Legacy Systems Job Trends in Berkshire

Legacy System
South East > Berkshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in permanent job vacancies in Berkshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 122 129
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +29
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Systems 1 1 16
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.051% 0.061% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.18% 0.20% 2.36%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 14
10th Percentile - - £34,600
25th Percentile - - £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £61,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.36%
75th Percentile - - £68,750
90th Percentile - - £74,875
South East median annual salary £66,250 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +47.22% -18.18% -15.38%

All Generic Skills
Berkshire

Legacy Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 564 504 678
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 28.88% 30.56% 32.41%
Number of salaries quoted 273 214 452
10th Percentile £27,800 £35,900 £29,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £46,063 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £62,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% +19.05% -8.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £82,500 £64,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £112,500 £82,500
South East median annual salary £45,000 £56,254 £55,000
% change year-on-year -20.01% +2.28% -

Legacy Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Legacy Systems job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Legacy Systems
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Legacy Systems.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Legacy Systems

Legacy Systems
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 12 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Reading +28 1 - - 2
Legacy Systems
South East

Legacy Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement