The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in Chester. 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.
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 Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
18
17
45
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
26.47%
31.48%
52.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
9
23
10th Percentile
-
£240
£213
25th Percentile
-
£284
£281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£325
£513
£325
Median % change year-on-year
-36.59%
+57.69%
-32.29%
75th Percentile
£625
£638
£438
90th Percentile
£705
£678
£500
Cheshire median daily rate
£467
£513
£450
% change year-on-year
-8.88%
+13.89%
+2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
5
3
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£41.25
-
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£42.50
£23.15
Median % change year-on-year
+64.71%
+83.59%
-
75th Percentile
-
£43.75
£31.58
90th Percentile
-
-
£36.63
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.50
£36.50
£27.98
% change year-on-year
-10.96%
+30.45%
+47.26%
Legacy Systems Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Legacy Systems Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Systems in Chester.
Legacy Systems Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Systems 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 Chester region with a requirement for Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
