The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code 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
118
124
172
Rank change year-on-year
+6
+48
+18
Contract jobs citing Legacy Code
1
3
6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London
Legacy Code 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 the City of London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
612
676
1,304
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
34.85%
30.77%
35.79%
Number of daily rates quoted
383
462
889
10th Percentile
£363
£276
£350
25th Percentile
£475
£425
£499
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£575
£625
Median % change year-on-year
+2.17%
-8.00%
+8.70%
75th Percentile
£700
£700
£750
90th Percentile
£800
£849
£861
Central London median daily rate
£575
£575
£605
% change year-on-year
-
-4.96%
+5.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
7
12
10th Percentile
£23.80
£12.75
£16.97
25th Percentile
£26.50
£14.38
£31.31
Median hourly rate
£31.00
£23.00
£43.25
Median % change year-on-year
+34.78%
-46.82%
-9.90%
75th Percentile
£65.50
£27.25
£88.30
90th Percentile
£86.20
£36.60
-
Central London median hourly rate
£29.07
£23.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+26.39%
-34.29%
-27.08%
Legacy Code Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Legacy Code Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in the City of London.
Legacy Code Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Code 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 City of London region with a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:
