Legacy Code Job Trends in the City of London

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 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 153 189
Rank change year-on-year - +36 +115
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code 0 12 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London - 0.43% 0.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 1.11% 0.31%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile - - £62,813
90th Percentile - - £74,625
Central London median annual salary - - £52,500
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%

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 735 1,078 1,297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 43.08% 38.35% 37.20%
Number of salaries quoted 590 711 1,145
10th Percentile £39,450 £46,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £102,188 £92,875 £100,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £115,000 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

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.

Job vacancy trend for Legacy Code in the City of London

Legacy Code
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Legacy Code.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Legacy Code