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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 48 68
Rank change year-on-year +7 +20 +22
Contract jobs citing Android 42 9 12
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 3.35% 1.64% 1.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 26.75% 8.11% 11.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 5 12
10th Percentile £350 £173 £213
25th Percentile £363 £200 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £325 £388
Median % change year-on-year +24.62% -16.13% +38.39%
75th Percentile £497 £375 £456
90th Percentile £500 £473 £475
South West median daily rate £500 £338 £230
% change year-on-year +48.15% +46.74% -54.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £19.33 - -
25th Percentile £21.29 - -
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 157 111 109
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 12.51% 20.22% 10.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 56 45
10th Percentile £261 £190 £185
25th Percentile £363 £213 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £432 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.89% +8.06% -27.27%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £500
90th Percentile £639 £656 £594
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 37 46
10th Percentile £16.50 £18.13 £48.00
25th Percentile £19.25 £18.51 £61.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% -5.00% +6.87%
75th Percentile £68.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £69.00 - £70.63
South West median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £62.25
% change year-on-year -5.06% +6.83% -4.23%

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 May 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 May 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 (9.52%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.76%) Entra ID
1 2 (4.76%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.52%) TCP/IP
2 2 (4.76%) Skype
3 1 (2.38%) Network Security
3 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.38%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) JIRA
2 1 (2.38%) Gradle
General
1 8 (19.05%) Social Skills
2 4 (9.52%) Military
3 1 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.38%) Banking
3 1 (2.38%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 23 (54.76%) Developer
2 16 (38.10%) Android Developer
3 6 (14.29%) Android Engineer
4 5 (11.90%) Senior
5 4 (9.52%) Integration Engineer
6 3 (7.14%) Mobile Engineer
6 3 (7.14%) Security Engineer
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Android Developer
6 3 (7.14%) Senior Developer
7 2 (4.76%) iOS Developer
7 2 (4.76%) Senior Android Engineer
7 2 (4.76%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (4.76%) Systems Integration Engineer
8 1 (2.38%) Deployment Engineer
8 1 (2.38%) Implementation Engineer
8 1 (2.38%) Implementation Specialist
8 1 (2.38%) IT Engineer
8 1 (2.38%) Lead
8 1 (2.38%) Service Desk Engineer
8 1 (2.38%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (30.95%) Android SDK
2 8 (19.05%) Android Jetpack
2 8 (19.05%) Jetpack Compose
3 2 (4.76%) 802.1X
4 1 (2.38%) JSON
4 1 (2.38%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 10 (23.81%) Security Posture
2 7 (16.67%) Mobile App
3 3 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (4.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 13 (30.95%) Windows
2 9 (21.43%) Linux
3 5 (11.90%) Apple iOS
4 4 (9.52%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (47.62%) Android Development
2 11 (26.19%) Performance Tuning
3 10 (23.81%) MVVM
4 9 (21.43%) Benchmarking
4 9 (21.43%) Open Source
5 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (19.05%) SOLID
6 7 (16.67%) Penetration Testing
7 5 (11.90%) Mobile Development
8 4 (9.52%) Agile
8 4 (9.52%) Application Security
8 4 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 4 (9.52%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.52%) Test Automation
9 3 (7.14%) Cryptography
9 3 (7.14%) DevSecOps
9 3 (7.14%) Systems Engineering
9 3 (7.14%) Threat Modelling
9 3 (7.14%) Unit Testing
9 3 (7.14%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 15 (35.71%) Java
1 15 (35.71%) Kotlin
2 4 (9.52%) PowerShell
3 3 (7.14%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 13 (30.95%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.76%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.76%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.38%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 9 (21.43%) Google
2 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 4 (9.52%) Apple
3 4 (9.52%) HP
4 2 (4.76%) Meraki
5 1 (2.38%) Cisco