Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Legal associate professionals demand is falling in London.
ONS recorded 264 new online adverts for legal associate professionals in London in Jul 2026. That is 73.3% lower than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in London for the broader business and public service associate professionals is £41,600.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.Legal associate professionals hiring demand
New online job adverts for legal associate professionals in London
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
264
Jul 2026 · London
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for business and public service associate professionals in London
Advertised pay is 4.0% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£41,600
Jan 2025 · London
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.4 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 44.6% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 15.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 17.3% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 10.6% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 12.4% |
London compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 264 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,413 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 747 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 228 | |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove | 128 | |
| 4 | Liverpool | 120 | |
| 5 | Birmingham | 120 | |
| 6 | Leeds | 120 | |
| 7 | Bristol, City of | 97 | |
| 8 | Sheffield | 82 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 75 | |
| 10 | Somerset | 72 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Business and public service associate professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Copeland | £43,200 | |
| 2 | Inverclyde | £42,500 | |
| 3 | London | £41,600 | |
| 4 | Barrow-in-Furness | £41,400 | |
| 5 | Woking | £40,300 | |
| 6 | Reading | £40,000 | |
| 7 | Oxford | £40,000 | |
| 8 | Stevenage | £40,000 | |
| 9 | Birmingham | £40,000 | |
| 10 | Southend-on-Sea | £39,000 |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.