Legal professionals n.e.c. roles in the UK earn a median of £34,500 per year, equivalent to £17.35 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 9.2% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £26,500 in East Midlands to £41,500 in London. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £35,507/yr (3% below our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£34,500
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£17.35
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+9.2%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£23,500 – £49,500
25th – 75th percentile
There is currently not sufficient data available for this occupation to say anything about the labour market.
Median annual pay for Legal professionals n.e.c. across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| London | £41,500 |
| South East | £37,500 |
| East | £36,500 |
| Scotland | £36,000 |
| South West | £34,000 |
| West Midlands | £34,000 |
| Wales | £33,500 |
| North East | £33,500 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £33,000 |
| North West | £29,000 |
| East Midlands | £26,500 |
| UK | £34,500 |
Annual pay grew by +9.2% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Legal professionals n.e.c..
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Legal professionals n.e.c. in the UK is £34,500 per year (about £17.35 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Legal professionals n.e.c. earn between £23,500 and £49,500 a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Legal professionals n.e.c. pay rose by 9.2% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Legal professionals n.e.c. is in London, at £41,500 per year.
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Job holders in this unit group perform a variety of other professional legal occupations not elsewhere classified in minor group 241: Legal professionals.
Entry to training usually requires a qualifying law degree or postgraduate diploma. Entrants then undertake a further year of academic training and then complete up to four years of assessed supervised experience in legal practice. Entrants may also require up to five years post qualifying experience in legal practice.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.