Legal professionals n.e.c. salary in the UK (2025/26)
Official UK Average earnings data 2025
£33,822
Employment patterns
- 83% of Legal professionals n.e.c. work full-time
- 13% are self-employed
- 99.9% of employees have permanent contracts
Understanding Legal professionals n.e.c. pay in the UK
The typical legal professionals n.e.c. in the UK earns a median salary of £33,822 in 2025/26. These figures come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), so they reflect actual reported pay rather than self-reported estimates or job-advert ranges.
The mean (average) salary is higher, at £60,164. When the mean sits above the median like this, a smaller group of high earners is pulling the average up, which is why the median is the better guide to what a typical legal professionals n.e.c. actually takes home.
Employment patterns shape these numbers too: Around 13% of Legal professionals n.e.c. are self-employed, well above most occupations, so the employee pay above will not capture earnings for those working for themselves.
Where you work changes the picture: legal professionals n.e.c. pay ranges from £22,742 in South West up to £89,984 in London, a difference of £67,242 (296%). The full regional breakdown is below.
Dig deeper: see legal professionals n.e.c. pay in London or read how we source and check this data.
How pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for legal professionals n.e.c. at £89,984 — 166% above the UK median. South West is lowest at £22,742.
UK median £33,822
| Region | Median payUK median £33,822 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | £89,984 | £89,984 | £104,143 | +166% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £31,465 | £31,465 | £32,334 | -7% |
| West Midlands | £30,447 | £30,447 | £38,051 | -10% |
| North East | £27,016 | £27,016 | £28,322 | -20% |
| North West | £26,600 | £26,600 | Value unavailable | -21% |
| South East | £26,000 | £26,000 | £31,819 | -23% |
| East Midlands | £25,999 | £25,999 | £28,821 | -23% |
| Scotland | £25,130 | £25,130 | £30,068 | -26% |
| Wales | £23,988 | £23,988 | £27,215 | -29% |
| East of England | £22,997 | £22,997 | £25,928 | -32% |
| South West | £22,742 | £22,742 | £25,420 | -33% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London £89,984 | £89,984Mean £104,143 | +166% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £31,465 | £31,465Mean £32,334 | -7% |
| West Midlands £30,447 | £30,447Mean £38,051 | -10% |
| North East £27,016 | £27,016Mean £28,322 | -20% |
| North West £26,600 | £26,600 | -21% |
| South East £26,000 | £26,000Mean £31,819 | -23% |
| East Midlands £25,999 | £25,999Mean £28,821 | -23% |
| Scotland £25,130 | £25,130Mean £30,068 | -26% |
| Wales £23,988 | £23,988Mean £27,215 | -29% |
| East of England £22,997 | £22,997Mean £25,928 | -32% |
| South West £22,742 | £22,742Mean £25,420 | -33% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£33,822); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
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UK median annual pay for legal professionals n.e.c. by year (ONS ASHE).
Median salary
▪ 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
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