Legacy Code
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legacy Code over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 129 | 170 | 162 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +41 | -8 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Code | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.092% | 0.072% | 0.058% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | - | £518 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | - | £522 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £545 | £537 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.28% | +1.49% | +3.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £489 | - | £545 |
| 90th Percentile | £507 | - | £545 |
| UK median daily rate | £400 | £630 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.51% | +36.22% | -11.01% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
Legacy Code is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 732 | 1,003 | 1,162 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 33.62% | 36.33% | 33.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 433 | 683 | 804 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £233 | £258 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £480 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.65% | +1.05% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £553 | £553 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £650 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £540 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 25 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.33 | - | £15.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £10.63 | £19.45 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.13 | £13.16 | £42.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.77% | -69.02% | -6.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.75 | £22.63 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.53 | £51.34 | £55.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £31.13 | £22.49 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.43% | -18.24% | +4.05% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in Scotland.
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Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Code within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 9 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | +32 | 1 | £400 | -26.61% | |
| Legacy Code UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: