The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in contract job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
364
404
481
Rank change year-on-year
+40
+77
+9
Contract jobs citing Legacy Code
5
9
26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
Legacy Code 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 the UK excluding London.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
4,910
6,526
9,461
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
29.31%
31.26%
31.57%
Number of daily rates quoted
2,702
4,231
6,534
10th Percentile
£208
£213
£213
25th Percentile
£360
£375
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£494
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-1.30%
-
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£600
£600
£600
90th Percentile
£688
£688
£676
UK median daily rate
£530
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-3.64%
-
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
273
381
399
10th Percentile
£15.64
£16.54
£13.14
25th Percentile
£22.40
£21.00
£16.68
Median hourly rate
£45.00
£46.18
£23.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.56%
+100.78%
+13.79%
75th Percentile
£70.00
£67.50
£63.88
90th Percentile
£75.13
£79.19
£70.75
UK median hourly rate
£41.25
£44.00
£26.98
% change year-on-year
-6.25%
+63.08%
+11.60%
Legacy Code Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings citing Legacy Code as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Legacy Code Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in the UK excluding London.
Legacy Code Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Legacy Code in the UK excluding London.
Legacy Code Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Code within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Legacy Code Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Legacy Code also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the UK excluding London region with a requirement for Legacy Code.
Legacy Code Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: