Android Contracts in England

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Android skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Android over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 263 239
Rank change year-on-year +59 -24 -65
Contract jobs citing Android 427 482 848
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.17% 1.00% 1.21%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.64% 6.16% 7.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 359 614
10th Percentile £200 £160 £176
25th Percentile £318 £203 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £613 £588 £569
90th Percentile £825 £675 £663
UK median daily rate £450 £420 £488
% change year-on-year +7.14% -13.85% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 14 41
10th Percentile £13.87 £16.62 £16.50
25th Percentile £16.86 £18.61 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.15 £30.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.50% +33.33% -64.84%
75th Percentile £63.75 £46.87 £60.50
90th Percentile £79.50 £83.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 £21.64
% change year-on-year -12.00% +15.53% -58.78%

All Operating Systems
England

Android is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,944 7,824 10,979
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.59% 16.24% 15.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,374 5,533 7,535
10th Percentile £185 £193 £175
25th Percentile £300 £325 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.10% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £469 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -6.20% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 362 370 532
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.89 £13.38
25th Percentile £14.83 £17.73 £15.93
Median hourly rate £22.00 £38.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.11% +72.73% +23.94%
75th Percentile £61.60 £64.88 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.08 £39.05 £23.00
% change year-on-year -43.47% +69.78% +31.43%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Android in England

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android in England.

Daily rate trend for Android in England

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Android in England

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android in England.

Hourly rate trend for Android in England

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in England

Android
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the England region over the 6 months to 16 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +52 198 £457 -3.79% 116
North of England +72 117 £495 +25.71% 44
North West +59 87 £575 +24.19% 21
South East +1 49 £450 +125.00% 36
Yorkshire +27 30 £350 +75.00% 19
Midlands +28 26 £450 +13.92% 33
West Midlands +40 22 £450 -10.00% 20
South West -13 20 £375 -28.57% 25
East of England -4 6 £240 -46.67% 29
East Midlands 0 4 £445 +12.66% 13
Android
UK

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 27 (6.32%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (3.51%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.41%) Confluence
3 6 (1.41%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.17%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 4 (0.94%) Apache
6 3 (0.70%) CMS
7 2 (0.47%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.23%) Drupal
8 1 (0.23%) IIS
8 1 (0.23%) nginx
8 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (10.30%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.47%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.23%) InDesign
5 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.47%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
2 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 85 (19.91%) Microsoft 365
2 42 (9.84%) Azure
3 25 (5.85%) AWS
4 24 (5.62%) GitHub
5 15 (3.51%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
7 7 (1.64%) SaaS
8 6 (1.41%) Figma
8 6 (1.41%) OneDrive
8 6 (1.41%) PaaS
9 5 (1.17%) Firebase
10 4 (0.94%) Flurry Analytics
10 4 (0.94%) PubNub
11 3 (0.70%) Apigee
11 3 (0.70%) Google Play
11 3 (0.70%) Miro
11 3 (0.70%) Sentry
11 3 (0.70%) Slack
12 2 (0.47%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.47%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 54 (12.65%) VPN
2 53 (12.41%) Firewall
3 23 (5.39%) VoIP
4 22 (5.15%) Cisco IOS
5 13 (3.04%) Intrusion Detection
5 13 (3.04%) Network Security
6 9 (2.11%) LAN
7 8 (1.87%) WAN
8 7 (1.64%) SSL
9 6 (1.41%) Skype
9 6 (1.41%) Wireless
10 4 (0.94%) DHCP
11 3 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.47%) HTTP
12 2 (0.47%) SAN
12 2 (0.47%) SGSN
12 2 (0.47%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.47%) VLAN
13 1 (0.23%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.04%) Big Data
2 9 (2.11%) SQL Server
3 5 (1.17%) Apache Cassandra
3 5 (1.17%) DB2
3 5 (1.17%) MySQL
4 4 (0.94%) Mixpanel
4 4 (0.94%) MongoDB
4 4 (0.94%) SQLite
5 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.70%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.23%) ClickHouse
7 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
7 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
7 1 (0.23%) Neo4j
7 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (7.49%) Git
2 26 (6.09%) Android Studio
3 23 (5.39%) Postman
4 20 (4.68%) Jenkins
5 14 (3.28%) Appium
6 13 (3.04%) JIRA
7 12 (2.81%) Mockito
8 11 (2.58%) Gradle
8 11 (2.58%) JUnit
9 9 (2.11%) Bitbucket
10 7 (1.64%) CircleCI
10 7 (1.64%) TeamCity
10 7 (1.64%) XCUITest
11 6 (1.41%) Artifactory
12 5 (1.17%) Maven
12 5 (1.17%) Selenium
13 4 (0.94%) IntelliJ
14 3 (0.70%) gulp
14 3 (0.70%) Katalon Studio
14 3 (0.70%) Subversion
General
1 85 (19.91%) Social Skills
2 33 (7.73%) Finance
3 26 (6.09%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (6.09%) Public Sector
4 19 (4.45%) Banking
5 15 (3.51%) Back Office
6 13 (3.04%) Retail
7 10 (2.34%) Legal
8 9 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (1.87%) French Language
10 7 (1.64%) Electronics
11 6 (1.41%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.17%) Games
13 4 (0.94%) Spanish Language
14 3 (0.70%) Investment Banking
14 3 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.70%) Publishing
15 2 (0.47%) Arabic Language
15 2 (0.47%) German Language
15 2 (0.47%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 119 (27.87%) Developer
2 66 (15.46%) Android Developer
3 60 (14.05%) Architect
4 59 (13.82%) Lead
5 51 (11.94%) Senior
6 45 (10.54%) Technical Architect
7 41 (9.60%) Technical Leader
8 40 (9.37%) Analyst
9 35 (8.20%) Lead Architect
10 31 (7.26%) Support Engineer
11 22 (5.15%) React Developer
12 20 (4.68%) IT Support
13 19 (4.45%) Android Engineer
14 17 (3.98%) IT Engineer
15 16 (3.75%) Desktop Support
16 15 (3.51%) Senior Developer
16 15 (3.51%) Support Analyst
17 14 (3.28%) Mobile Developer
17 14 (3.28%) Senior Analyst
17 14 (3.28%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (14.99%) Node.js
2 35 (8.20%) React Native
3 27 (6.32%) RESTful
4 24 (5.62%) React
5 21 (4.92%) Android Jetpack
5 21 (4.92%) REST
6 20 (4.68%) Jetpack Compose
7 17 (3.98%) .NET
8 15 (3.51%) HTML
9 13 (3.04%) Apache NiFi
10 12 (2.81%) CSS
10 12 (2.81%) XML
11 11 (2.58%) RxJava
11 11 (2.58%) Web Services
12 9 (2.11%) Flutter
13 8 (1.87%) HTML5
13 8 (1.87%) Unity (Game Engine)
14 7 (1.64%) Android SDK
14 7 (1.64%) OpenGL
14 7 (1.64%) OpenGL ES
Miscellaneous
1 109 (25.53%) Mobile App
2 37 (8.67%) Public Cloud
3 34 (7.96%) Product Ownership
4 20 (4.68%) Video Editing
5 17 (3.98%) iPhone
6 16 (3.75%) Management Information System
7 14 (3.28%) Algorithms
8 13 (3.04%) Cyber Defence
8 13 (3.04%) Distributed Applications
8 13 (3.04%) iPad
9 8 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
9 8 (1.87%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.64%) Blackberry
10 7 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.64%) Social Media
11 6 (1.41%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
12 5 (1.17%) Legacy Code
12 5 (1.17%) Mainframe
13 4 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 223 (52.22%) Apple iOS
2 151 (35.36%) Windows
3 52 (12.18%) Windows Server
4 44 (10.30%) Windows 10
5 27 (6.32%) Linux
5 27 (6.32%) Mac OS
6 20 (4.68%) Unix
6 20 (4.68%) Windows 7
7 16 (3.75%) Mac OS X
8 5 (1.17%) Windows 8
9 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.47%) VMS
11 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
11 1 (0.23%) tvOS
11 1 (0.23%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.23%) Windows Mobile
11 1 (0.23%) Windows Phone
11 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 106 (24.82%) Android Development
2 97 (22.72%) Agile
3 78 (18.27%) CI/CD
4 64 (14.99%) Mobile Device Management
5 57 (13.35%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (13.35%) Security Architecture
6 48 (11.24%) DevOps
7 44 (10.30%) Risk Management
8 43 (10.07%) Zero Trust
9 42 (9.84%) Design Patterns
9 42 (9.84%) Test Automation
9 42 (9.84%) User Experience
10 41 (9.60%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 41 (9.60%) Threat Intelligence
11 37 (8.67%) Mobile Development
12 34 (7.96%) Customer Service
13 31 (7.26%) Continuous Integration
14 30 (7.03%) iOS Development
14 30 (7.03%) Roadmaps
15 28 (6.56%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 111 (26.00%) Kotlin
2 70 (16.39%) Java
3 30 (7.03%) JavaScript
4 27 (6.32%) Swift
5 23 (5.39%) Python
6 11 (2.58%) C
6 11 (2.58%) C#
6 11 (2.58%) Objective-C
7 10 (2.34%) C++
7 10 (2.34%) TypeScript
8 5 (1.17%) PHP
8 5 (1.17%) SQL
9 3 (0.70%) Dart
9 3 (0.70%) Scala
10 2 (0.47%) GLSL
10 2 (0.47%) HLSL
11 1 (0.23%) Bash
11 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.23%) Rust
Qualifications
1 67 (15.69%) Security Cleared
2 48 (11.24%) SC Cleared
3 44 (10.30%) Degree
4 20 (4.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.58%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.11%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.94%) CCNA
7 4 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.70%) PhD
9 2 (0.47%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.47%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.47%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.47%) MCP
10 1 (0.23%) CISSP
10 1 (0.23%) GCFA
10 1 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.39%) QA
2 13 (3.04%) Actionable Recommendations
3 8 (1.87%) SLA
4 5 (1.17%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.70%) PMO
6 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.47%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 52 (12.18%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.17%) Docker
3 4 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.47%) vSphere
5 1 (0.23%) iptables
5 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.23%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 30 (7.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (4.22%) SCCM
3 11 (2.58%) Ansible
4 9 (2.11%) Jamf Pro
4 9 (2.11%) Kubernetes
5 6 (1.41%) Terraform
6 2 (0.47%) WSUS
7 1 (0.23%) AppManager
7 1 (0.23%) Bugsnag
7 1 (0.23%) Docker Swarm
7 1 (0.23%) Grafana
7 1 (0.23%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.23%) Rancher
7 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 74 (17.33%) Apple
2 66 (15.46%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.92%) Cisco
4 15 (3.51%) Adobe
4 15 (3.51%) Citrix
5 14 (3.28%) Google
6 12 (2.81%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.34%) Polycom
8 9 (2.11%) Red Hat
9 7 (1.64%) Ivanti
10 6 (1.41%) Mitel
10 6 (1.41%) Progress
11 5 (1.17%) Avaya
11 5 (1.17%) VMware
12 4 (0.94%) Nokia
12 4 (0.94%) SAP
13 3 (0.70%) Samsung
13 3 (0.70%) Veeam
14 2 (0.47%) Checkmarx
14 2 (0.47%) Splunk