The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies in Hounslow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Legacy Code 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 Hounslow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
29
27
44
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hounslow
44.62%
24.77%
34.65%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
15
24
10th Percentile
-
£213
£146
25th Percentile
£225
£363
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£373
£450
£540
Median % change year-on-year
-17.22%
-16.67%
+2.86%
75th Percentile
£453
£498
£598
90th Percentile
£538
£603
£698
West London median daily rate
£425
£450
£550
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-18.18%
+5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
4
10th Percentile
£43.90
-
£64.50
25th Percentile
£45.25
£52.00
£71.25
Median hourly rate
£47.50
£54.00
£82.50
Median % change year-on-year
-12.04%
-34.55%
+468.97%
75th Percentile
£49.75
£56.00
£91.88
90th Percentile
£51.10
-
£95.25
West London median hourly rate
£30.98
£23.80
£67.50
% change year-on-year
+30.17%
-64.74%
+309.09%
Legacy Code Job Vacancy Trend in Hounslow
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hounslow.
Legacy Code Daily Rate Trend in Hounslow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hounslow citing Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hounslow
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Code 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 Hounslow region with a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hounslow 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:
