The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in Cardiff. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Legacy Code 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 Cardiff.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
84
197
253
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff
46.41%
29.85%
43.85%
Number of salaries quoted
66
173
190
10th Percentile
£31,250
£26,831
£33,850
25th Percentile
£36,293
£35,000
£41,748
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£50,000
£53,937
Median % change year-on-year
-
-7.30%
-1.93%
75th Percentile
£70,438
£65,000
£70,000
90th Percentile
£82,500
£72,433
£77,625
South Wales median annual salary
£62,000
£46,604
£45,496
% change year-on-year
+33.04%
+2.44%
-13.34%
Legacy Code Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
Legacy Code Salary Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in Cardiff.
Legacy Code Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, job vacancies citing Legacy Code 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 Cardiff region with a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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:
