The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in Colchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 5 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
5
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Colchester
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 Colchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
1
2
5
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Colchester
8.33%
15.38%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
4
10th Percentile
-
-
£439
25th Percentile
-
-
£490
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£190
-
£544
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+262.50%
75th Percentile
-
-
£552
90th Percentile
-
-
£554
Essex median daily rate
£400
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-15.79%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£26.43
-
Essex median hourly rate
£22.50
£47.50
£30.21
% change year-on-year
-52.63%
+57.22%
+1.78%
Legacy Systems Job Vacancy Trend in Colchester
Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Colchester.
Legacy Systems Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester
For the 6 months to 5 July 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 Colchester region with a requirement for Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Colchester 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:
