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 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 213 317
Rank change year-on-year +43 +104 +13
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems 607 296 242
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.60% 1.21% 0.64%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.77% 3.55% 2.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 378 210 170
10th Percentile £400 £359 £413
25th Percentile £450 £428 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £528
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.00% -8.26%
75th Percentile £650 £700 £649
90th Percentile £750 £775 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 8 12
10th Percentile £22.30 £17.28 -
25th Percentile £31.50 £28.18 £15.39
Median hourly rate £65.00 £45.50 £15.79
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +188.16% -68.42%
75th Percentile £82.25 £73.06 £88.00
90th Percentile £86.50 £82.25 £90.03
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £45.50 £15.79
% change year-on-year +42.86% +188.16% -68.42%

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 12,724 8,331 11,606
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.44% 34.08% 30.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,075 5,461 7,571
10th Percentile £300 £300 £259
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.96% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £625 £670 £669
90th Percentile £747 £775 £787
UK median daily rate £503 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.29% -1.41% -3.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 637 315 800
10th Percentile £15.77 £16.70 £12.47
25th Percentile £19.75 £22.61 £15.17
Median hourly rate £44.50 £34.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.99% +25.45% +20.88%
75th Percentile £69.99 £67.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.70 £84.60 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £42.22 £32.50 £27.50
% change year-on-year +29.91% +18.18% +22.22%

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 29 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 29 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 29 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 +41 322 £525 -11.39% 75
North of England -25 77 £513 -18.00% 34
South East -3 71 £550 +18.09% 33
Midlands -42 56 £463 -7.50% 26
South West +9 49 £513 -18.00% 32
West Midlands -28 44 £475 -9.52% 18
Yorkshire -25 43 £513 +86.36% 6
North West -42 26 £475 -28.03% 18
East of England -25 14 £575 +10.58% 18
East Midlands -32 12 £444 -11.25% 8
North East -4 8 £625 - 11
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 17 (2.80%) SharePoint
2 12 (1.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.81%) Confluence
4 8 (1.32%) Appian
4 8 (1.32%) ArcGIS
5 7 (1.15%) IIS
6 4 (0.66%) Apache
6 4 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
6 4 (0.66%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.49%) MQSeries
8 2 (0.33%) nginx
8 2 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.33%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.33%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.16%) CICS
9 1 (0.16%) CMS
9 1 (0.16%) OpenROAD
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Collaboration Suite
9 1 (0.16%) SAS
9 1 (0.16%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 27 (4.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.49%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.33%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.33%) Sketch
5 2 (0.33%) Windchill
6 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 32 (5.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (1.15%) NEC Housing
4 5 (0.82%) Maximo
4 5 (0.82%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.82%) SAP MM
5 4 (0.66%) Oracle Payables
5 4 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
5 4 (0.66%) SAP MDG
6 3 (0.49%) iTrent
6 3 (0.49%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.49%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.49%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.49%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.49%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (0.49%) SAP PM
6 3 (0.49%) SAP Retail
7 2 (0.33%) Oracle SCM
7 2 (0.33%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 2 (0.33%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 143 (23.56%) Azure
2 107 (17.63%) AWS
3 46 (7.58%) Power Platform
4 36 (5.93%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (4.61%) Azure Data Factory
6 21 (3.46%) GCP
7 19 (3.13%) Serverless
8 16 (2.64%) SaaS
9 15 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
10 14 (2.31%) Power Automate
11 13 (2.14%) Boomi
11 13 (2.14%) GitHub
12 12 (1.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 11 (1.81%) Microsoft 365
14 10 (1.65%) Azure AI
14 10 (1.65%) Azure Monitor
15 9 (1.48%) OCI
15 9 (1.48%) Snowflake
16 8 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
16 8 (1.32%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.14%) DNS
2 6 (0.99%) 4G
2 6 (0.99%) 5G
2 6 (0.99%) Network Security
3 4 (0.66%) Internet
3 4 (0.66%) NAS
4 3 (0.49%) HTTP
4 3 (0.49%) WAN
4 3 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.33%) 3GPP
5 2 (0.33%) Broadband
5 2 (0.33%) Firewall
5 2 (0.33%) SAN
5 2 (0.33%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.33%) VoIP
5 2 (0.33%) VPN
6 1 (0.16%) Intranet
6 1 (0.16%) LAN
6 1 (0.16%) NaaS
6 1 (0.16%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (8.90%) SQL Server
2 37 (6.10%) Power BI
3 22 (3.62%) Oracle Database
4 20 (3.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (3.13%) Metadata
6 17 (2.80%) Data Warehouse
7 16 (2.64%) PostgreSQL
8 15 (2.47%) Data Lake
9 11 (1.81%) GIS
10 10 (1.65%) MySQL
11 9 (1.48%) Relational Database
12 8 (1.32%) Amazon Redshift
12 8 (1.32%) Pinecone
12 8 (1.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 7 (1.15%) Delta Lake
14 6 (0.99%) Electronic Patient Records
14 6 (0.99%) NoSQL
14 6 (0.99%) Oracle Reports
14 6 (0.99%) Pentaho
15 4 (0.66%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 39 (6.43%) JIRA
2 21 (3.46%) Git
3 8 (1.32%) MLflow
4 4 (0.66%) GitLab
4 4 (0.66%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.33%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.33%) JUnit
6 2 (0.33%) Maven
6 2 (0.33%) Selenium
6 2 (0.33%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.33%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.16%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.16%) Gradle
7 1 (0.16%) Mocha
7 1 (0.16%) Mockito
7 1 (0.16%) MSTest
7 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.16%) tSQLt
General
1 196 (32.29%) Social Skills
2 183 (30.15%) Finance
3 82 (13.51%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (13.01%) Public Sector
5 39 (6.43%) Banking
6 18 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
6 18 (2.97%) Manufacturing
7 16 (2.64%) Local Government
7 16 (2.64%) Retail
8 15 (2.47%) Military
9 14 (2.31%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (1.98%) Telecoms
11 9 (1.48%) Billing
11 9 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (1.48%) Marketing
11 9 (1.48%) Police
12 8 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.15%) Aerospace
13 7 (1.15%) Front Office
14 6 (0.99%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 107 (17.63%) Architect
2 75 (12.36%) Lead
3 59 (9.72%) Developer
4 54 (8.90%) Analyst
5 49 (8.07%) Senior
6 46 (7.58%) Consultant
7 43 (7.08%) Data Engineer
8 37 (6.10%) Business Analyst
8 37 (6.10%) Solutions Architect
9 29 (4.78%) Project Manager
10 20 (3.29%) Data Analyst
11 19 (3.13%) Technical Architect
12 17 (2.80%) Software Engineer
13 16 (2.64%) Project Officer
14 13 (2.14%) Administrator
14 13 (2.14%) Data Migration Lead
14 13 (2.14%) Migration Engineer
14 13 (2.14%) SAP Consultant
15 12 (1.98%) Azure Engineer
15 12 (1.98%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 43 (7.08%) .NET
2 22 (3.62%) REST
3 21 (3.46%) RESTful
4 19 (3.13%) .NET Framework
5 16 (2.64%) Middleware
6 14 (2.31%) Kafka
6 14 (2.31%) React
7 13 (2.14%) OAuth
7 13 (2.14%) OpenAPI
7 13 (2.14%) Swagger
7 13 (2.14%) Web Services
8 11 (1.81%) .NET Core
8 11 (1.81%) HTML
8 11 (1.81%) Oracle Fusion
9 10 (1.65%) PySpark
10 9 (1.48%) PyTorch
11 8 (1.32%) Faiss
11 8 (1.32%) FastAPI
11 8 (1.32%) Hugging Face
11 8 (1.32%) JWT
Miscellaneous
1 52 (8.57%) Cloud Native
2 37 (6.10%) Data Structures
3 26 (4.28%) Management Information System
4 24 (3.95%) Product Ownership
5 23 (3.79%) Greenfield Project
6 19 (3.13%) Legacy Applications
7 15 (2.47%) Mainframe
8 14 (2.31%) Distributed Systems
8 14 (2.31%) Onboarding
9 10 (1.65%) LIMS
10 9 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.48%) Hybrid Cloud
10 9 (1.48%) Legacy Code
10 9 (1.48%) Low-Code
10 9 (1.48%) NHS
11 8 (1.32%) Reference Data
12 7 (1.15%) Public Cloud
13 6 (0.99%) Operational Technology
13 6 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
14 5 (0.82%) Enterprise Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (5.77%) Windows
2 30 (4.94%) Linux
3 20 (3.29%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.48%) Unix
5 4 (0.66%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 4 (0.66%) VMS
6 3 (0.49%) OpenVMS
7 2 (0.33%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.33%) Debian
7 2 (0.33%) Solaris
7 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.33%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.33%) zOS
8 1 (0.16%) Android
8 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.16%) VME
Processes & Methodologies
1 281 (46.29%) Migration
2 154 (25.37%) Data Migration
3 127 (20.92%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (17.30%) Validation
5 102 (16.80%) Data Modelling
6 99 (16.31%) Agile
7 88 (14.50%) DevOps
7 88 (14.50%) Problem-Solving
8 76 (12.52%) Roadmaps
9 74 (12.19%) ERP
10 73 (12.03%) CI/CD
11 72 (11.86%) User Acceptance Testing
12 71 (11.70%) Analytics
12 71 (11.70%) ETL
13 66 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 64 (10.54%) Continuous Improvement
15 52 (8.57%) AI
16 48 (7.91%) Data Cleansing
17 47 (7.74%) Data Mapping
18 46 (7.58%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 128 (21.09%) SQL
2 73 (12.03%) Python
3 42 (6.92%) C#
4 40 (6.59%) Java
5 20 (3.29%) PowerShell
6 16 (2.64%) PL/SQL
7 11 (1.81%) JavaScript
7 11 (1.81%) TypeScript
8 6 (0.99%) Perl
8 6 (0.99%) Shell Script
9 5 (0.82%) Bicep
9 5 (0.82%) T-SQL
10 4 (0.66%) Ada
10 4 (0.66%) MATLAB
11 3 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.49%) C
11 3 (0.49%) COBOL
11 3 (0.49%) Korn
11 3 (0.49%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.49%) VBA
Qualifications
1 118 (19.44%) Security Cleared
2 94 (15.49%) SC Cleared
3 25 (4.12%) Degree
4 15 (2.47%) Azure Certification
4 15 (2.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 12 (1.98%) DV Cleared
6 9 (1.48%) AWS Certification
6 9 (1.48%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (0.82%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (0.82%) Master's Degree
7 5 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (0.66%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 4 (0.66%) PMI Certification
8 4 (0.66%) PMP
9 3 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.49%) CISSP
9 3 (0.49%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.33%) CCSP
10 2 (0.33%) CIMA
10 2 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (15.82%) Data Quality
2 37 (6.10%) QA
3 36 (5.93%) GDPR
4 15 (2.47%) Accessibility
5 12 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (1.32%) PMO
7 6 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 5 (0.82%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.66%) NCSC
9 4 (0.66%) NIST
9 4 (0.66%) WCAG
10 3 (0.49%) BS7666
10 3 (0.49%) HL7
11 2 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.33%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.33%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.33%) SEPA
12 1 (0.16%) GRC
12 1 (0.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 1 (0.16%) NIST 800
System Software
1 34 (5.60%) Docker
2 17 (2.80%) Active Directory
3 15 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (2.31%) Hyper-V
5 3 (0.49%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (0.49%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.33%) NFS
6 2 (0.33%) QEMU
6 2 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.33%) vSphere
7 1 (0.16%) Time Sharing Option
Systems Management
1 37 (6.10%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.80%) Terraform
3 11 (1.81%) Ansible
4 9 (1.48%) Grafana
5 5 (0.82%) Oracle RMAN
6 4 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
7 2 (0.33%) EMC VPLEX
7 2 (0.33%) HP ALM
7 2 (0.33%) Packer
7 2 (0.33%) Podman
7 2 (0.33%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.33%) vMotion
8 1 (0.16%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.16%) Amdocs OSS
8 1 (0.16%) Kibana
8 1 (0.16%) SCCM
8 1 (0.16%) SELinux
8 1 (0.16%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.16%) vCenter Server
8 1 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 76 (12.52%) Oracle
2 67 (11.04%) Microsoft
3 56 (9.23%) SAP
4 36 (5.93%) Salesforce
5 34 (5.60%) Workday
6 26 (4.28%) Databricks
7 21 (3.46%) VMware
8 18 (2.97%) IBM
9 14 (2.31%) MuleSoft
10 13 (2.14%) OpenAI
10 13 (2.14%) Talend
11 10 (1.65%) UiPath
12 9 (1.48%) Automation Anywhere
13 7 (1.15%) Avaloq
13 7 (1.15%) Informatica
13 7 (1.15%) NEC
14 6 (0.99%) Denodo
15 5 (0.82%) ESRI
15 5 (0.82%) Google
15 5 (0.82%) Siebel
204 Legacy Systems jobs in England