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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 295 | 263 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -32 | +138 |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | - | 0.076% | 0.038% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.21% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £75,125 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £75,313 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £76,250 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +60.53% | -45.71% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77,813 | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £78,375 | £53,500 |
| England median annual salary | £92,500 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.12% | -2.94% | +30.77% |
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 | 3,188 | 3,272 | 2,464 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 30.65% | 35.40% | 31.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,620 | 1,422 | 1,694 |
| 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% | -0.12% |
| 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 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
Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Legacy Code.
