🇬🇧 Market Updated March 1, 2026

Legal Salaries in United Kingdom

Explore comprehensive salary data, career paths, and job opportunities in the legal sector across United Kingdom based on real-time market data.

Avg Category Salary / year
86,712 GBP
Highest Salary / year
206,300 GBP
Entry Level / year
27,300 GBP

Job Roles & Compensation

Job TitleSalary / year (GBP)Salary / year (USD)National Tier
Magistrate Judge 206,300 GBP $258,744.8 Top 10%
Administrative Law Judge 195,500 GBP $245,199.26 Top 10%
Crown Prosecution Service Lawyer 192,600 GBP $241,562.03 Top 10%
General Counsel 172,200 GBP $215,976.03 Top 10%
Litigation Attorney 169,700 GBP $212,840.48 Top 10%
Legal Services Director 156,200 GBP $195,908.57 Top 10%
Legal Services Manager 153,700 GBP $192,773.03 Top 10%
Lawyer 148,300 GBP $186,000.26 Top 10%
Judge Advocate 146,900 GBP $184,244.36 Top 10%
Attorney 140,200 GBP $175,841.11 Top 10%
Legal Executive 127,600 GBP $160,037.98 Top 10%
Staff Attorney 109,000 GBP $136,709.56 Top 10%
Counsel 107,300 GBP $134,577.4 Top 10%
In House Counsel 105,200 GBP $131,943.54 Top 10%
Patent Attorney 102,700 GBP $128,808 Middle 40%
Corporate Counsel 98,700 GBP $123,791.14 Middle 40%
Legal Counsel 97,400 GBP $122,160.66 Middle 40%
Immigration Executive 94,300 GBP $118,272.59 Middle 40%
Arbitrator 91,700 GBP $115,011.62 Middle 40%
Litigation Paralegal 91,000 GBP $114,133.67 Middle 40%
Associate Attorney 90,600 GBP $113,631.99 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 88,300 GBP $110,747.29 Middle 40%
Legal Advisor 86,400 GBP $108,364.28 Middle 40%
Candidate Attorney 83,400 GBP $104,601.63 Middle 40%
Legal Consultant 83,400 GBP $104,601.63 Middle 40%
Contracts Manager 78,700 GBP $98,706.81 Middle 40%
Intellectual Property Specialist 72,800 GBP $91,306.94 Middle 40%
Legislative Liaison 70,100 GBP $87,920.55 Middle 40%
Legal Editor 69,700 GBP $87,418.87 Middle 40%
Conciliator 68,900 GBP $86,415.49 Middle 40%
Court Liaison Specialist 65,200 GBP $81,774.89 Middle 40%
Legal Associate 64,400 GBP $80,771.52 Middle 40%
Contracts Negotiator 63,500 GBP $79,642.73 Middle 40%
Court Reporter 54,500 GBP $68,354.78 Middle 40%
Court Judicial Assistant 52,800 GBP $66,222.61 Middle 40%
Paralegal 50,600 GBP $63,463.34 Middle 40%
Contracts Associate 45,800 GBP $57,443.1 Middle 40%
Contracts Specialist 45,300 GBP $56,815.99 Middle 40%
Bailiff 43,500 GBP $54,558.4 Middle 40%
Legal Officer 43,500 GBP $54,558.4 Middle 40%
Court Representative 39,800 GBP $49,917.8 Middle 40%
Legal Assistant 39,800 GBP $49,917.8 Middle 40%
Barrister 39,500 GBP $49,541.54 Middle 40%
Legal Administrative Assistant 39,500 GBP $49,541.54 Middle 40%
Legal Secretary 38,000 GBP $47,660.21 Middle 40%
Conveyancing Secretary 36,500 GBP $45,778.89 Middle 40%
Legal Executive Secretary 36,500 GBP $45,778.89 Middle 40%
Legal IP Officer 34,400 GBP $43,145.04 Middle 40%
Law Clerk 32,900 GBP $41,263.71 Middle 40%
Court Clerk 30,200 GBP $37,877.33 Middle 40%
Legal Support Worker 27,300 GBP $34,240.1 Middle 40%

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