Legacy Systems Contract Job Trends in Central London
Legacy System
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 103 | 97 | 116 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +19 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems | 49 | 30 | 18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 2.06% | 1.61% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.21% | 4.18% | 2.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 40 | 21 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £423 | £500 | £540 |
| 25th Percentile | £480 | £513 | £591 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -14.29% | +24.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £825 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £34.00 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £60.50 | £34.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +77.94% | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Central London
Legacy Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Central London.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 940 | 717 | 731 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 39.61% | 38.42% | 31.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 625 | 522 | 469 |
| 10th Percentile | £332 | £359 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £456 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £580 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -0.86% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £688 | £711 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £838 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 9 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.70 | £16.96 | £24.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.16 | £19.79 | £25.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.82 | £25.08 | £26.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.85% | -5.00% | -24.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.25 | £36.00 | £43.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £128.70 | £70.21 | £72.85 |
| London median hourly rate | £36.00 | £26.30 | £34.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.88% | -22.93% | +14.82% |
Legacy Systems Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legacy Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Legacy Systems Daily Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Daily Rate Histogram in Central London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems in Central London over the 6 months to 20 October 2026.
Legacy Systems Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Legacy Systems.
Legacy Systems Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the Central London region over the 6 months to 20 October 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | +2 | 41 | £600 | -4.76% | 18 |
| Southwark | - | 8 | £600 | - | |
| Legacy Systems London |
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Legacy Systems Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Miscellaneous
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Native | 36.7% | 18 |
| 2 | Distributed Systems | 8.2% | 4 |
| 3 | Data Structures | 6.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Derivative | 6.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Enterprise Software | 6.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Greenfield Project | 6.1% | 3 |
| 7 | Onboarding | 4.1% | 2 |
| 8 | Algorithms | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Exotic Derivative | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Foreign Exchange (FX) | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Legacy Applications | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Management Information System | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Mobile App | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | OTC Derivatives | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Product Ownership | 2.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Reinsurance | 2.0% | 1 |