Legacy Code
Central London > City of London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 165 | 213 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +48 | +89 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | - | 0.42% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 1.21% | 0.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median annual salary | - | - | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
All Generic Skills
City of London
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 the City of London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 819 | 1,156 | 1,778 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London | 42.22% | 34.87% | 40.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 619 | 862 | 1,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,250 | £43,162 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -6.45% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £102,625 | £97,500 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £145,000 | £117,500 | £121,875 |
| Central London median annual salary | £75,000 | £70,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -9.68% | +3.33% |
Legacy Code
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Legacy Code
Salary Trend in the City of London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in the City of London.