Legacy Code
Somerset > Taunton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies in Taunton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 16 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Code | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Taunton | 8.82% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 18.75% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £444 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median daily rate | £438 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Taunton
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 Taunton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton | 47.06% | - | 25.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £569 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | - | £570 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | - | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | - | £678 |
| Somerset median daily rate | £353 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.76% | +5.00% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £12.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -28.77% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £13.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Somerset median hourly rate | - | £21.01 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -47.48% | +63.27% |
Legacy Code
Job Vacancy Trend in Taunton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Code relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Taunton.
Legacy Code
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Taunton 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: