Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/london/ Title: Paralegal hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Paralegal pay in London: median wage £18 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £25. Wage percentiles from the 10th to the 90th and the rate by level. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Paralegal hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Paralegal in London is **£18.27 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£25 an hour** on Deftridge, +9% against the United Kingdom rate. **£25/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£18.27/hr** median wage **£14-26** middle half of wages **£540** a month at 5 hours a week ## Paralegal 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 | £12.94 | £280 | £26,900 | | 25th | £14.48 | £310 | £30,100 | | Median | £18.27 | £400 | £38,000 | | 75th | £25.89 | £560 | £53,900 | | 90th | £35.23 | £760 | £73,300 | 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 Paralegal, from the same sources as the table above. - **+22%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £14.94 - **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 Paralegal 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist (country floor) | £23 | £500 | | Senior | £25 | £540 | - Regular role **£25** - One-off task **£30** - Task bundle **£25** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United Kingdom floor of £23 applies instead. ## Paralegal pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Paralegal, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £18.27 | £25 | | Scotland | £15.59 | £23 | | South West | £14.86 | £23 | | South East | £14.80 | £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. [Paralegal rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/paralegal/) · [Paralegal jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)