Legal Counsel Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 42,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£75,537
gross, per year
▲ 14.6% change on the previous year
Mean
£105,475
Jobs measured
42,000
What most legal counsels actually earn
Half of legal counsels across the UK earn between £37,751 and £74,190. Earning above £74,190 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of legal counsels earn less than this.
How London ranks for legal counsel pay
1st
of 8 GB regions with a published figure
London pays legal counsels more than anywhere else ONS measures — £31,316 above West Midlands, the lowest of the 8.
Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Solicitors and lawyers
- SOC 2020 code
- 2412
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “legal counsel” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Solicitors and lawyers”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Legal Counsel salary FAQs
What is the average Legal Counsel salary in London?
The median is £75,537 a year and the mean is £105,475, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good Legal Counsel salary?
Half of legal counsels earn between £37,751 and £74,190. Anything above £74,190 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 42,000 jobs in this occupation.
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