The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
93
-
146
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+8
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code
2
0
1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
344
475
839
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
37.51%
31.11%
39.30%
Number of salaries quoted
171
349
451
10th Percentile
£36,250
£31,650
£35,000
25th Percentile
£45,000
£46,250
£45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£62,500
£59,526
Median % change year-on-year
-4.00%
+5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£76,840
£75,000
£77,715
90th Percentile
£100,000
£91,934
£105,000
Scotland median annual salary
£51,645
£55,000
£58,000
% change year-on-year
-6.10%
-5.17%
+5.45%
Legacy Code Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Legacy Code Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in Edinburgh.
Legacy Code Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
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 Edinburgh region with a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh 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:
