The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Legacy Code over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
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 with a WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,406
8,178
13,851
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option
28.56%
31.42%
31.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,962
5,750
9,864
10th Percentile
£325
£363
£356
25th Percentile
£430
£455
£434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£550
£538
Median % change year-on-year
-
+2.33%
+8.59%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£638
90th Percentile
£800
£800
£750
UK median daily rate
£538
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-2.27%
-
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
189
154
228
10th Percentile
£15.42
£19.00
£12.21
25th Percentile
£25.50
£30.69
£20.56
Median hourly rate
£48.00
£57.50
£44.23
Median % change year-on-year
-16.52%
+30.02%
+42.66%
75th Percentile
£65.00
£70.00
£57.41
90th Percentile
£72.50
£85.00
£66.08
UK median hourly rate
£29.00
£22.49
£27.00
% change year-on-year
+28.93%
-16.69%
+3.85%
Legacy Code Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Legacy Code Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options
For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Code also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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:
