Legacy Applications Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Legacy Application
Central London > City of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 132 | 115 | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +6 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Applications | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.38% | 0.12% | 0.28% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.97% | 0.30% | 0.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £482 | - | £460 |
| 25th Percentile | £543 | £456 | £663 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £463 | £675 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.73% | -31.48% | -12.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £633 | £469 | £732 |
| 90th Percentile | £681 | - | £848 |
| Central London median daily rate | £600 | £650 | £675 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | -3.70% | +6.38% |
All Generic Skills
City of London
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 citing generic IT skills in the City of London.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing generic IT skills | 825 | 658 | 649 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London | 39.03% | 39.12% | 30.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 548 | 478 | 404 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £352 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £593 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.95% | -1.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £779 | £838 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £569 | £576 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.30% | -1.30% | -3.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.55 | £16.85 | £32.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.67 | £18.43 | £39.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.07 | £27.50 | £56.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.05% | -50.89% | +57.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.88 | £50.79 | £76.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.03 | £74.84 | £85.95 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £35.82 | £26.29 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.26% | -2.64% | -22.86% |
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Applications relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Legacy Applications Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legacy Applications in the City of London over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Legacy Applications Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Native | 37.5% | 3 |
| 2 | Legacy Systems | 25.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Distributed Architecture | 12.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Distributed Systems | 12.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Legacy Code | 12.5% | 1 |
| 3 | Self-Motivation | 12.5% | 1 |