The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in permanent job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Legacy Applications 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 Birmingham.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
403
667
526
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham
33.87%
29.55%
38.99%
Number of salaries quoted
286
305
453
10th Percentile
£31,250
£32,540
£31,354
25th Percentile
£42,500
£46,250
£42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£55,000
£60,000
£60,000
Median % change year-on-year
-8.33%
-
+4.35%
75th Percentile
£72,500
£73,750
£70,000
90th Percentile
£77,500
£90,750
£81,250
West Midlands median annual salary
£47,500
£55,000
£54,000
% change year-on-year
-13.64%
+1.85%
+11.34%
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Legacy Applications as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Legacy Applications Salary Trend in Birmingham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, job vacancies citing Legacy Applications also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
