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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 233 | 191 | 240 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -42 | +49 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Law | 447 | 847 | 1,111 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 1.43% | 1.25% |
| As % of the General category | 1.78% | 2.45% | 2.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 286 | 603 | 741 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £228 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £384 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £669 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £755 | £711 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £560 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +5.00% | +23.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 24 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £10.42 | £12.98 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.95 | £16.13 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.32 | £20.50 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.17% | +17.14% | -58.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.50 | £57.19 | £38.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £40.75 | £64.50 | £47.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.00 | £18.00 | £16.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.78% | +9.09% | -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 | 25,093 | 34,536 | 49,876 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.14% | 58.47% | 56.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,826 | 23,949 | 34,580 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +8.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £766 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | +5.26% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,938 | 1,057 | 1,434 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.77 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.98 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +47.73% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £61.25 | £47.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.01 | £72.50 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £29.00 | £18.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +54.67% | -5.71% |
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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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | -52 | 411 | £550 | +4.76% | 1,252 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 215 | £560 | +6.67% | 606 |
| London | -36 | 204 | £550 | +4.76% | 671 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 138 | £538 | +7.50% | 630 |
| Midlands | +17 | 68 | £600 | +11.63% | 107 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 62 | £600 | +9.09% | 58 |
| South East | -14 | 57 | £625 | +48.81% | 138 |
| North of England | -25 | 38 | £450 | -14.29% | 189 |
| South West | -9 | 27 | £580 | -10.77% | 69 |
| North West | +10 | 22 | £500 | +11.11% | 93 |
| East of England | +8 | 18 | £315 | -26.23% | 49 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 15 | £190 | -62.00% | 85 |
| Scotland | +48 | 9 | £475 | +31.94% | 49 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 6 | £500 | +42.86% | 49 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| Wales | +15 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| North East | -9 | 1 | £283 | -51.29% | 13 |
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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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