2025 Legal Accounts Salary Survey

The all-important salary survey for 2025 is now open! This is your chance to take part and you could be in for a chance to win the prize draw.

Are you confident your pay is in line with market rate?

You can help us to answer that question for you, by taking part in our 2025 Legal Accounts Salary Survey, linked below.

This survey is 100% confidential. You don’t need to enter any contact details nor identifiable information. It takes only a few minutes to complete and every response helps to increase the accuracy of the results.

If you struggle to find accurate data in your region, please share the link widely with your peers or former colleagues at neighbouring firms. Our aim is to collate sufficient data from across the country to present accurate results displayed by region.

Last years survey highlighted a drop in the prevalence of pay increases and bonus payments from the prior year. Whilst it’s been another challenging year for the economy, there have been green shoots emerging within the legal sector, and we’ll be interested to uncover how this has impacted financial reward for those across the legal finance community.

Participants also have the option to enter a draw to win a £75 Amazon voucher plus a £75 donation to a charity of your choosing.

To complete the survey, please visit: www.surveymonkey.com/r/LegalAccounts25

A link to the survey can also be found on the homepage of the ILFM’s website (www.ilfm.org.uk) and on Balance Recruitment’s website (www.balancerecruitment.com) and will close on 30th March 2025. The results will be published in the June/July issue of the Legal Abacus and on the Balance Recruitment website from late April/May.

Salary data – we all want it, but it can be hard to come by for those working in legal finance. Generic accountancy salary benchmarking will include data gathered from a wide range of industries, some of which will drag the averages down.

We therefore, with your help, we compile the data each year, in collaboration with Balance. Legal Accounts Salary Survey results published below.