The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in contract job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications 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
43
51
57
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+6
-
Contract jobs citing Legacy Applications
2
4
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
Legacy Applications 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 Cambridgeshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
96
120
164
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire
34.78%
24.24%
27.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
62
73
114
10th Percentile
£201
£178
£180
25th Percentile
£379
£355
£227
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£438
£475
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-7.89%
+5.56%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£545
£560
£525
90th Percentile
£635
£630
£575
East of England median daily rate
£520
£465
£450
% change year-on-year
+11.83%
+3.33%
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
19
6
10th Percentile
£17.24
£25.00
£19.17
25th Percentile
£18.22
£35.51
£22.03
Median hourly rate
£23.00
£55.00
£39.31
Median % change year-on-year
-58.18%
+39.93%
+171.07%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£63.13
£53.75
90th Percentile
£61.00
£66.25
£56.25
East of England median hourly rate
£66.00
£55.00
£63.00
% change year-on-year
+20.00%
-12.70%
+121.75%
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire
Job postings citing Legacy Applications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridgeshire.
Legacy Applications Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Applications in Cambridgeshire.
Legacy Applications Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Applications also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cambridgeshire region with a requirement for Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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:
