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 17 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 281 311
Rank change year-on-year +100 +30 0
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems 415 270 314
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.49% 0.83% 0.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.17% 2.68% 2.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 271 155 200
10th Percentile £410 £400 £383
25th Percentile £453 £464 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
75th Percentile £650 £638 £691
90th Percentile £725 £754 £775
UK median daily rate £530 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +0.95% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 5 8
10th Percentile £31.50 £37.06 £44.88
25th Percentile £31.75 - £55.00
Median hourly rate £36.00 £70.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -48.57% +21.74% -
75th Percentile £61.25 - £60.31
90th Percentile £71.50 - £65.60
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £70.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -48.57% +21.74% -17.86%

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 9,942 10,062 13,795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 35.81% 30.78% 32.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,245 6,218 9,564
10th Percentile £300 £300 £300
25th Percentile £408 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -2.05%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £792
UK median daily rate £515 £542 £550
% change year-on-year -5.02% -1.41% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 499 416 412
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.75 £17.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.73 £21.25
Median hourly rate £33.05 £57.35 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -42.37% +25.00% +76.46%
75th Percentile £58.75 £70.00 £67.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.16 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -40.00% +11.11% +69.81%

Legacy Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Legacy Systems 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 17 September 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 +90 199 £575 +4.55% 115
Midlands +21 61 £523 -9.13% 37
North of England +9 57 £525 +5.00% 31
South East +14 43 £600 +4.35% 78
West Midlands +14 43 £538 -6.52% 25
South West +34 29 £450 -20.00% 29
Yorkshire +5 28 £550 +7.32% 12
North West -5 25 £463 -2.63% 14
East Midlands +2 18 £478 -4.50% 12
East of England +3 7 £190 -68.20% 9
North East -13 4 £548 -27.00% 5
Legacy Systems
UK

Legacy Systems
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (3.37%) Confluence
2 7 (1.69%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.45%) ArcGIS
4 5 (1.20%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.96%) Apache
5 4 (0.96%) WebLogic
6 3 (0.72%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.48%) Camunda
7 2 (0.48%) HCL Notes
7 2 (0.48%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.24%) Alfresco
8 1 (0.24%) CICS
8 1 (0.24%) CMS
8 1 (0.24%) Documentum
8 1 (0.24%) NetWeaver
8 1 (0.24%) nginx
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.24%) Smallworld
8 1 (0.24%) Tuxedo
Applications
1 11 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (0.48%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.24%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 30 (7.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.65%) Endur
3 9 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
4 7 (1.69%) Maximo
5 5 (1.20%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.96%) NEC Housing
6 4 (0.96%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.96%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
6 4 (0.96%) SAP PM
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
7 3 (0.72%) Oracle SCM
7 3 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
7 3 (0.72%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle Applications
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle Financials
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.48%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 90 (21.69%) Azure
2 53 (12.77%) AWS
3 32 (7.71%) Power Platform
4 25 (6.02%) GCP
5 20 (4.82%) SaaS
6 18 (4.34%) GitHub
7 15 (3.61%) Azure Data Factory
8 14 (3.37%) Snowflake
9 13 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.65%) GitHub Actions
11 10 (2.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
12 9 (2.17%) Azure Logic Apps
12 9 (2.17%) Entra ID
12 9 (2.17%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (2.17%) OCI
13 7 (1.69%) dbt
13 7 (1.69%) PaaS
13 7 (1.69%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.93%) SD-WAN
1 8 (1.93%) WAN
2 7 (1.69%) Firewall
3 6 (1.45%) VoIP
4 4 (0.96%) BGP
4 4 (0.96%) Internet
4 4 (0.96%) OSPF
5 3 (0.72%) LAN
5 3 (0.72%) MPLS
5 3 (0.72%) Network Security
5 3 (0.72%) Unified Communications
5 3 (0.72%) VPN
6 2 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (0.48%) ISDN
6 2 (0.48%) Multicast
6 2 (0.48%) PSTN
6 2 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
6 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.48%) VLAN
6 2 (0.48%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.75%) Power BI
2 22 (5.30%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.86%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.89%) Data Lake
4 12 (2.89%) Oracle Database
5 10 (2.41%) Metadata
6 9 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (1.93%) MongoDB
8 7 (1.69%) Delta Lake
8 7 (1.69%) GIS
8 7 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
8 7 (1.69%) Tableau
9 6 (1.45%) SAP BW
10 5 (1.20%) DB2
11 4 (0.96%) Big Data
11 4 (0.96%) BigQuery
11 4 (0.96%) MySQL
11 4 (0.96%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.96%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 3 (0.72%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 25 (6.02%) JIRA
2 11 (2.65%) GitLab
3 8 (1.93%) Jenkins
4 7 (1.69%) Git
5 6 (1.45%) Postman
6 5 (1.20%) CircleCI
6 5 (1.20%) Selenium
7 4 (0.96%) ERwin
7 4 (0.96%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.72%) Artifactory
8 3 (0.72%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.72%) ER Studio
8 3 (0.72%) Jaeger
8 3 (0.72%) JMeter
8 3 (0.72%) Liquibase
8 3 (0.72%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.48%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.48%) Subversion
9 2 (0.48%) Zephyr
10 1 (0.24%) LSMW
General
1 115 (27.71%) Finance
2 106 (25.54%) Social Skills
3 46 (11.08%) Public Sector
4 31 (7.47%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (6.51%) Banking
6 19 (4.58%) Telecoms
7 17 (4.10%) Local Government
8 16 (3.86%) Manufacturing
9 15 (3.61%) Retail
10 13 (3.13%) Marketing
11 11 (2.65%) Legal
11 11 (2.65%) Presentation Skills
12 9 (2.17%) Aerospace
12 9 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.93%) Automotive
13 8 (1.93%) Law
14 7 (1.69%) General Ledger
15 6 (1.45%) Back Office
16 5 (1.20%) Military
Job Titles
1 94 (22.65%) Architect
2 57 (13.73%) Analyst
3 49 (11.81%) Developer
4 48 (11.57%) Solutions Architect
5 38 (9.16%) Lead
6 36 (8.67%) Consultant
7 31 (7.47%) Business Analyst
8 30 (7.23%) Project Manager
9 26 (6.27%) Senior
10 19 (4.58%) Data Engineer
11 13 (3.13%) Data Analyst
11 13 (3.13%) Data Architect
12 12 (2.89%) Migration Specialist
13 11 (2.65%) Technical Architect
14 10 (2.41%) Azure Engineer
15 9 (2.17%) SAP Consultant
15 9 (2.17%) Senior Consultant
16 8 (1.93%) IT Manager
16 8 (1.93%) Lead Architect
16 8 (1.93%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (5.30%) .NET
2 14 (3.37%) REST
3 11 (2.65%) React
4 10 (2.41%) Kafka
5 8 (1.93%) Node.js
5 8 (1.93%) Spring Boot
6 7 (1.69%) SOAP
6 7 (1.69%) Web Services
7 6 (1.45%) .NET Core
7 6 (1.45%) HTML
7 6 (1.45%) PySpark
7 6 (1.45%) RESTful
8 5 (1.20%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.20%) CSS
8 5 (1.20%) JSON
8 5 (1.20%) Middleware
8 5 (1.20%) Oracle Fusion
8 5 (1.20%) SAP PI
8 5 (1.20%) Swagger
9 4 (0.96%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 25 (6.02%) Cloud Native
2 19 (4.58%) Data Structures
3 16 (3.86%) Onboarding
4 13 (3.13%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.13%) SCADA
5 12 (2.89%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.65%) Greenfield Project
7 8 (1.93%) IoT
8 7 (1.69%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.69%) Legacy Applications
9 6 (1.45%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.45%) Digital Wallet
9 6 (1.45%) Mainframe
9 6 (1.45%) Operational Technology
10 5 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (0.96%) EPoS
11 4 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
11 4 (0.96%) Public Cloud
11 4 (0.96%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.10%) Windows
2 14 (3.37%) Linux
3 7 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 5 (1.20%) Android
5 4 (0.96%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.72%) OpenVMS
6 3 (0.72%) VMS
6 3 (0.72%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.48%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.48%) zOS
8 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.24%) HPUX
8 1 (0.24%) MVS
8 1 (0.24%) Solaris
8 1 (0.24%) Unix
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (43.13%) Migration
2 103 (24.82%) Agile
3 86 (20.72%) Data Migration
4 75 (18.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 65 (15.66%) DevOps
6 61 (14.70%) CI/CD
7 58 (13.98%) Stakeholder Management
8 55 (13.25%) Roadmaps
9 51 (12.29%) Problem-Solving
10 46 (11.08%) Data Modelling
11 42 (10.12%) Validation
12 40 (9.64%) Analytics
12 40 (9.64%) Business Intelligence
12 40 (9.64%) ERP
13 39 (9.40%) ETL
14 37 (8.92%) Data Governance
15 35 (8.43%) Artificial Intelligence
16 30 (7.23%) CRM
17 29 (6.99%) Cybersecurity
17 29 (6.99%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 79 (19.04%) SQL
2 42 (10.12%) Python
3 27 (6.51%) C#
4 26 (6.27%) Java
5 14 (3.37%) JavaScript
6 9 (2.17%) ABAP
6 9 (2.17%) TypeScript
7 8 (1.93%) Bicep
7 8 (1.93%) PL/SQL
7 8 (1.93%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.45%) Bash
8 6 (1.45%) PHP
9 5 (1.20%) COBOL
9 5 (1.20%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.96%) Go
11 3 (0.72%) JCL
11 3 (0.72%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.72%) Ruby
12 2 (0.48%) C
12 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 38 (9.16%) Security Cleared
2 29 (6.99%) SC Cleared
3 23 (5.54%) Degree
4 10 (2.41%) Azure Certification
5 9 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (1.69%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.45%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.20%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.96%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 3 (0.72%) ACCA
10 3 (0.72%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.72%) CIMA
10 3 (0.72%) CISSP
10 3 (0.72%) GIAC
10 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.72%) PMP
11 2 (0.48%) CSSLP
11 2 (0.48%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (10.60%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.82%) GDPR
3 13 (3.13%) QA
4 7 (1.69%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.45%) PMO
6 4 (0.96%) NIST
7 3 (0.72%) NCSC
7 3 (0.72%) Solvency II
7 3 (0.72%) WCAG
8 2 (0.48%) COBIT
8 2 (0.48%) GRC
8 2 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 15022
8 2 (0.48%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) IFRS
9 1 (0.24%) SOC 1
9 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 18 (4.34%) Active Directory
2 14 (3.37%) Docker
3 4 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.48%) Time Sharing Option
4 2 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 28 (6.75%) Terraform
2 15 (3.61%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.17%) Ansible
4 6 (1.45%) Grafana
4 6 (1.45%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.96%) HP ALM
5 4 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.72%) SCCM
7 2 (0.48%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (0.48%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.48%) SELinux
8 1 (0.24%) CASB
8 1 (0.24%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.24%) Proxmox
8 1 (0.24%) Rsyslog
8 1 (0.24%) Rundeck
8 1 (0.24%) Salt
8 1 (0.24%) SCOM
8 1 (0.24%) vRealize
Vendors
1 60 (14.46%) SAP
2 56 (13.49%) Microsoft
3 47 (11.33%) Oracle
4 24 (5.78%) Salesforce
5 21 (5.06%) Google
6 14 (3.37%) IBM
7 12 (2.89%) Workday
8 10 (2.41%) Databricks
9 8 (1.93%) Hitachi
9 8 (1.93%) HP
9 8 (1.93%) OpenLink
10 7 (1.69%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.45%) Cisco
11 6 (1.45%) ESRI
11 6 (1.45%) VMware
12 5 (1.20%) Fortinet
12 5 (1.20%) Guidewire
12 5 (1.20%) Informatica
12 5 (1.20%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.96%) Sitecore