The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
116
133
152
Rank change year-on-year
+17
+19
+17
Contract jobs citing Legacy Applications
4
4
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West
Legacy Applications 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 West.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
560
742
1,080
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West
28.46%
26.93%
33.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
377
493
722
10th Percentile
£203
£289
£296
25th Percentile
£360
£413
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£473
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.50%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£580
£584
£625
90th Percentile
£653
£672
£675
England median daily rate
£548
£550
£575
% change year-on-year
-0.36%
-4.35%
+4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
38
77
47
10th Percentile
£22.05
£13.00
£16.85
25th Percentile
£24.25
£15.00
£20.74
Median hourly rate
£29.52
£25.25
£27.98
Median % change year-on-year
+16.89%
-9.76%
+51.24%
75th Percentile
£33.75
£37.50
£65.00
90th Percentile
£70.75
£57.50
£70.00
England median hourly rate
£33.00
£30.16
£22.50
% change year-on-year
+9.42%
+34.04%
-16.67%
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Legacy Applications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Legacy Applications Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Applications in the North West.
Legacy Applications Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legacy Applications in the North West.
Legacy Applications Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Applications 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 North West region with a requirement for Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:
