Android Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Android skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 46 68
Rank change year-on-year +8 +22 +28
Contract jobs citing Android 46 13 11
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 4.20% 2.37% 1.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 28.93% 11.02% 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 7 11
10th Percentile £316 £151 £213
25th Percentile £350 £178 £214
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £325 £230
Median % change year-on-year +23.08% +41.30% -21.37%
75th Percentile £484 £397 £463
90th Percentile £513 £466 £475
South West median daily rate £500 £325 £230
% change year-on-year +53.85% +41.30% -45.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £48.63 - -
25th Percentile £58.43 - -
Median hourly rate £63.14 - -
75th Percentile £67.84 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £63.14 - -

All Operating Systems
Bristol

Android falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 159 118 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 14.52% 21.49% 9.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 65 52
10th Percentile £127 £140 £173
25th Percentile £277 £200 £230
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £363 £406
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% -10.77% -13.84%
75th Percentile £525 £575 £523
90th Percentile £575 £663 £630
South West median daily rate £490 £525 £498
% change year-on-year -6.67% +5.53% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 19 25
10th Percentile £17.69 £65.10 £49.80
25th Percentile £19.16 £65.75 £52.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £67.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -3.57% +6.87%
75th Percentile £67.84 £68.75 -
90th Percentile £69.88 £69.00 £72.66
South West median hourly rate £51.25 £67.50 £52.21
% change year-on-year -24.07% +29.30% -19.68%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Android relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Android job vacancy trend in Bristol

Android
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Android.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Android

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Android in Bristol

Android
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Android.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Android

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in Bristol over the 6 months to 6 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in Bristol

Android
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 4 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 4 (8.70%) Figma
2 2 (4.35%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.70%) TCP/IP
2 1 (2.17%) Network Security
2 1 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (2.17%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (8.70%) JIRA
2 1 (2.17%) GitLab
2 1 (2.17%) Gradle
2 1 (2.17%) Jenkins
General
1 8 (17.39%) Social Skills
2 4 (8.70%) Military
3 3 (6.52%) Banking
3 3 (6.52%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (69.57%) Developer
2 21 (45.65%) Android Developer
3 6 (13.04%) Senior
4 5 (10.87%) Senior Android Developer
4 5 (10.87%) Senior Developer
5 4 (8.70%) Integration Engineer
5 4 (8.70%) iOS Developer
5 4 (8.70%) Mobile Engineer
5 4 (8.70%) Security Engineer
6 3 (6.52%) Android Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (4.35%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 1 (2.17%) Applications Developer
8 1 (2.17%) Applications Engineer
8 1 (2.17%) Deployment Engineer
8 1 (2.17%) Implementation Engineer
8 1 (2.17%) Implementation Specialist
8 1 (2.17%) Java Android Developer
8 1 (2.17%) Java Developer
8 1 (2.17%) Service Desk Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (39.13%) Android SDK
2 11 (23.91%) Android Jetpack
3 10 (21.74%) Jetpack Compose
4 3 (6.52%) JSON
5 2 (4.35%) 802.1X
5 2 (4.35%) SwiftUI
6 1 (2.17%) RESTful
6 1 (2.17%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 8 (17.39%) Security Posture
2 6 (13.04%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (26.09%) Windows
2 11 (23.91%) Linux
3 8 (17.39%) Apple iOS
4 1 (2.17%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (52.17%) Android Development
2 15 (32.61%) Performance Tuning
3 13 (28.26%) Benchmarking
3 13 (28.26%) Open Source
4 12 (26.09%) MVVM
5 10 (21.74%) SOLID
6 7 (15.22%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (10.87%) Application Security
7 5 (10.87%) Mobile Development
7 5 (10.87%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (10.87%) Test Automation
8 4 (8.70%) Agile
8 4 (8.70%) CI/CD
8 4 (8.70%) iOS Development
9 3 (6.52%) Cryptography
9 3 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (6.52%) Systems Engineering
9 3 (6.52%) Unit Testing
9 3 (6.52%) Validation
9 3 (6.52%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (43.48%) Kotlin
2 19 (41.30%) Java
3 4 (8.70%) JavaScript
3 4 (8.70%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.17%) Objective-C
4 1 (2.17%) Python
4 1 (2.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 15 (32.61%) Security Cleared
2 12 (26.09%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.17%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.70%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.17%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.17%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (4.35%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (28.26%) Google
2 3 (6.52%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.35%) Meraki
4 1 (2.17%) Apple
4 1 (2.17%) Cisco
4 1 (2.17%) HP