Legacy Application
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 165 | 182 | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +17 | -1 | +87 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Legacy Applications | 3 | 2 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 0.085% | 0.042% | 0.52% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.27% | 0.14% | 1.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | - | £613 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £363 | £644 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £375 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.00% | -48.28% | +20.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £388 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | - | £788 |
| England median daily rate | £600 | £538 | £700 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.63% | -23.21% | +18.64% |
All Generic Skills
South East
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 South East.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,114 | 1,408 | 1,807 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East | 31.46% | 29.43% | 32.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 692 | 815 | 1,257 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £213 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £353 | £385 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £707 | £703 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 102 | 139 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £11.92 | £16.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.95 | £21.58 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.89 | £57.35 | £51.96 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.92% | +10.37% | +127.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.37 | £65.00 | £65.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.85 | £75.16 | £74.63 |
| England median hourly rate | £32.72 | £50.00 | £45.41 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.56% | +10.11% | +74.65% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings citing Legacy Applications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Applications.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legacy Applications in the South East over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Applications.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Applications within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | +4 | 1 | £465 | +24.00% | 4 |
| Buckinghamshire | - | 1 | £465 | - | 3 |
| Hampshire | - | 1 | £350 | - | |
| Surrey | - | 1 | £750 | - | 2 |
| Legacy Applications England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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: