26 February 2020
Lots of people made more money last year, according to Simply Law Jobs
The average salary for partners increased by 10.5% to £90,414 in 2019, while salaries for head of legal roles rose 12.6% to £68,317, legal counsel salaries increased 12.8% to £69,784, legal executive salaries increased 1% to £42,117.67 and solicitors took home £52,098 on average, an extra 6.6%. The data was taken from jobs advertised by recruiters in 2018-19.
However, paralegal salaries dropped 6.5% to £23,787 and legal secretaries earned £21,629, a drop of 3.2%. It was also bad news for duty solicitors, whose salaries fell from £40,779 to £38,610.
