Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/london/ Title: Legal Operations hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Legal Operations pay in London: median wage £20 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £30. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Legal Operations hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Legal Operations in London is **£19.79 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£30 an hour** on Deftridge, +30% against the United Kingdom rate. **£30/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£19.79/hr** median wage **£16-23** middle half of wages **£650** a month at 5 hours a week ## Legal Operations wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £12.41 | £270 | £25,800 | | 25th | £15.53 | £340 | £32,300 | | Median | £19.79 | £430 | £41,200 | | 75th | £23.07 | £500 | £48,000 | | 90th | £26.77 | £580 | £55,700 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Legal Operations, from the same sources as the table above. - **+25%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £15.80 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Legal Operations in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £30 | £650 | | Manager | £35 | £760 | | Director | £40 | £870 | - Regular role **£30** - One-off task **£35** - Task bundle **£30** ## Legal Operations pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Legal Operations, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £19.79 | £30 | | South West | £15.88 | £23 | | South East | £15.62 | £23 | | West Midlands | £15.55 | £23 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Legal Operations rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/legal-operations/) · [Legal Operations jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/legal-operations/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)