Legacy Applications Job Trends in London
Legacy Application
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 405 | 376 | 411 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | +35 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Applications | 41 | 5 | 25 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.16% | 0.043% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.46% | 0.092% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,875 | £72,400 | £73,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £59,688 | £75,250 | £92,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £80,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -30.43% | +31.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £96,875 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £107,000 | £127,000 |
| England median annual salary | £62,500 | £70,500 | £95,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.35% | -25.79% | +34.61% |
All Generic Skills
London
Legacy Applications 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 London.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 8,904 | 5,437 | 7,184 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 33.89% | 46.43% | 40.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,248 | 3,239 | 4,193 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,250 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £77,217 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.87% | -3.48% | +3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £105,000 | £108,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £135,000 | £137,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | -4.00% |
Legacy Applications Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Applications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Legacy Applications Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Legacy Applications.
Legacy Applications Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Applications in London over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Legacy Applications Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Applications within the London region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | +10 | 2 | £51,000 | -47.01% | 5 |
| South London | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Legacy Applications England |
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Legacy Applications Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 | Cloud Native | 41.5% | 17 |
| 2 | Enterprise Software | 26.8% | 11 |
| 3 | Enterprise Cloud | 24.4% | 10 |
| 4 | Management Information System | 22.0% | 9 |
| 5 | Data Centre | 19.5% | 8 |
| 5 | Distributed Systems | 19.5% | 8 |
| 5 | Onboarding | 19.5% | 8 |
| 8 | AI Agents | 14.6% | 6 |
| 8 | Market Risk | 14.6% | 6 |
| 10 | Legacy Systems | 9.8% | 4 |
| 11 | Equities | 7.3% | 3 |
| 12 | Cloud Security Posture | 4.9% | 2 |
| 12 | Security Posture | 4.9% | 2 |
| 14 | Data Structures | 2.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Distributed Applications | 2.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Distributed Architecture | 2.4% | 1 |
| 14 | Mainframe | 2.4% | 1 |