Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Legal associate professionals demand is falling in Scotland.
ONS recorded 61 new online adverts for legal associate professionals in Scotland in Jul 2026. That is 30.7% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £35,000.
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 Scotland
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
61
Jul 2026 · Scotland
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for legal associate professionals across the UK
Advertised pay is broadly unchanged from a year earlier, before inflation.
£35,000
May 2025 · UK
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% |
Scotland compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 61 | |
| 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.