Legacy Systems Contract Job Trends in England

Legacy System
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 215 305
Rank change year-on-year +39 +90 +24
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems 569 294 249
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.56% 1.14% 0.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.62% 3.41% 2.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 352 205 170
10th Percentile £400 £359 £413
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £568 £534
Median % change year-on-year -7.49% +6.32% -11.04%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £649
90th Percentile £749 £775 £735
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -3.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 7 12
10th Percentile £24.60 £16.97 -
25th Percentile £33.54 £35.36 £15.39
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £15.79
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +343.32% -45.08%
75th Percentile £82.25 £82.25 £88.00
90th Percentile £85.95 £84.35 £90.03
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £15.79
% change year-on-year -7.14% +343.32% -45.08%

All Generic Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,313 8,624 11,791
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.82% 33.55% 30.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,806 5,423 7,703
10th Percentile £290 £281 £256
25th Percentile £409 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £547 £545
Median % change year-on-year -6.31% +0.37% -5.22%
75th Percentile £628 £669 £659
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 603 286 783
10th Percentile £15.50 £16.85 £12.86
25th Percentile £18.89 £22.99 £16.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +16.67% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.80 £83.71 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +3.08% +8.33% +33.42%

Legacy Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Legacy Systems job vacancy trend in England

Legacy Systems
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Legacy Systems.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Legacy Systems

Legacy Systems
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in England over the 6 months to 7 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Legacy Systems in England

Legacy Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Legacy Systems.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Legacy Systems

Legacy Systems
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Legacy Systems in England over the 6 months to 7 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Legacy Systems in England

Legacy Systems
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the England region over the 6 months to 7 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London +43 304 £540 -8.63% 69
North of England -37 70 £500 -20.00% 30
South East +4 65 £550 -0.90% 50
Midlands -34 57 £508 -3.24% 19
South West +7 41 £525 -16.00% 25
West Midlands -25 41 £510 -14.96% 13
Yorkshire -26 41 £513 +86.36% 13
North West -46 21 £475 -27.20% 14
East Midlands -29 16 £450 -10.00% 6
East of England -22 13 £575 +17.35% 12
North East -4 8 £563 - 4
South Coast - 1 £550 -
Legacy Systems
UK

Legacy Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 15 (2.64%) SharePoint
2 12 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.76%) Confluence
4 8 (1.41%) Appian
5 6 (1.05%) GeoServer
5 6 (1.05%) Smallworld
6 5 (0.88%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.53%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.35%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.35%) nginx
8 2 (0.35%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.35%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.35%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.18%) Camunda
9 1 (0.18%) CICS
9 1 (0.18%) IIS
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (0.88%) Spreadsheet
3 2 (0.35%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.35%) Sketch
3 2 (0.35%) Windchill
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Smart View
4 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (4.22%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.23%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.88%) iTrent
4 5 (0.88%) Maximo
4 5 (0.88%) Oracle Payables
4 5 (0.88%) Oracle Receivables
4 5 (0.88%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.70%) Oracle General Ledger
5 4 (0.70%) Primavera
5 4 (0.70%) SAP MM
6 3 (0.53%) Oracle Cash Management
6 3 (0.53%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.53%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.53%) Oracle FAH
6 3 (0.53%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.53%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.53%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.53%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.53%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 138 (24.25%) Azure
2 88 (15.47%) AWS
3 44 (7.73%) Power Platform
4 32 (5.62%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (4.22%) Azure Data Factory
6 23 (4.04%) GCP
7 16 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (2.81%) SaaS
8 15 (2.64%) Serverless
9 14 (2.46%) Microsoft 365
9 14 (2.46%) Power Automate
10 12 (2.11%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 12 (2.11%) Boomi
10 12 (2.11%) OCI
11 10 (1.76%) Azure AI
12 9 (1.58%) GitHub
13 8 (1.41%) Anthropic Claude
13 8 (1.41%) Snowflake
14 7 (1.23%) Azure Logic Apps
14 7 (1.23%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.11%) DNS
2 7 (1.23%) Network Security
3 5 (0.88%) 4G
3 5 (0.88%) 5G
4 4 (0.70%) Internet
4 4 (0.70%) NAS
4 4 (0.70%) WAN
5 3 (0.53%) Firewall
5 3 (0.53%) HTTP
5 3 (0.53%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.35%) 3GPP
6 2 (0.35%) Broadband
6 2 (0.35%) ISDN
6 2 (0.35%) PSTN
6 2 (0.35%) SAN
6 2 (0.35%) VoIP
6 2 (0.35%) VPN
7 1 (0.18%) LAN
7 1 (0.18%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (8.26%) SQL Server
2 35 (6.15%) Power BI
3 19 (3.34%) Data Warehouse
3 19 (3.34%) Metadata
3 19 (3.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 17 (2.99%) Oracle Database
4 17 (2.99%) PostgreSQL
5 15 (2.64%) GIS
6 12 (2.11%) Relational Database
7 11 (1.93%) Data Lake
8 9 (1.58%) Geospatial Data
8 9 (1.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 8 (1.41%) Pinecone
10 7 (1.23%) MySQL
10 7 (1.23%) QGIS
11 6 (1.05%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.88%) Electronic Patient Records
13 4 (0.70%) Amazon Redshift
13 4 (0.70%) MongoDB
13 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 37 (6.50%) JIRA
2 14 (2.46%) Git
3 8 (1.41%) MLflow
4 6 (1.05%) GitLab
4 6 (1.05%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.70%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.53%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.35%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.35%) CircleCI
7 2 (0.35%) Gradle
7 2 (0.35%) JUnit
7 2 (0.35%) Maven
8 1 (0.18%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
8 1 (0.18%) git-flow
8 1 (0.18%) Robot Framework
8 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.18%) Tricentis qTest
8 1 (0.18%) tSQLt
8 1 (0.18%) Zephyr
General
1 187 (32.86%) Social Skills
2 176 (30.93%) Finance
3 79 (13.88%) Public Sector
4 68 (11.95%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (6.85%) Banking
6 18 (3.16%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (3.16%) Manufacturing
7 16 (2.81%) Local Government
7 16 (2.81%) Retail
8 15 (2.64%) Telecoms
9 14 (2.46%) Military
10 13 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.76%) Marketing
12 9 (1.58%) Police
13 7 (1.23%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.23%) Front Office
14 6 (1.05%) Financial Institution
14 6 (1.05%) Legal
14 6 (1.05%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (1.05%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 113 (19.86%) Architect
2 68 (11.95%) Lead
3 56 (9.84%) Analyst
3 56 (9.84%) Developer
4 51 (8.96%) Consultant
5 49 (8.61%) Senior
6 40 (7.03%) Solutions Architect
7 38 (6.68%) Business Analyst
8 29 (5.10%) Project Manager
9 26 (4.57%) Data Engineer
10 22 (3.87%) Data Analyst
11 20 (3.51%) Technical Architect
12 15 (2.64%) Project Officer
13 14 (2.46%) Software Engineer
14 12 (2.11%) Administrator
14 12 (2.11%) Data Architect
14 12 (2.11%) SAP Consultant
14 12 (2.11%) Senior Developer
15 11 (1.93%) Product Owner
15 11 (1.93%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (6.85%) .NET
2 23 (4.04%) REST
3 22 (3.87%) RESTful
4 19 (3.34%) Middleware
5 14 (2.46%) .NET Framework
5 14 (2.46%) OAuth
5 14 (2.46%) Web Services
6 13 (2.28%) HTML
6 13 (2.28%) OpenAPI
6 13 (2.28%) React
6 13 (2.28%) Swagger
7 11 (1.93%) .NET Core
7 11 (1.93%) Oracle Fusion
8 10 (1.76%) CSS
8 10 (1.76%) Django
8 10 (1.76%) Kafka
9 9 (1.58%) PyTorch
10 8 (1.41%) FastAPI
10 8 (1.41%) JWT
10 8 (1.41%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 41 (7.21%) Cloud Native
2 31 (5.45%) Data Structures
3 24 (4.22%) Management Information System
3 24 (4.22%) Product Ownership
4 22 (3.87%) Greenfield Project
5 19 (3.34%) Legacy Applications
6 15 (2.64%) Onboarding
7 14 (2.46%) Mainframe
8 10 (1.76%) Distributed Systems
9 9 (1.58%) LIMS
9 9 (1.58%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.41%) Hybrid Cloud
10 8 (1.41%) NHS
10 8 (1.41%) Reference Data
10 8 (1.41%) Replication
11 6 (1.05%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.05%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.05%) Public Cloud
12 5 (0.88%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 30 (5.27%) Windows
2 26 (4.57%) Linux
3 14 (2.46%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.05%) Unix
5 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 4 (0.70%) OpenVMS
6 4 (0.70%) VMS
7 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.35%) Debian
7 2 (0.35%) Solaris
7 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.35%) zOS
8 1 (0.18%) Android
8 1 (0.18%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.18%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 250 (43.94%) Migration
2 137 (24.08%) Data Migration
3 119 (20.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 104 (18.28%) Agile
5 97 (17.05%) Validation
6 90 (15.82%) Data Modelling
7 87 (15.29%) DevOps
8 77 (13.53%) Problem-Solving
9 74 (13.01%) ERP
10 72 (12.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 72 (12.65%) User Acceptance Testing
11 68 (11.95%) Analytics
12 64 (11.25%) CI/CD
12 64 (11.25%) Roadmaps
13 61 (10.72%) ETL
14 59 (10.37%) Continuous Improvement
15 55 (9.67%) AI
16 46 (8.08%) Data Mapping
17 45 (7.91%) Business Intelligence
18 43 (7.56%) Data Cleansing
Programming Languages
1 118 (20.74%) SQL
2 64 (11.25%) Python
3 41 (7.21%) C#
4 37 (6.50%) Java
5 15 (2.64%) JavaScript
6 14 (2.46%) PL/SQL
6 14 (2.46%) PowerShell
7 13 (2.28%) TypeScript
8 6 (1.05%) Bicep
8 6 (1.05%) Perl
9 5 (0.88%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.70%) Ada
10 4 (0.70%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.70%) Rust
11 3 (0.53%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.53%) Korn
11 3 (0.53%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.53%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.53%) VBA
Qualifications
1 109 (19.16%) Security Cleared
2 82 (14.41%) SC Cleared
3 28 (4.92%) Degree
4 15 (2.64%) Azure Certification
4 15 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (1.93%) DV Cleared
6 10 (1.76%) AWS Certification
7 9 (1.58%) TOGAF Certification
8 8 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.41%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.70%) CISSP
11 3 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.35%) CCSP
12 2 (0.35%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.35%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.35%) PMI Certification
12 2 (0.35%) PMP
12 2 (0.35%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 88 (15.47%) Data Quality
2 31 (5.45%) QA
3 30 (5.27%) GDPR
4 14 (2.46%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.05%) PMO
7 5 (0.88%) NIST
8 4 (0.70%) NCSC
8 4 (0.70%) PCI DSS
8 4 (0.70%) WCAG
9 2 (0.35%) COBIT
9 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (0.35%) HL7
9 2 (0.35%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.35%) ISO 8583
9 2 (0.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.35%) SEPA
9 2 (0.35%) SLA
10 1 (0.18%) GRC
10 1 (0.18%) NIST 800
System Software
1 34 (5.98%) Docker
2 18 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 16 (2.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 13 (2.28%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.53%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (0.53%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.35%) NFS
6 2 (0.35%) QEMU
6 2 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.35%) vSphere
7 1 (0.18%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 37 (6.50%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.16%) Terraform
3 13 (2.28%) Ansible
4 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.88%) Oracle RMAN
5 4 (0.70%) Grafana
6 2 (0.35%) EMC VPLEX
6 2 (0.35%) Packer
6 2 (0.35%) Podman
6 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.35%) vMotion
7 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.18%) Kibana
7 1 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.18%) SCCM
7 1 (0.18%) SELinux
7 1 (0.18%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.18%) WSUS
Vendors
1 72 (12.65%) Oracle
2 67 (11.78%) Microsoft
3 50 (8.79%) SAP
4 36 (6.33%) Workday
5 25 (4.39%) Salesforce
6 22 (3.87%) VMware
7 18 (3.16%) Databricks
7 18 (3.16%) IBM
8 13 (2.28%) MuleSoft
8 13 (2.28%) OpenAI
9 10 (1.76%) UiPath
10 9 (1.58%) Automation Anywhere
10 9 (1.58%) ESRI
11 8 (1.41%) Talend
12 7 (1.23%) Avaloq
12 7 (1.23%) Cisco
12 7 (1.23%) Google
12 7 (1.23%) NEC
13 6 (1.05%) Informatica
13 6 (1.05%) Intergraph
191 Legacy Systems jobs in England