47%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.96%) Simulink
3 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (0.98%) Stateflow
4 1 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.47%) Oracle Payables
1 3 (1.47%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Assets
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Cash Management
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.49%) Exstream
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.49%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 28 (13.73%) Azure
2 11 (5.39%) AWS
3 9 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (4.41%) OCI
4 8 (3.92%) Power Platform
5 4 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (0.98%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (0.98%) GCP
6 2 (0.98%) IaaS
6 2 (0.98%) PaaS
6 2 (0.98%) SaaS
7 1 (0.49%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.49%) GitHub
7 1 (0.49%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.49%) Power Automate
7 1 (0.49%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.49%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.94%) 5G
2 4 (1.96%) Firewall
3 3 (1.47%) BIG-IP
3 3 (1.47%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
3 3 (1.47%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 2 (0.98%) Cisco ASA
4 2 (0.98%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (0.98%) Internet
4 2 (0.98%) LAN
4 2 (0.98%) Network Security
4 2 (0.98%) VPN
4 2 (0.98%) WAN
4 2 (0.98%) Wireless
5 1 (0.49%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.49%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.49%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (2.45%) Metadata
1 5 (2.45%) Power BI
2 4 (1.96%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (0.98%) DB2
3 2 (0.98%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.49%) BigQuery
4 1 (0.49%) Data Vault
4 1 (0.49%) PowerPivot
4 1 (0.49%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 24 (11.76%) Jenkins
2 21 (10.29%) Selenium
3 20 (9.80%) Cucumber
4 19 (9.31%) REST Assured
4 19 (9.31%) SonarQube
5 12 (5.88%) JIRA
6 11 (5.39%) GitLab
7 2 (0.98%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.98%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.98%) Rational Team Concert
8 1 (0.49%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.49%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.49%) Git
8 1 (0.49%) GoogleTest
8 1 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.49%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.49%) Visual Studio
General
1 73 (35.78%) Social Skills
2 46 (22.55%) Finance
3 40 (19.61%) Legal
4 26 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (7.35%) Police
6 11 (5.39%) Telecoms
7 9 (4.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (4.41%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.43%) Local Government
8 7 (3.43%) Marketing
9 5 (2.45%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.47%) Aerospace
11 2 (0.98%) Advertising
12 1 (0.49%) Banking
12 1 (0.49%) Billing
12 1 (0.49%) Electronics
12 1 (0.49%) Influencing Skills
12 1 (0.49%) Military
12 1 (0.49%) Retail
12 1 (0.49%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 17 (8.33%) Java Engineer
1 17 (8.33%) Senior
2 16 (7.84%) Developer
3 15 (7.35%) Consultant
4 14 (6.86%) Analyst
5 11 (5.39%) Project Manager
5 11 (5.39%) Software Engineer
6 10 (4.90%) Commercial Manager
6 10 (4.90%) IT Manager
7 9 (4.41%) Network Engineer
7 9 (4.41%) Procurement Manager
7 9 (4.41%) Programme Manager
8 8 (3.92%) Development Manager
9 7 (3.43%) Data Centre Manager
9 7 (3.43%) Lead
9 7 (3.43%) PMO Analyst
10 6 (2.94%) Java Software Engineer
10 6 (2.94%) Network Manager
10 6 (2.94%) Procurement Consultant
10 6 (2.94%) Vendor Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (9.80%) Java EE
1 20 (9.80%) REST
2 8 (3.92%) ARM Templates
3 5 (2.45%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (1.96%) .NET
5 3 (1.47%) HTML
5 3 (1.47%) Node.js
6 2 (0.98%) CSS
6 2 (0.98%) Middleware
6 2 (0.98%) Spring
6 2 (0.98%) Web Services
7 1 (0.49%) JWT
7 1 (0.49%) OpenID
7 1 (0.49%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 27 (13.24%) Data Centre
2 8 (3.92%) Data Protection Act
3 6 (2.94%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (2.94%) Management Information System
4 4 (1.96%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (1.47%) Housing Association
6 2 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.98%) FPGA
6 2 (0.98%) Freedom of Information
6 2 (0.98%) PMI
6 2 (0.98%) Product Ownership
6 2 (0.98%) Replication
6 2 (0.98%) SCADA
6 2 (0.98%) VHDL
7 1 (0.49%) ARM Cortex
7 1 (0.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.49%) Life Science
7 1 (0.49%) Mainframe
7 1 (0.49%) NHS
7 1 (0.49%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 11 (5.39%) Windows
2 7 (3.43%) Windows 10
3 4 (1.96%) Unix
4 3 (1.47%) Linux
5 2 (0.98%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.49%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (21.08%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (20.10%) Stakeholder Management
3 28 (13.73%) Software Engineering
4 27 (13.24%) DevOps
5 26 (12.75%) Decision-Making
6 22 (10.78%) Agile
6 22 (10.78%) Project Management
6 22 (10.78%) Test Automation
7 21 (10.29%) Continuous Integration
8 20 (9.80%) Software Architecture
8 20 (9.80%) Technical Leadership
9 16 (7.84%) Customer Service
9 16 (7.84%) Migration
10 15 (7.35%) Data Management
11 14 (6.86%) Data Protection
11 14 (6.86%) Digital Transformation Programme
12 13 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
12 13 (6.37%) Cost Reduction
12 13 (6.37%) Information Security
13 12 (5.88%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 26 (12.75%) Java
2 6 (2.94%) C
2 6 (2.94%) SQL
3 5 (2.45%) C#
4 4 (1.96%) C++
5 3 (1.47%) JavaScript
5 3 (1.47%) MATLAB
6 2 (0.98%) Fortran
6 2 (0.98%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.98%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.49%) ABAP
7 1 (0.49%) Ada
7 1 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.49%) Embedded C
7 1 (0.49%) Objective-C
7 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.49%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.49%) SystemVerilog
7 1 (0.49%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 32 (15.69%) Security Cleared
2 31 (15.20%) SC Cleared
3 22 (10.78%) Degree
4 6 (2.94%) ISEB
5 4 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.96%) Master's Degree
6 3 (1.47%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.98%) CCNP
7 2 (0.98%) CCSA
7 2 (0.98%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.98%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.98%) JNCIA
7 2 (0.98%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.49%) APMG
8 1 (0.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.49%) CIPD
8 1 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.49%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.49%) NVQ Level 4
8 1 (0.49%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (9.80%) GDPR
2 10 (4.90%) PMO
3 7 (3.43%) Data Quality
4 5 (2.45%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.96%) QA
6 3 (1.47%) SLA
7 1 (0.49%) Disclosure Scotland
7 1 (0.49%) GMP
7 1 (0.49%) HL7
7 1 (0.49%) MISRA
7 1 (0.49%) NIST
System Software
1 9 (4.41%) Docker
2 8 (3.92%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.49%) Firmware
3 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 19 (9.31%) Ansible
2 10 (4.90%) Kubernetes
3 9 (4.41%) Terraform
4 8 (3.92%) Docker Swarm
4 8 (3.92%) Podman
5 5 (2.45%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.98%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 15 (7.35%) Oracle
2 14 (6.86%) Microsoft
3 6 (2.94%) F5
4 5 (2.45%) iManage
4 5 (2.45%) Reuters
5 3 (1.47%) CA
5 3 (1.47%) IBM
5 3 (1.47%) SolarWinds
6 2 (0.98%) Blue Coat
6 2 (0.98%) BMC
6 2 (0.98%) CheckPoint
6 2 (0.98%) Cisco
6 2 (0.98%) Google
6 2 (0.98%) Greenplum
6 2 (0.98%) Guidewire
6 2 (0.98%) Juniper
6 2 (0.98%) MathWorks
6 2 (0.98%) Palo Alto
6 2 (0.98%) Xilinx
7 1 (0.49%) OpenText