Legacy System
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 137 | 189 | 153 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | -36 | +75 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Systems | 15 | 6 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.59% | 0.14% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.99% | 0.37% | 1.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,000 | £43,825 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £50,688 | £46,335 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £67,250 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.93% | +12.08% | +36.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £83,688 | £119,168 |
| 90th Percentile | £66,000 | £90,475 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | -3.70% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 753 | 1,623 | 974 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 29.48% | 37.62% | 36.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 274 | 517 | 720 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,006 | £35,000 | £32,854 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,500 | £55,000 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.73% | -5.17% | +5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,250 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,250 | £85,000 | £84,150 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -4.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Legacy Systems.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in Scotland over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow | +78 | 13 | £50,000 | +12.36% | 11 |
| Edinburgh | +5 | 1 | £67,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| Dunbartonshire | - | 1 | £52,500 | - | |
| Legacy Systems UK |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: