Legacy Systems Job Trends in the East Midlands
Legacy System
England > East Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 157 | 133 | 147 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +14 | -34 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Systems | 23 | 18 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands | 0.34% | 0.78% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.39% | 1.71% | 1.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £43,125 | £27,900 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £45,313 | £34,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £52,500 | £43,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +20.00% | -7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £66,250 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,750 | £70,125 | - |
| England median annual salary | £68,500 | £66,750 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.62% | +24.77% | -17.69% |
All Generic Skills
East Midlands
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 the East Midlands.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,652 | 1,050 | 869 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands | 24.48% | 45.42% | 24.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,012 | 435 | 328 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,266 | £25,750 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,000 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £37,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.67% | -25.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,000 | £57,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £75,000 | £78,750 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Legacy Systems Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.
Legacy Systems Salary Trend in the East Midlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Salary Histogram in the East Midlands
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Legacy Systems Job Locations in the East Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire | - | 8 | £67,500 | - | |
| Nottinghamshire | -11 | 5 | £60,000 | +26.32% | |
| Derbyshire | -14 | 4 | £61,250 | - | 2 |
| Leicestershire | -43 | 4 | £52,500 | - | 5 |
| Legacy Systems England |
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Legacy Systems Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Driving Licence | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1 | Mobile App | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1 | Robotics | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1 | SCADA | 17.4% | 4 |
| 5 | Enterprise Software | 13.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Operational Technology | 13.0% | 3 |
| 7 | AI Agents | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | CCTV | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Cloud Native | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Distributed Architecture | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | IoT | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | iPad | 4.3% | 1 |
| 7 | Management Information System | 4.3% | 1 |