Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Solicitors and lawyers demand is falling in West Midlands.
ONS recorded 466 new online adverts for solicitors and lawyers in West Midlands in Jul 2026. That is 15.9% lower than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK benchmark is £55,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Solicitors and lawyers hiring demand
New online job adverts for solicitors and lawyers in West Midlands
New online job adverts have decreased since Jul 2025.
466
Jul 2026 · West Midlands
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for solicitors and lawyers across the UK
Advertised pay is 4.8% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£55,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 2.3 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 20.9% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 15.1% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 21.7% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 15.8% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 26.5% |
West Midlands compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Midlands | 466 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 5,597 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 2,006 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 931 | |
| 3 | Brighton and Hove | 776 | |
| 4 | Birmingham | 600 | |
| 5 | Leeds | 575 | |
| 6 | Bristol, City of | 514 | |
| 7 | Cardiff | 342 | |
| 8 | Liverpool | 278 | |
| 9 | Glasgow City | 259 | |
| 10 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 182 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Business, media and public service professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Devon | £65,000 | |
| 2 | London | £57,300 | |
| 3 | Reading | £55,000 | |
| 4 | Wokingham | £55,000 | |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Three Rivers | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Knowsley | £55,000 | |
| 8 | Watford | £54,800 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | £54,000 | |
| 10 | Bristol, City of | £52,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 241) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solicitors and lawyersYou’re viewing this Lawyer · Family lawyer · Managing clerk — 62.2% of group adverts | 5,597 | -14.6% | |
| 2 | Legal professionals n.e.c. Legal adviser · Law agent · Law clerk — 36.0% of group adverts | 3,242 | +2.4% | |
| 3 | Barristers and judges Judge · Circuit judge · Sheriff clerk — 1.8% of group adverts | 159 | -8.6% |
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.