Legacy Code Job Trends in Leicester

Legacy Code
Leicestershire > Leicester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legacy Code in permanent job vacancies in Leicester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Legacy Code over the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 40 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Legacy Code 0 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicester - 1.02% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 3.57% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £45,000 -
Leicestershire median annual salary - £45,000 -

All Generic Skills
Leicester

Legacy Code 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 Leicester.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 84 84 131
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicester 38.18% 28.67% 44.56%
Number of salaries quoted 41 35 104
10th Percentile £24,000 £40,000 £27,725
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,625 £40,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £50,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.00% -8.26% +17.20%
75th Percentile £58,000 £62,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £78,750 £67,500
Leicestershire median annual salary £41,645 £50,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -16.71% -7.41% +35.00%

Legacy Code
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicester

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Legacy Code relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicester.

Legacy Code job vacancy trend in Leicester

Legacy Code
Salary Trend in Leicester

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Legacy Code.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicester citing Legacy Code