BSA 2024 Legal Salary Guide v3 SPREADS - Flipbook - Side 8
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Primary reasons for using interim, contract and co-source staff
Speci昀椀c
projects: 11%
Contract recruitment trends
Interim staff are a valuable resource for many
organisations, but budgetary concerns appear
to be affecting demand for contractors, temporary
workers and co-source support.
In 2022, more than three-quarters (77%) of
employers reported using interim staff across their
in-house legal or CoSec teams. However, just 43%
said the same in 2023, indicating that 昀椀rms are
tightening their belts on contractor expenditure.
The average day
rate for in-house legal
and CoSec contractors
is between £800
and £999
Hiring for speci昀椀c projects has fallen considerably,
with just 11% of organisations citing this as their
primary reason for utilising interim staff last year
– a 昀椀gure that has more than halved since 2022.
Support BAE due to
high workloads: 22%
2023
Absence
cover: 45%
Leverage subject
matter expertise: 22%
Support BAE due to
high workloads: 13%
Inability to source
perm staff: 17%
2022
Absence
cover: 35%
Speci昀椀c
projects: 26%
Support BAE due to
high workloads: 11%
Inability to source
perm staff: 22%
Absence
cover: 28%
2021
Speci昀椀c
projects: 22%