Legacy System
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 60 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | +10 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems | 4 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham | 0.77% | 0.91% | 0.55% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 2.76% | 2.99% | 1.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £501 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £525 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £695 | £565 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +14.29% | -6.67% |
All Generic Skills
Birmingham
Legacy Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 145 | 234 | 317 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 27.78% | 30.27% | 35.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 155 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £260 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £349 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £575 | £648 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £718 | £700 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 12 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.05 | £18.88 | £14.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.11 | £22.33 | £17.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.45 | £26.00 | £22.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.12% | +16.32% | +26.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.68 | £40.81 | £64.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £54.80 | £98.25 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £28.18 | £22.50 | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.24% | -6.25% | +51.32% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Systems in Birmingham.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legacy Systems in Birmingham.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: