Legacy Code
England > London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 358 | 437 | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +149 | +56 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code | 42 | 65 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.33% | 0.28% | 0.10% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.74% | 0.68% | 0.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 41 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | £77,500 | £50,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £110,000 | £95,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +58.33% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £107,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £115,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £90,000 | £90,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +71.43% | +5.00% |
All Generic Skills
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 London.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 5,655 | 9,523 | 16,270 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 44.37% | 40.29% | 46.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3,277 | 6,788 | 10,900 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £37,500 | £43,978 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,250 | £52,000 | £56,219 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £127,500 | £122,500 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -15.38% | +4.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
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Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in London.
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Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Code in London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: