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Solicitors and lawyers Salary in London
A Solicitors and lawyers in London earns a median gross annual pay of £78,034 — that's £21,057 (37%) above the UK median of £56,977. Real ONS figures (SOC 2412, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Solicitors and lawyers in London is £78,034 gross per year, compared with £56,977 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
London vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| London | £78,034 |
| United Kingdom | £56,977 |
How London ranks for Solicitors and lawyers pay
Regional rank
#1
of 8 ONS regions
vs UK median
+£21,057
above £56,977 UK median
Out-earns
88%
of ONS regions
At £78,034, a Solicitors and lawyers in London sits above by £21,057 the £56,977 UK median for the role, ranking #1 of 8 UK regions ONS published a Solicitors and lawyers median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Solicitors and lawyers in London — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Solicitors and lawyers earn in London?
- The median gross annual pay for a Solicitors and lawyers in London is £78,034, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £56,977.
- Is this London figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Solicitors and lawyers salary in London above the UK average for the role?
- The London median of £78,034 is above by £21,057 the £56,977 UK median for a Solicitors and lawyers, and above by £24,569 the average of the 8 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does London rank for Solicitors and lawyers pay?
- London ranks #1 of 8 UK regions ONS published a Solicitors and lawyers median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). That is the best-paying region for this occupation. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.