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UK In-House Legal Salary Guide 2026

Danos Group UK In-House Legal Financial Services Market Update & Salary Guide provides market insight into legal hiring trends, compensation benchmarks, and talent movement across Financial Services.

Built from live mandates and ongoing engagement with General Counsel and senior legal professionals, the guide covers legal hiring across banking, investment management, fintech, digital assets, insurance, and trading organisations.

The report supports Financial Services organisations with salary benchmarking, workforce planning, and retention strategy, while helping legal professionals understand compensation trends and career opportunities across the in-house legal market.

Key areas covered include:

  • Financial services legal salary benchmarks
  • In-house legal hiring trends in the UK
  • Demand for specialist legal talent
  • Interim legal resourcing trends
  • Legal hiring across buy-side, fintech, and insurance

Danos Group is a specialist Legal recruitment and consulting firm supporting Financial Services organisations and law firms with executive search, permanent recruitment, interim legal resourcing, and private practice recruitment.

Request your copy of the UK In-House Legal Financial Services Market Update & Salary Guide 2026.

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