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 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 170 246 313
Rank change year-on-year +76 +67 +29
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems 495 302 281
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.61% 0.97% 0.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.43% 3.07% 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 191 175
10th Percentile £410 £400 £393
25th Percentile £453 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £563 £538
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +4.65% -8.51%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £669
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -0.94% +0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 4
10th Percentile £26.90 £42.55 £30.88
25th Percentile £31.59 - £47.19
Median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £73.00
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% -4.11% +108.57%
75th Percentile £80.00 - £91.13
90th Percentile £91.20 £78.75 £92.70
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £70.00 £73.00
% change year-on-year -17.86% -4.11% +4.29%

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 11,163 9,846 12,395
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 36.30% 31.63% 32.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,008 5,874 8,422
10th Percentile £285 £300 £270
25th Percentile £408 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% - -3.51%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £506 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -5.86% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 578 315 459
10th Percentile £14.03 £15.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.25 £23.80 £21.25
Median hourly rate £27.75 £43.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.47% -3.37% +27.14%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.48 £75.21 £77.60
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £35.13 £44.25
% change year-on-year -23.13% -20.62% +26.43%

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 28 November 2025.

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 28 November 2025.

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 28 November 2025. 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 +70 240 £550 -2.22% 73
North of England -1 78 £525 +2.44% 31
South East +17 66 £600 +3.45% 72
Midlands +7 60 £523 -9.13% 42
Yorkshire -10 43 £525 +2.44% 7
West Midlands -19 37 £550 -8.33% 19
North West -10 30 £463 -15.73% 19
East Midlands +2 23 £515 +17.71% 22
South West +1 23 £450 -28.00% 18
East of England -19 7 £190 -61.22% 12
North East -10 5 £573 -11.92% 5
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 16 (3.23%) Confluence
2 11 (2.22%) ArcGIS
2 11 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.41%) Smallworld
4 6 (1.21%) GeoServer
5 4 (0.81%) Apache
5 4 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Exchange
6 3 (0.61%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.61%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.40%) CMS
7 2 (0.40%) MQSeries
7 2 (0.40%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.20%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.20%) CICS
8 1 (0.20%) Documentum
8 1 (0.20%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.20%) nginx
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.20%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 23 (4.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.01%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.40%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.40%) Oracle Smart View
4 2 (0.40%) Sketch
4 2 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.20%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 30 (6.06%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
3 12 (2.42%) Maximo
4 6 (1.21%) Endur
4 6 (1.21%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (1.01%) Oracle General Ledger
5 5 (1.01%) Oracle SCM
5 5 (1.01%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.81%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (0.81%) Primavera
6 4 (0.81%) SAP ERP
7 3 (0.61%) Oracle Cash Management
7 3 (0.61%) Oracle EBS
7 3 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.61%) Oracle FAH
8 2 (0.40%) iTrent
8 2 (0.40%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 2 (0.40%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 2 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 124 (25.05%) Azure
2 76 (15.35%) AWS
3 37 (7.47%) Power Platform
4 30 (6.06%) GCP
5 25 (5.05%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (4.04%) SaaS
7 18 (3.64%) GitHub
8 16 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
8 16 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
9 15 (3.03%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (2.42%) OCI
10 12 (2.42%) Snowflake
11 11 (2.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 10 (2.02%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.02%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (2.02%) Serverless
13 9 (1.82%) Cloud Computing
13 9 (1.82%) PaaS
14 8 (1.62%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.82%) Firewall
2 7 (1.41%) Internet
3 5 (1.01%) Network Security
3 5 (1.01%) SD-WAN
3 5 (1.01%) VPN
3 5 (1.01%) WAN
4 4 (0.81%) DNS
4 4 (0.81%) VoIP
4 4 (0.81%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.61%) VLAN
6 2 (0.40%) BGP
6 2 (0.40%) ISDN
6 2 (0.40%) LAN
6 2 (0.40%) NAS
6 2 (0.40%) OSPF
6 2 (0.40%) PSTN
7 1 (0.20%) DHCP
7 1 (0.20%) HTTP
7 1 (0.20%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (6.06%) Power BI
2 27 (5.45%) SQL Server
3 20 (4.04%) Data Warehouse
4 15 (3.03%) GIS
5 13 (2.63%) Data Lake
5 13 (2.63%) Metadata
6 11 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
7 9 (1.82%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.41%) Oracle Database
8 7 (1.41%) QGIS
9 6 (1.21%) Azure SQL Database
9 6 (1.21%) Geospatial Data
9 6 (1.21%) MySQL
9 6 (1.21%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.21%) Tableau
10 5 (1.01%) SAP BW
10 5 (1.01%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.81%) DB2
11 4 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 4 (0.81%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 23 (4.65%) JIRA
2 13 (2.63%) Jenkins
3 12 (2.42%) GitLab
4 9 (1.82%) Git
5 5 (1.01%) Oracle Forms
6 3 (0.61%) Artifactory
6 3 (0.61%) CircleCI
6 3 (0.61%) ER Studio
6 3 (0.61%) ERwin
6 3 (0.61%) Jaeger
6 3 (0.61%) JUnit
6 3 (0.61%) Selenium
6 3 (0.61%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.40%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.40%) Gradle
7 2 (0.40%) Maven
7 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.40%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.20%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.20%) Cucumber
General
1 149 (30.10%) Social Skills
2 138 (27.88%) Finance
3 68 (13.74%) Public Sector
4 42 (8.48%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (5.86%) Banking
6 24 (4.85%) Retail
6 24 (4.85%) Telecoms
7 21 (4.24%) Manufacturing
8 19 (3.84%) Local Government
9 15 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (3.03%) Marketing
10 13 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.02%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.82%) Automotive
13 9 (1.82%) Legal
14 8 (1.62%) Law
14 8 (1.62%) Military
15 6 (1.21%) Front Office
16 5 (1.01%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 112 (22.63%) Architect
2 62 (12.53%) Developer
3 53 (10.71%) Lead
4 52 (10.51%) Solutions Architect
5 51 (10.30%) Analyst
6 50 (10.10%) Consultant
7 42 (8.48%) Senior
8 33 (6.67%) Business Analyst
9 27 (5.45%) Project Manager
10 26 (5.25%) Data Engineer
11 15 (3.03%) Technical Architect
12 14 (2.83%) Data Analyst
13 13 (2.63%) Lead Architect
14 12 (2.42%) Java Developer
15 11 (2.22%) Azure Engineer
16 10 (2.02%) .NET Developer
16 10 (2.02%) Senior Developer
17 9 (1.82%) Data Architect
17 9 (1.82%) Oracle Consultant
17 9 (1.82%) Senior Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (7.27%) .NET
2 20 (4.04%) REST
3 12 (2.42%) Oracle Fusion
3 12 (2.42%) React
4 10 (2.02%) RESTful
4 10 (2.02%) SOAP
5 9 (1.82%) .NET Framework
5 9 (1.82%) HTML
5 9 (1.82%) Middleware
5 9 (1.82%) Web Services
6 8 (1.62%) .NET Core
6 8 (1.62%) PySpark
6 8 (1.62%) XML
7 7 (1.41%) JSON
7 7 (1.41%) Spring
7 7 (1.41%) Spring Boot
7 7 (1.41%) Swagger
8 6 (1.21%) CSS
8 6 (1.21%) Kafka
8 6 (1.21%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.27%) Cloud Native
2 23 (4.65%) Data Structures
3 18 (3.64%) Onboarding
4 16 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.42%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.22%) Enterprise Software
6 11 (2.22%) Greenfield Project
7 10 (2.02%) Mainframe
8 9 (1.82%) Hybrid Cloud
8 9 (1.82%) IoT
9 8 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.62%) Public Cloud
10 7 (1.41%) Legacy Applications
10 7 (1.41%) NHS
10 7 (1.41%) Operational Technology
10 7 (1.41%) SCADA
10 7 (1.41%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.21%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.01%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.24%) Windows
2 18 (3.64%) Linux
3 7 (1.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 6 (1.21%) Android
4 6 (1.21%) VMS
5 5 (1.01%) OpenVMS
5 5 (1.01%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.61%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.40%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.40%) Unix
7 2 (0.40%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.20%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.20%) MVS
8 1 (0.20%) VME
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.20%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (41.41%) Migration
2 125 (25.25%) Agile
3 104 (21.01%) Data Migration
4 101 (20.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 87 (17.58%) DevOps
6 78 (15.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 66 (13.33%) CI/CD
8 61 (12.32%) Problem-Solving
9 58 (11.72%) Analytics
9 58 (11.72%) Roadmaps
10 54 (10.91%) Data Modelling
11 53 (10.71%) AI
12 52 (10.51%) ERP
13 51 (10.30%) Validation
14 42 (8.48%) Business Intelligence
15 34 (6.87%) Workshop Facilitation
16 33 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
17 32 (6.46%) Data Governance
18 30 (6.06%) ETL
18 30 (6.06%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 83 (16.77%) SQL
2 50 (10.10%) Python
3 37 (7.47%) C#
4 32 (6.46%) Java
5 21 (4.24%) JavaScript
6 12 (2.42%) PowerShell
7 11 (2.22%) Bicep
7 11 (2.22%) PL/SQL
8 8 (1.62%) Bash
8 8 (1.62%) PHP
8 8 (1.62%) TypeScript
9 7 (1.41%) ABAP
10 4 (0.81%) Go
10 4 (0.81%) Shell Script
10 4 (0.81%) T-SQL
11 3 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.61%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.40%) JCL
12 2 (0.40%) R
12 2 (0.40%) Rust
Qualifications
1 78 (15.76%) Security Cleared
2 57 (11.52%) SC Cleared
3 36 (7.27%) Degree
4 18 (3.64%) Azure Certification
5 13 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (2.22%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.82%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.62%) AWS Certification
9 6 (1.21%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.01%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 4 (0.81%) ISTQB
11 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.81%) TOGAF Certification
12 3 (0.61%) CCNP
12 3 (0.61%) CTC Cleared
12 3 (0.61%) PMI Certification
12 3 (0.61%) PMP
12 3 (0.61%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.40%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (9.90%) Data Quality
2 19 (3.84%) GDPR
3 18 (3.64%) QA
4 12 (2.42%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.41%) WCAG
6 6 (1.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.81%) PMO
8 3 (0.61%) COBIT
8 3 (0.61%) NCSC
8 3 (0.61%) NIST
8 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 3 (0.61%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.40%) GRC
9 2 (0.40%) JSP 440
9 2 (0.40%) SLA
10 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.20%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.20%) IFRS
10 1 (0.20%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 25 (5.05%) Docker
2 17 (3.43%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.21%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.40%) Time Sharing Option
6 2 (0.40%) vSphere
7 1 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.20%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 29 (5.86%) Kubernetes
1 29 (5.86%) Terraform
2 18 (3.64%) Ansible
3 6 (1.21%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (1.01%) Grafana
4 5 (1.01%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.61%) HP ALM
5 3 (0.61%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.40%) Packer
6 2 (0.40%) SCCM
7 1 (0.20%) CASB
7 1 (0.20%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.20%) Kibana
7 1 (0.20%) Proxmox
7 1 (0.20%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.20%) Salt
7 1 (0.20%) SCOM
7 1 (0.20%) SysTrack
7 1 (0.20%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.20%) vRealize
Vendors
1 64 (12.93%) Oracle
2 59 (11.92%) Microsoft
2 59 (11.92%) SAP
3 23 (4.65%) IBM
4 21 (4.24%) Workday
5 19 (3.84%) Google
6 17 (3.43%) Salesforce
7 15 (3.03%) VMware
8 14 (2.83%) ESRI
9 13 (2.63%) Databricks
10 8 (1.62%) Hitachi
10 8 (1.62%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.41%) Cisco
11 7 (1.41%) Guidewire
12 6 (1.21%) HP
12 6 (1.21%) Intergraph
13 4 (0.81%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.81%) MuleSoft
13 4 (0.81%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.61%) Duck Creek
218 Legacy Systems jobs in England