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Legal salaries in United Kingdom

Built from 16 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-13). Every number traces to a public source row.

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Live evidence panel · as of 2026-10-13 FX 2026-10-12 · annual USD, reference FX
$165,442
Median
n=16 stated ranges
$115,744
P25
$165,442
P75
20.0%
Salary disclosure rate
85 open roles
The one-line answer

Employers hiring Legal roles in United Kingdom state a median of $165,442 annual USD (P25 $115,744, P75 $165,442), measured from 16 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-13.

Beyond base: 11.8% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 11.8% mention bonus/commission (n=85 evaluated excerpts).

Skills mentioned in this market

Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.

Skill n Share of open roles
GDPR 14 16.5%
AML/KYC 8 9.4%
Procurement 7 8.2%
LLM 5 5.9%
SQL 5 5.9%
Blockchain 4 4.7%
iOS 4 4.7%
Agile 3 3.5%
Excel 3 3.5%
Negotiation 3 3.5%
Python 3 3.5%
Supply Chain 3 3.5%

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P10
$66,177
P20
$77,705
P30
$115,744
P40
$165,442
P50
$165,442
P60
$165,442
P70
$165,442
P80
$165,442
P90
$211,766

Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.

Median over time

What moved here in 30 days

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Who is being hired here

Manager33.9% (20)Director25.4% (15)Senior23.7% (14)Junior5.1% (3)Principal3.4% (2)Executive3.4% (2)VP1.7% (1)
Share of levelable roles in this market, by level. 69.4% of the 85 open roles here carry a level signal in the title; the rest are excluded, not guessed.
Composition

40.0% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Manager roles are the largest slice at 33.9% of postings.

Stated pay by level

Seniorityn P25MedianP75
Director 8 $165,442 $165,442 $165,442
Manager 4 $66,177 $115,744 $115,744

levels shown only at n≥3 · USD comparisons use dated reference FX; original local ranges are retained.

Companies behind these numbers (United Kingdom)

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