Legacy System
England > North East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in the North East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 33 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -4 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North East | 1.01% | 2.96% | 2.36% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 4.26% | 8.65% | 7.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | - | £415 |
| 25th Percentile | £458 | - | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £573 | £650 | £432 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.92% | +50.55% | -13.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £452 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £577 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.01% | +9.90% | -12.50% |
All Generic Skills
North East
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 the North East.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 94 | 104 | 79 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East | 23.74% | 34.21% | 31.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 39 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £147 | £323 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £170 | £400 | £364 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £416 | £495 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.91% | +11.36% | -19.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £588 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £660 | £656 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.44 | £26.45 | £14.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.79 | £39.14 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.49 | £46.18 | £31.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.79% | +45.04% | -51.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.94 | - | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.13 | - | £53.09 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.00 | £37.00 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.62% | -15.60% | +25.25% |
Legacy Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Legacy Systems.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in the North East over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Legacy Systems.
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Contract Job Locations in the North East
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 North East region over the 6 months to 20 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyne and Wear | -15 | 4 | £573 | -11.92% | 3 |
| Legacy Systems England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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: