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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 57 71
Rank change year-on-year +2 +14 +6
Contract jobs citing Android 28 6 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 2.15% 0.87% 0.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 16.77% 5.61% 2.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 4
10th Percentile £281 £150 £341
25th Percentile £363 £293 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £400
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -18.75% +138.81%
75th Percentile £497 £338 £497
90th Percentile £526 £360 £581
South West median daily rate £515 £325 £400
% change year-on-year +58.46% -18.75% -8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 0
10th Percentile £19.33 - -
25th Percentile £19.82 - -
Median hourly rate £24.28 - -
75th Percentile £25.75 - -
90th Percentile £25.75 - -
South West median hourly rate £24.28 - -

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 167 107 141
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 12.84% 15.60% 14.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 69 45 56
10th Percentile £213 £188 £185
25th Percentile £350 £305 £264
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - -5.26%
75th Percentile £556 £625 £533
90th Percentile £621 £755 £638
South West median daily rate £500 £489 £538
% change year-on-year +2.30% -9.07% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 57 42 61
10th Percentile £16.38 £18.17 £65.00
25th Percentile £19.33 £18.60 £66.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £18.87 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +244.46% -73.04% +6.78%
75th Percentile £68.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £68.75 - £74.00
South West median hourly rate £40.00 £18.87 £70.00
% change year-on-year +111.98% -73.04% +6.87%

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 4 August 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
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:

Applications
1 10 (35.71%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (17.86%) Skype
2 1 (3.57%) Network Security
2 1 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (3.57%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (14.29%) Git
General
1 9 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Banking
3 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (32.14%) Android Developer
1 9 (32.14%) Developer
2 6 (21.43%) Android Engineer
2 6 (21.43%) Senior
3 4 (14.29%) IT Engineer
3 4 (14.29%) Senior Android Developer
3 4 (14.29%) Senior Developer
4 2 (7.14%) Senior Android Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Applications Developer
5 1 (3.57%) Deployment Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Implementation Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Implementation Specialist
5 1 (3.57%) IT Support
5 1 (3.57%) Java Developer
5 1 (3.57%) Lead
5 1 (3.57%) Mobile Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Security Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Service Desk Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Technical Engineer
5 1 (3.57%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (39.29%) Android Jetpack
1 11 (39.29%) Android SDK
1 11 (39.29%) Jetpack Compose
2 2 (7.14%) 802.1X
Miscellaneous
1 8 (28.57%) Mobile App
2 5 (17.86%) Virtual Team
3 4 (14.29%) Security Posture
4 3 (10.71%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (35.71%) Windows
1 10 (35.71%) Windows 10
2 2 (7.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (46.43%) Android Development
1 13 (46.43%) MVVM
2 11 (39.29%) SOLID
3 10 (35.71%) Benchmarking
3 10 (35.71%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (35.71%) Open Source
3 10 (35.71%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (28.57%) Customer Experience
5 7 (25.00%) Performance Tuning
6 5 (17.86%) Performance Optimisation
7 4 (14.29%) Break/Fix
7 4 (14.29%) Design Patterns
7 4 (14.29%) Multithreading
7 4 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 3 (10.71%) Mobile Development
9 2 (7.14%) Application Security
9 2 (7.14%) Customer Service
9 2 (7.14%) RBAC
9 2 (7.14%) Test Automation
10 1 (3.57%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 13 (46.43%) Java
1 13 (46.43%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 11 (39.29%) Security Cleared
2 9 (32.14%) SC Cleared
3 3 (10.71%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) SLA
Systems Management
1 2 (7.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (3.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 12 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 10 (35.71%) Apple
2 10 (35.71%) Google
2 10 (35.71%) HP
3 2 (7.14%) Meraki
4 1 (3.57%) Cisco