Legacy Application
England > South East
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Applications in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Applications over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 264 | 291 | 265 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | -26 | +127 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Applications | 8 | 14 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.076% | 0.15% | 0.090% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.25% | 0.43% | 0.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,250 | - | £63,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | - | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,125 | - | £72,433 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,500 | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £70,576 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -7.90% | -0.60% |
All Generic Skills
South East
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 the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 3,198 | 3,269 | 2,463 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 30.58% | 35.28% | 31.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,628 | 1,427 | 1,692 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £32,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £42,500 | £39,085 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £56,509 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | +2.74% | -2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
Legacy Applications
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Applications relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Applications.
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Salary Histogram in the South East
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Applications in the South East over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.
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Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Applications within the South East region over the 6 months to 28 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Valley | +3 | 6 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| Berkshire | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| Hampshire | +39 | 1 | £87,500 | - | 1 |
| Oxfordshire | +19 | 1 | £90,000 | - | |
| East Sussex | - | 1 | £62,500 | - | |
| Legacy Applications England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: