Legal secretaries roles in the UK earn a median of £28,000 per year, equivalent to £15.23 per hour as of 2025. Pay increased 10.7% compared to the previous year. Regionally, pay ranges from £21,500 in Yorkshire and The Humber to £39,000 in London. Pay has risen over the past 5 years. The ONS national median for this occupation is £26,968/yr (4% above our computed national average).
Median Annual Pay
£28,000
as of 2025
High confidenceMedian Hourly Pay
£15.23
per hour
Year-on-Year Change
+10.7%
vs 2024
Annual Pay Range
£24,000 – £33,500
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 secretaries across UK regions.
Source: ONS ASHE. Based on broad UK regions (NUTS1).
| Region | Median Pay |
|---|---|
| London | £39,000 |
| South East | £31,000 |
| Scotland | £28,500 |
| South West | £27,500 |
| East Midlands | £26,000 |
| East | £25,500 |
| Wales | £25,500 |
| North West | £25,000 |
| North East | £23,500 |
| West Midlands | £23,000 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £21,500 |
| UK | £28,000 |
Annual pay grew by +10.7% from 2024 to 2025.
National average (NUTS1 actuals) based on ONS ASHE April snapshot.
Annual percentage change in median pay for Legal secretaries.
Percentage change from the prior year's April figure.
The median salary for a Legal secretaries in the UK is £28,000 per year (about £15.23 per hour), based on official ONS data for 2025.
Most Legal secretaries earn between £24,000 and £33,500 a year (the 25th to 75th percentile of UK pay).
Legal secretaries pay rose by 10.7% from 2024 to 2025.
The highest median pay for Legal secretaries is in London, at £39,000 per year.
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For employers & recruiters
Legal secretaries file and maintain legal and other records, transcribe notes and dictation into typewritten form and perform other routine clerical tasks in legal practices.
There are no formal academic requirements, although employers may expect candidate to possess a legal secretarial qualification. Entrants to professional legal courses typically require GCSEs/ S grades or equivalent qualifications. NVQs/SVQs in Administration are available at levels 2, 3 and 4.
Salary data is sourced from official UK pay datasets and updated periodically.