Legacy System
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Systems in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Legacy Systems over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 446 532
Rank change year-on-year -127 +86 -173
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Systems 361 695 993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.37% 0.67% 0.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.03% 1.57% 1.33%
Number of salaries quoted 240 467 527
10th Percentile £36,250 £41,150 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £51,250 £46,324
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.81% +12.50% +4.35%
75th Percentile £82,500 £95,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £103,750 £120,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +12.90%

All Generic Skills
UK

Legacy Systems is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35,003 44,179 74,705
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.43% 42.72% 47.46%
Number of salaries quoted 23,080 23,931 34,283
10th Percentile £28,000 £35,017 £34,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,250 £46,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +4.00% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £86,250 £84,153
90th Percentile £97,500 £107,500 £102,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%

Legacy Systems
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Legacy Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Legacy Systems in the UK

Legacy Systems
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Legacy Systems.

Salary trend for Legacy Systems in the UK

Legacy Systems
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Legacy Systems over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Legacy Systems in the UK

Legacy Systems
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Legacy Systems within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -87 307 £57,500 -14.81% 146
UK excluding London -82 255 £52,500 -4.55% 98
Work from Home -98 148 £55,000 -17.42% 75
London -64 86 £82,500 -2.94% 54
South East +12 67 £52,500 +10.53% 15
Midlands +17 63 £50,000 +1.01% 24
North of England +35 59 £55,000 -15.38% 27
West Midlands +24 37 £50,000 -23.08% 15
Scotland -59 32 £57,500 -23.33% 10
North West -6 31 £55,000 -15.38% 14
East Midlands -9 26 £37,500 -14.77% 9
East of England +8 17 £35,000 -36.36% 7
North East +6 15 £55,000 -16.67% 3
Yorkshire +87 13 £38,500 -30.00% 10
South West -84 12 £67,500 +22.73% 11
Northern Ireland +20 3 £47,500 -44.12% 2
Wales +7 3 - - 3

Legacy Systems
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (6.09%) SAS
2 15 (4.16%) Apache Spark
3 13 (3.60%) Apache
4 9 (2.49%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (2.49%) OpenStack
5 6 (1.66%) Mendix
6 5 (1.39%) Drupal
6 5 (1.39%) IIS
6 5 (1.39%) K2 blackpearl
7 4 (1.11%) CMS
7 4 (1.11%) SharePoint
8 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.55%) Resin
8 2 (0.55%) WordPress
9 1 (0.28%) Confluence
9 1 (0.28%) nginx
9 1 (0.28%) PrestaShop
Applications
1 12 (3.32%) Sketch
2 8 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.55%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.55%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (4.43%) NetSuite
2 9 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (2.22%) Elite 3E
3 8 (2.22%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (1.39%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.83%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.55%) SAP CRM
6 2 (0.55%) SAP CX
6 2 (0.55%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.55%) SAP MDM
6 2 (0.55%) SAP Retail
7 1 (0.28%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.28%) Magento
7 1 (0.28%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 91 (25.21%) Azure
2 76 (21.05%) AWS
3 27 (7.48%) Power Platform
4 26 (7.20%) GCP
5 22 (6.09%) SaaS
6 16 (4.43%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (4.16%) GitHub
8 14 (3.88%) Figma
9 11 (3.05%) Microsoft 365
9 11 (3.05%) Serverless
10 9 (2.49%) Amazon ECS
10 9 (2.49%) Amazon EKS
10 9 (2.49%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 9 (2.49%) Snowflake
11 8 (2.22%) Amazon Kinesis
11 8 (2.22%) Azure Service Bus
11 8 (2.22%) Stackdriver
12 7 (1.94%) Azure API Management
12 7 (1.94%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.94%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.11%) VPN
2 3 (0.83%) Firewall
3 2 (0.55%) 4G
3 2 (0.55%) Ethernet
3 2 (0.55%) VoIP
4 1 (0.28%) BGP
4 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
4 1 (0.28%) DHCP
4 1 (0.28%) DNS
4 1 (0.28%) FTP
4 1 (0.28%) Internet
4 1 (0.28%) IPv6
4 1 (0.28%) Modbus
4 1 (0.28%) Network Security
4 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (18.56%) SQL Server
2 42 (11.63%) Relational Database
3 33 (9.14%) MySQL
4 32 (8.86%) NoSQL
5 25 (6.93%) Power BI
6 19 (5.26%) Big Data
7 18 (4.99%) Data Warehouse
8 11 (3.05%) Geospatial Data
8 11 (3.05%) Oracle Database
9 10 (2.77%) PostgreSQL
10 9 (2.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (2.22%) Amazon Redshift
11 8 (2.22%) BigQuery
11 8 (2.22%) Data Mining
12 7 (1.94%) Apache Hive
12 7 (1.94%) Hadoop
12 7 (1.94%) HBase
13 6 (1.66%) MongoDB
14 5 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
15 4 (1.11%) Redis
Development Applications
1 48 (13.30%) Git
2 38 (10.53%) JIRA
3 33 (9.14%) Jenkins
4 12 (3.32%) Team Foundation Server
4 12 (3.32%) Visual Studio
5 7 (1.94%) Bitbucket Server
6 6 (1.66%) JUnit
6 6 (1.66%) NUnit
6 6 (1.66%) Oracle APEX
7 5 (1.39%) LabVIEW
8 4 (1.11%) Bitbucket
8 4 (1.11%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.55%) Apache Continuum
9 2 (0.55%) Balsamiq
9 2 (0.55%) PHPUnit
9 2 (0.55%) Postman
9 2 (0.55%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.55%) SoapUI
10 1 (0.28%) Selenium
10 1 (0.28%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 105 (29.09%) Social Skills
2 88 (24.38%) Finance
3 38 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (8.03%) Law
5 28 (7.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 27 (7.48%) Retail
7 25 (6.93%) Marketing
8 17 (4.71%) Public Sector
9 15 (4.16%) Banking
10 13 (3.60%) Back Office
11 11 (3.05%) Manufacturing
12 10 (2.77%) Legal
13 9 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (1.94%) Financial Institution
15 6 (1.66%) Local Government
15 6 (1.66%) Private Banking
16 4 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
16 4 (1.11%) Organisational Skills
16 4 (1.11%) Police
17 3 (0.83%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 135 (37.40%) Developer
2 78 (21.61%) Architect
3 61 (16.90%) Senior
4 36 (9.97%) Senior Developer
5 34 (9.42%) Lead
6 27 (7.48%) Technical Architect
7 24 (6.65%) Consultant
7 24 (6.65%) PHP Developer
8 22 (6.09%) ServiceNow Developer
9 20 (5.54%) C# Developer
10 19 (5.26%) Full Stack Developer
11 16 (4.43%) Data Architect
12 15 (4.16%) Java Developer
12 15 (4.16%) Solutions Architect
13 14 (3.88%) Analyst
13 14 (3.88%) Functional Consultant
14 13 (3.60%) .NET Developer
14 13 (3.60%) Senior .NET Developer
14 13 (3.60%) Senior Consultant
14 13 (3.60%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 68 (18.84%) HTML
2 60 (16.62%) Web Services
3 58 (16.07%) .NET
4 48 (13.30%) CSS
5 36 (9.97%) REST
6 32 (8.86%) AngularJS
7 24 (6.65%) Laravel
8 23 (6.37%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 22 (6.09%) HTML5
10 21 (5.82%) Symfony
11 20 (5.54%) JSON
12 19 (5.26%) RabbitMQ
13 18 (4.99%) .NET Core
13 18 (4.99%) SOAP
13 18 (4.99%) Spring
14 17 (4.71%) jQuery
14 17 (4.71%) Kafka
15 16 (4.43%) ASP.NET
15 16 (4.43%) XML
16 15 (4.16%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 59 (16.34%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.09%) CMDB
3 16 (4.43%) Cloud Native
4 14 (3.88%) Clustering
5 12 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
6 10 (2.77%) Replication
7 9 (2.49%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (2.22%) NHS
9 7 (1.94%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.94%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.66%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.66%) Legacy Applications
10 6 (1.66%) PMI
11 5 (1.39%) BBC
11 5 (1.39%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (1.39%) Low-Code
12 4 (1.11%) Onboarding
12 4 (1.11%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.26%) Linux
2 18 (4.99%) Windows
3 9 (2.49%) Unix
4 6 (1.66%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.55%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.55%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.55%) Windows Vista
6 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (31.58%) Agile
2 85 (23.55%) Migration
3 75 (20.78%) Problem-Solving
4 71 (19.67%) DevOps
5 53 (14.68%) Microservices
6 50 (13.85%) Project Management
7 47 (13.02%) Mentoring
8 43 (11.91%) Continuous Improvement
9 42 (11.63%) Software Engineering
10 40 (11.08%) Data Management
11 39 (10.80%) Data Migration
12 36 (9.97%) Analytics
13 35 (9.70%) SDLC
14 34 (9.42%) Code Quality
14 34 (9.42%) Visualisation
15 33 (9.14%) Actionable Insight
15 33 (9.14%) Service Management
15 33 (9.14%) Web Development
16 32 (8.86%) ITSM
17 31 (8.59%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 100 (27.70%) SQL
2 71 (19.67%) JavaScript
3 60 (16.62%) C#
4 37 (10.25%) Python
5 34 (9.42%) Java
6 30 (8.31%) PHP
7 14 (3.88%) T-SQL
8 12 (3.32%) Go
8 12 (3.32%) PowerShell
9 11 (3.05%) Delphi
10 8 (2.22%) Perl
10 8 (2.22%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.66%) Bash
11 6 (1.66%) VB
11 6 (1.66%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.83%) Rust
12 3 (0.83%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.83%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.55%) VBA
Qualifications
1 41 (11.36%) Degree
2 29 (8.03%) Security Cleared
3 22 (6.09%) SC Cleared
4 18 (4.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.77%) CISM
5 10 (2.77%) CISSP
6 9 (2.49%) Master's Degree
7 7 (1.94%) PMI Certification
8 6 (1.66%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.39%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.55%) CBAP
10 2 (0.55%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.55%) IIBA
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.28%) CRISC
11 1 (0.28%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.28%) FFIEC
11 1 (0.28%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.65%) QA
2 20 (5.54%) Data Quality
3 11 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (1.94%) GRC
4 7 (1.94%) NIST
5 6 (1.66%) NCSC
5 6 (1.66%) NIST 800
6 5 (1.39%) GDPR
7 3 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.83%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.83%) ISO 9000
7 3 (0.83%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.83%) PMO
8 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.28%) AIFMD
8 1 (0.28%) COBIT
8 1 (0.28%) COSO
8 1 (0.28%) GAMP
8 1 (0.28%) PSD2
8 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 38 (10.53%) Docker
2 9 (2.49%) Virtual Machines
3 7 (1.94%) HDFS
4 6 (1.66%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.39%) Active Directory
6 4 (1.11%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (0.55%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (0.28%) KVM
8 1 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 28 (7.76%) Kubernetes
1 28 (7.76%) Terraform
2 19 (5.26%) Ansible
3 7 (1.94%) Grafana
4 5 (1.39%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (1.39%) Microsoft Clustering
4 5 (1.39%) Puppet
5 2 (0.55%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.28%) MIIS
6 1 (0.28%) Nagios
6 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.28%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.28%) vRealize
Vendors
1 64 (17.73%) Microsoft
2 42 (11.63%) ServiceNow
3 39 (10.80%) Oracle
4 21 (5.82%) SAP
5 15 (4.16%) Databricks
6 9 (2.49%) HP
6 9 (2.49%) WSO2
7 8 (2.22%) BMC
7 8 (2.22%) Informatica
7 8 (2.22%) Remedy
8 7 (1.94%) Cloudera
9 6 (1.66%) Dynatrace
9 6 (1.66%) Splunk
10 5 (1.39%) Automation Anywhere
10 5 (1.39%) Blue Prism
11 4 (1.11%) MuleSoft
12 3 (0.83%) Cisco
13 2 (0.55%) Cognos
13 2 (0.55%) JDA
13 2 (0.55%) Salesforce