The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
182
167
230
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
34.54%
30.14%
45.10%
Number of daily rates quoted
143
101
123
10th Percentile
£319
£297
£288
25th Percentile
£358
£400
£365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+8.23%
75th Percentile
£538
£569
£586
90th Percentile
£625
£638
£626
North West median daily rate
£450
£493
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.72%
-1.40%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
13
8
10th Percentile
£33.82
£12.05
£22.21
25th Percentile
£39.85
£17.72
£23.15
Median hourly rate
£49.90
£36.50
£33.99
Median % change year-on-year
+36.71%
+7.38%
+56.06%
75th Percentile
£59.95
£43.75
£53.94
90th Percentile
£65.98
-
£66.13
North West median hourly rate
£40.59
£25.63
£27.50
% change year-on-year
+58.40%
-6.82%
+46.67%
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Legacy Applications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Legacy Applications Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Applications in Cheshire.
Legacy Applications Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 25 June 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 Cheshire region with a requirement for Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
