Legacy Code Job Trends in the South East

Legacy Code
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 29 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 256 367
Rank change year-on-year - +111 +21
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code 0 1 3
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East - 0.015% 0.020%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.045% 0.058%
Number of salaries quoted 0 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £75,000 -
England median annual salary £67,500 £90,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% -5.26% +84.47%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,481 2,202 5,198
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 27.09% 32.76% 34.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,867 1,204 3,541
10th Percentile £27,789 £31,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £78,500 £79,850 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%

Legacy Code
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Code relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Legacy Code job vacancy trend in the South East

Legacy Code
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Code.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Code