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 24 October 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
28
32
17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
26.42%
46.38%
22.37%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
7
4
10th Percentile
£191
£348
£443
25th Percentile
£413
£463
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£548
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
-4.11%
+56.43%
75th Percentile
£638
£565
£582
90th Percentile
£718
£590
£585
Cheshire median daily rate
£436
£500
£543
% change year-on-year
-12.80%
-7.83%
+9.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£17.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-19.65%
75th Percentile
-
-
£17.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£24.18
£22.00
% change year-on-year
-33.83%
+9.91%
+1.01%
Legacy Systems Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Legacy Systems Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Systems also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of 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 & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
