Legacy Code
England > South West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies advertised in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legacy Code over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 161 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Code | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West | - | 0.058% | 0.027% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.21% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £475 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £525 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £388 | £630 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.49% | +36.59% | -8.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
| England median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | - |
All Generic Skills
South West
Legacy Code is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the South West with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,026 | 962 | 942 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West | 32.55% | 27.72% | 25.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 628 | 673 | 664 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £462 | £425 | £362 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £545 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.91% | +10.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £666 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £738 | £661 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £571 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +3.77% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 174 | 131 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | - | £15.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | - | £22.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £9.80 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +410.20% | -80.30% | +5.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £66.00 | £64.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £83.31 | £75.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £34.21 | £22.49 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.15% | -16.72% | +2.99% |
Legacy Code
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.
Legacy Code
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in the South West.