Legacy System
UK > Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in permanent job vacancies in Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 43 | 66 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Legacy Systems | 32 | 13 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Wales | 2.99% | 1.44% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 11.11% | 3.98% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,875 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52,113 | £33,750 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £37,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.67% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,001 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £63,092 | £63,951 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £51,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.21% | -14.17% | -17.24% |
All Generic Skills
Wales
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 Wales.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 288 | 327 | 331 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 26.94% | 36.13% | 38.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 169 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,372 | £31,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £47,500 | £49,215 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.48% | +9.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £61,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,395 | £70,200 | £72,433 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Wales.
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Salary Trend in Wales
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Wales citing Legacy Systems.
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Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in Wales over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.
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Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the Wales region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Wales | +17 | 30 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 2 |
| West Wales | +5 | 2 | £69,491 | +41.52% | 2 |
| Legacy Systems UK |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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: