Android Contract Job Trends in England

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Android skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 277 261 201
Rank change year-on-year -16 -60 +50
Contract jobs citing Android 330 236 431
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.82% 0.97% 1.17%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.18% 6.91% 8.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 213 152 298
10th Percentile £190 £160 £189
25th Percentile £256 £220 £301
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £568 £469 £600
90th Percentile £650 £549 £825
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 7 26
10th Percentile £19.33 £18.25 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.46 £22.96 £17.38
Median hourly rate £51.54 £24.66 £20.47
Median % change year-on-year +109.00% +20.50% -18.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £27.72 £58.50
90th Percentile £74.00 £32.47 £79.38
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +11.52% +30.27% -24.28%

All Operating Systems
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,035 3,414 5,045
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.03% 14.05% 13.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,677 2,313 3,433
10th Percentile £185 £200 £181
25th Percentile £310 £313 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £665 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £470
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.06% -6.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 277 149 367
10th Percentile £15.98 £16.07 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.10 £14.95
Median hourly rate £42.71 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +73.18% +12.09% -41.33%
75th Percentile £67.84 £65.00 £59.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £41.94 £24.18 £22.00
% change year-on-year +73.45% +9.91% -43.59%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Android job vacancy trend in England

Android
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Android

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Android in England

Android
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Android

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in England over the 6 months to 29 April 2026.

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 29 April 2026. 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 -73 127 £450 +21.62% 39
South West +21 67 £500 +48.15% 16
North of England -70 50 £225 -43.75% 25
South East -38 43 £381 +73.02% 21
North West -40 25 £243 -22.52% 11
Yorkshire -52 20 £190 -57.78% 11
East of England -23 18 £300 - 12
Midlands -70 12 £625 +150.00% 10
West Midlands -55 9 £625 +358.72% 7
North East -10 8 £525 +180.00% 3
East Midlands -48 3 - - 3
Android
UK

Android
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 15 (4.55%) Confluence
2 7 (2.12%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.52%) SharePoint
Applications
1 35 (10.61%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.61%) Notion
4 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.52%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 52 (15.76%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (9.70%) Azure
3 25 (7.58%) GCP
4 24 (7.27%) Entra ID
5 22 (6.67%) GitHub
6 21 (6.36%) AWS
7 16 (4.85%) Google Workspace
8 14 (4.24%) GitHub Actions
9 13 (3.94%) SaaS
10 11 (3.33%) Sauce Labs
11 6 (1.82%) Figma
11 6 (1.82%) IaaS
11 6 (1.82%) PaaS
12 5 (1.52%) Firebase
12 5 (1.52%) Google Play
12 5 (1.52%) Power Platform
13 4 (1.21%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (1.21%) GitHub Copilot
14 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.91%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.55%) DNS
2 14 (4.24%) DHCP
2 14 (4.24%) TCP/IP
2 14 (4.24%) VoIP
3 13 (3.94%) Wireless
4 10 (3.03%) LAN
4 10 (3.03%) WAN
4 10 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (2.73%) VPN
6 5 (1.52%) Internet
7 4 (1.21%) DSL
8 2 (0.61%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.61%) Cisco IPT
8 2 (0.61%) Firewall
8 2 (0.61%) Skype
9 1 (0.30%) 4G
9 1 (0.30%) 5G
9 1 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.30%) Network Security
9 1 (0.30%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.42%) MySQL
2 5 (1.52%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.91%) DB2
3 3 (0.91%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.91%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.91%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.61%) Power BI
4 2 (0.61%) SQLite
4 2 (0.61%) Tableau
5 1 (0.30%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 29 (8.79%) Android Studio
2 21 (6.36%) Gradle
3 20 (6.06%) JIRA
4 13 (3.94%) Appium
5 12 (3.64%) JUnit
5 12 (3.64%) Xcode
6 9 (2.73%) Jenkins
7 8 (2.42%) GitLab
8 7 (2.12%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (2.12%) CircleCI
8 7 (2.12%) Cypress.io
9 6 (1.82%) Bitbucket
9 6 (1.82%) Git
10 5 (1.52%) Eclipse
10 5 (1.52%) fastlane
11 4 (1.21%) ESLint
11 4 (1.21%) JMeter
11 4 (1.21%) Postman
11 4 (1.21%) PyCharm
11 4 (1.21%) XCUITest
General
1 96 (29.09%) Social Skills
2 38 (11.52%) Analytical Skills
3 28 (8.48%) Banking
4 27 (8.18%) Public Sector
5 22 (6.67%) Finance
6 15 (4.55%) Military
7 10 (3.03%) Publishing
8 7 (2.12%) Electronics
8 7 (2.12%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.52%) Retail
9 5 (1.52%) Telecoms
10 3 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.61%) Legal
11 2 (0.61%) Slovak Language
12 1 (0.30%) Advertising
12 1 (0.30%) Automotive
12 1 (0.30%) Bulgarian Language
12 1 (0.30%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.30%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 88 (26.67%) Developer
2 62 (18.79%) Android Developer
3 44 (13.33%) Senior
4 38 (11.52%) Analyst
5 26 (7.88%) Architect
5 26 (7.88%) IT Support
6 23 (6.97%) Android Engineer
6 23 (6.97%) Mobile Engineer
6 23 (6.97%) Support Engineer
7 20 (6.06%) 2nd Line Support
8 19 (5.76%) Service Desk Analyst
9 18 (5.45%) Service Analyst
10 16 (4.85%) IT Engineer
11 14 (4.24%) IT Support Engineer
12 13 (3.94%) Software Engineer
13 12 (3.64%) Senior Developer
14 10 (3.03%) Support Analyst
15 8 (2.42%) 2nd Line Engineer
15 8 (2.42%) Senior Android Developer
15 8 (2.42%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (10.30%) Android Jetpack
2 32 (9.70%) Jetpack Compose
3 29 (8.79%) React Native
4 23 (6.97%) Android SDK
5 18 (5.45%) React
6 13 (3.94%) REST
7 11 (3.33%) GraphQL
7 11 (3.33%) RxJava
8 10 (3.03%) Flutter
9 9 (2.73%) Dagger
9 9 (2.73%) OkHttp
10 8 (2.42%) AngularJS
10 8 (2.42%) CSS
11 7 (2.12%) OAuth
11 7 (2.12%) OAuth2
11 7 (2.12%) WebdriverIO
12 6 (1.82%) Ajax
12 6 (1.82%) pytest
12 6 (1.82%) WireMock
13 5 (1.52%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 79 (23.94%) Mobile App
2 17 (5.15%) Smartphone
3 15 (4.55%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.24%) Blackberry
5 13 (3.94%) Virtual Team
6 12 (3.64%) Onboarding
7 11 (3.33%) Security Posture
8 10 (3.03%) Data Protection Act
9 9 (2.73%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (2.12%) Driving Licence
11 6 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.82%) Legacy Code
11 6 (1.82%) Mobile Banking
12 5 (1.52%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.52%) Data Structures
13 4 (1.21%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (1.21%) Blockchain
13 4 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (1.21%) Virtual Reality
14 3 (0.91%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 178 (53.94%) Apple iOS
2 133 (40.30%) Windows
3 53 (16.06%) Mac OS
4 40 (12.12%) Windows 10
5 31 (9.39%) Linux
6 6 (1.82%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.52%) Unix
8 1 (0.30%) CentOS
8 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.30%) VMS
8 1 (0.30%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 83 (25.15%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (23.33%) Android Development
3 43 (13.03%) CI/CD
4 42 (12.73%) Agile
4 42 (12.73%) Test Automation
5 38 (11.52%) Customer Service
6 33 (10.00%) Mobile Device Management
7 32 (9.70%) User Experience
8 29 (8.79%) MVVM
9 26 (7.88%) Software Engineering
9 26 (7.88%) Stakeholder Management
10 25 (7.58%) ITIL
11 21 (6.36%) Continuous Improvement
11 21 (6.36%) Open Source
12 20 (6.06%) AI
13 19 (5.76%) Mobile Development
14 18 (5.45%) Mobile Application Development
15 17 (5.15%) Performance Tuning
16 15 (4.55%) Computer Science
16 15 (4.55%) iOS Development
Programming Languages
1 67 (20.30%) Kotlin
2 57 (17.27%) Java
3 32 (9.70%) JavaScript
4 26 (7.88%) Python
5 19 (5.76%) TypeScript
6 14 (4.24%) PowerShell
7 13 (3.94%) Swift
8 6 (1.82%) Objective-C
8 6 (1.82%) SQL
9 5 (1.52%) C++
9 5 (1.52%) Perl
10 4 (1.21%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.61%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) Bash
12 1 (0.30%) BrightScript
12 1 (0.30%) C#
Qualifications
1 101 (30.61%) Security Cleared
2 91 (27.58%) SC Cleared
3 21 (6.36%) Degree
4 12 (3.64%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (3.33%) BPSS Clearance
5 11 (3.33%) DV Cleared
6 10 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (2.42%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.91%) PhD
9 2 (0.61%) SANS
10 1 (0.30%) ACSP
10 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.15%) Accessibility
1 17 (5.15%) QA
2 6 (1.82%) WCAG
3 3 (0.91%) GDPR
3 3 (0.91%) NCSC
4 2 (0.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
4 2 (0.61%) SLA
5 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 34 (10.30%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.82%) Docker
3 2 (0.61%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.61%) Firmware
3 2 (0.61%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 37 (11.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (2.73%) SCCM
3 6 (1.82%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.21%) Grafana
4 4 (1.21%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.91%) AirWatch
5 3 (0.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.61%) Kibana
6 2 (0.61%) Podman
6 2 (0.61%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 87 (26.36%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.33%) Google
3 43 (13.03%) Apple
4 21 (6.36%) ServiceNow
5 16 (4.85%) HP
5 16 (4.85%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.55%) Citrix
6 15 (4.55%) VMware
7 13 (3.94%) Cisco
8 11 (3.33%) Dell
9 5 (1.52%) Atlassian
9 5 (1.52%) Oracle
9 5 (1.52%) Remedy
9 5 (1.52%) Splunk
9 5 (1.52%) Xamarin
10 4 (1.21%) Braze
11 3 (0.91%) Coverity
11 3 (0.91%) Optimizely
11 3 (0.91%) Thales
11 3 (0.91%) Virgin Media