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 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 100 126
Rank change year-on-year +20 +26 +39
Contract jobs citing Legacy Systems 62 32 12
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 2.35% 1.55% 0.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.15% 4.35% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 20 4
10th Percentile £425 £498 £466
25th Percentile £450 £525 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £638 £650
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -1.92% -
75th Percentile £650 £697 £825
90th Percentile £750 £736 -
London median daily rate £550 £585 £550
% change year-on-year -5.98% +6.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £58.92 £34.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +73.29% - -
London median hourly rate £60.71 £44.50 -
% change year-on-year +36.43% - -

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 867 735 759
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 32.92% 35.54% 31.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 597 494 511
10th Percentile £350 £352 £313
25th Percentile £456 £456 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £593 £565
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% +4.96% -7.38%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £700
90th Percentile £775 £800 £838
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 9
10th Percentile £19.42 £17.08 £12.75
25th Percentile £23.00 £23.52 £16.00
Median hourly rate £39.75 £29.07 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +36.74% +22.14% -40.25%
75th Percentile £60.73 £50.79 £27.00
90th Percentile £70.88 £88.75 £58.70
London median hourly rate £37.50 £29.75 £30.00
% change year-on-year +26.05% -0.83% -14.29%

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 job vacancy trend in Central London

Legacy Systems
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Legacy Systems.

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 13 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Legacy Systems in Central London

Legacy Systems
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Legacy Systems.

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 13 July 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 +20 52 £575 -10.19% 18
Southwark - 9 £600 -
Legacy Systems
London

Legacy Systems
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.84%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.61%) Apache
2 1 (1.61%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (1.61%) CMS
2 1 (1.61%) Confluence
2 1 (1.61%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (4.84%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.23%) Aladdin
2 2 (3.23%) Workday HCM
3 1 (1.61%) Maximo
3 1 (1.61%) SAP HCM
3 1 (1.61%) SAP Payroll
3 1 (1.61%) SAP R/3
Cloud Services
1 16 (25.81%) Azure
2 13 (20.97%) AWS
3 5 (8.06%) Azure DevOps
3 5 (8.06%) Power Platform
4 4 (6.45%) Serverless
5 3 (4.84%) Azure Data Factory
5 3 (4.84%) Azure Service Bus
6 2 (3.23%) Azure App Service
6 2 (3.23%) Azure Functions
6 2 (3.23%) Azure Logic Apps
6 2 (3.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 2 (3.23%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.23%) GitHub
6 2 (3.23%) GitHub Actions
7 1 (1.61%) Amazon CloudWatch
7 1 (1.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (1.61%) AWS Data Pipeline
7 1 (1.61%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (1.61%) Boomi
7 1 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.61%) NAS
1 1 (1.61%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.45%) Data Mart
1 4 (6.45%) Oracle Database
1 4 (6.45%) Power BI
2 3 (4.84%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (3.23%) Data Lake
3 2 (3.23%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.61%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.61%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.61%) DataStage
4 1 (1.61%) DynamoDB
4 1 (1.61%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (1.61%) Logi Info
4 1 (1.61%) Metadata
4 1 (1.61%) Power Query
4 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (1.61%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.61%) Cypress.io
1 1 (1.61%) Git
1 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 23 (37.10%) Finance
2 10 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (14.52%) Social Skills
4 7 (11.29%) Law
5 6 (9.68%) Legal
6 5 (8.06%) Banking
7 4 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (4.84%) Financial Institution
9 2 (3.23%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (3.23%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.61%) Front Office
10 1 (1.61%) Local Government
10 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.61%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (17.74%) Lead
2 7 (11.29%) Architect
2 7 (11.29%) Consultant
2 7 (11.29%) Data Engineer
3 6 (9.68%) Analyst
3 6 (9.68%) Senior
4 4 (6.45%) Applications Architect
4 4 (6.45%) Cloud Consultant
4 4 (6.45%) Data Analyst
4 4 (6.45%) Full-Stack Engineer
4 4 (6.45%) Lead Data Engineer
4 4 (6.45%) Salesforce Consultant
5 3 (4.84%) Cloud Engineer
5 3 (4.84%) Data Migration Lead
5 3 (4.84%) Developer
5 3 (4.84%) Project Manager
5 3 (4.84%) Tester
6 2 (3.23%) Business Analyst
6 2 (3.23%) Infrastructure Architect
6 2 (3.23%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.45%) .NET
1 4 (6.45%) Kafka
2 3 (4.84%) React
3 2 (3.23%) AngularJS
3 2 (3.23%) ARM Templates
3 2 (3.23%) JSON
3 2 (3.23%) Lightning Web Components
3 2 (3.23%) Node.js
3 2 (3.23%) RESTful
4 1 (1.61%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (1.61%) AWS CDK
4 1 (1.61%) EDI
4 1 (1.61%) GeoJSON
4 1 (1.61%) jQuery
4 1 (1.61%) Middleware
4 1 (1.61%) Playwright
4 1 (1.61%) PySpark
4 1 (1.61%) REST
4 1 (1.61%) XML
4 1 (1.61%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 15 (24.19%) Cloud Native
2 6 (9.68%) Data Structures
3 4 (6.45%) LIMS
3 4 (6.45%) Onboarding
4 3 (4.84%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (4.84%) Replication
5 2 (3.23%) Derivative
5 2 (3.23%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.61%) Algorithms
6 1 (1.61%) e-Learning
6 1 (1.61%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (1.61%) Exotic Derivative
6 1 (1.61%) Freedom of Information Act
6 1 (1.61%) Learning Management System
6 1 (1.61%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (1.61%) Mainframe
6 1 (1.61%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.61%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.61%) OTC Derivatives
6 1 (1.61%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.23%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (45.16%) Migration
2 16 (25.81%) DevOps
3 13 (20.97%) Data Modelling
3 13 (20.97%) ETL
4 11 (17.74%) Data Migration
5 10 (16.13%) Agile
5 10 (16.13%) Case Management
5 10 (16.13%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 10 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (14.52%) Analytics
7 8 (12.90%) CI/CD
7 8 (12.90%) Data Mapping
7 8 (12.90%) Mentoring
7 8 (12.90%) Validation
8 7 (11.29%) Data Architecture
8 7 (11.29%) Decision-Making
8 7 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
9 6 (9.68%) Data Engineering
9 6 (9.68%) ERP
9 6 (9.68%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 12 (19.35%) Python
2 10 (16.13%) SQL
3 3 (4.84%) C#
3 3 (4.84%) JavaScript
3 3 (4.84%) TypeScript
4 2 (3.23%) Apex Code
4 2 (3.23%) Bicep
4 2 (3.23%) Java
5 1 (1.61%) C++
5 1 (1.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.61%) Korn
5 1 (1.61%) Kotlin
5 1 (1.61%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (25.81%) Security Cleared
2 14 (22.58%) SC Cleared
3 8 (12.90%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.23%) Azure Certification
4 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (1.61%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (1.61%) CISM
5 1 (1.61%) CISSP
5 1 (1.61%) Degree
5 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.61%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (17.74%) Data Quality
2 7 (11.29%) QA
3 3 (4.84%) GDPR
3 3 (4.84%) NCSC
4 2 (3.23%) Accessibility
4 2 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (3.23%) PCI DSS
5 1 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (1.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (1.61%) Government Security Classifications
5 1 (1.61%) NIST
5 1 (1.61%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (4.84%) Docker
2 1 (1.61%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.61%) NFS
2 1 (1.61%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (6.45%) Terraform
2 3 (4.84%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.61%) EMC VPLEX
3 1 (1.61%) Prometheus
3 1 (1.61%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.61%) vMotion
Vendors
1 10 (16.13%) Microsoft
2 7 (11.29%) Salesforce
3 6 (9.68%) Oracle
4 5 (8.06%) Databricks
4 5 (8.06%) SAP
5 3 (4.84%) Workday
6 2 (3.23%) iManage
6 2 (3.23%) MuleSoft
6 2 (3.23%) Xero
7 1 (1.61%) Aderant
7 1 (1.61%) Ariba
7 1 (1.61%) Commvault
7 1 (1.61%) IBM
7 1 (1.61%) IFS
7 1 (1.61%) Logi
7 1 (1.61%) Logi Analytics
7 1 (1.61%) Palantir
7 1 (1.61%) Pure Storage
7 1 (1.61%) Talend
7 1 (1.61%) VMware