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 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 198 263 241
Rank change year-on-year +65 -22 -69
Contract jobs citing Android 431 527 843
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.17% 1.04% 1.19%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.54% 6.38% 7.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 298 388 616
10th Percentile £189 £160 £172
25th Percentile £301 £207 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -10.53% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £569
90th Percentile £825 £675 £663
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £480
% change year-on-year +5.88% -11.46% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 15 41
10th Percentile £13.87 £18.05 £16.08
25th Percentile £17.38 £19.97 £16.50
Median hourly rate £20.47 £25.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.14% +25.00% -68.75%
75th Percentile £58.50 £43.70 £47.00
90th Percentile £79.38 £83.00 £60.50
UK median hourly rate £18.93 £25.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -24.28% +25.00% -61.90%

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 5,045 8,260 11,221
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.65% 16.34% 15.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,433 5,890 7,674
10th Percentile £181 £190 £170
25th Percentile £285 £325 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.76% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -6.93% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 367 390 559
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.00 £13.25
25th Percentile £14.95 £17.73 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 £37.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -41.33% +74.42% +19.44%
75th Percentile £59.50 £65.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.75 £22.28
% change year-on-year -43.23% +73.92% +23.78%

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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 +36 198 £450 -5.26% 93
North of England +71 112 £495 +16.47% 45
North West +48 82 £800 +68.42% 21
South East +8 52 £475 +137.50% 38
Yorkshire +29 30 £350 +75.00% 17
Midlands +20 25 £450 +13.92% 33
West Midlands +45 24 £450 -10.00% 22
South West +1 24 £240 -52.00% 31
East of England -1 6 £240 -5.51% 32
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 33 (7.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (3.94%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.62%) Skype for Business
4 6 (1.39%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
4 6 (1.39%) Confluence
5 4 (0.93%) nginx
6 2 (0.46%) Apache
6 2 (0.46%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.46%) CMS
6 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.46%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.23%) Drupal
7 1 (0.23%) IIS
7 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 51 (11.83%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.70%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.70%) InDesign
4 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.70%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.46%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.23%) InVision
6 1 (0.23%) Sketch
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Sage X3
2 2 (0.46%) SystmOne
3 1 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 104 (24.13%) Microsoft 365
2 42 (9.74%) Azure
3 24 (5.57%) GitHub
4 20 (4.64%) AWS
5 16 (3.71%) Entra ID
6 9 (2.09%) Figma
7 8 (1.86%) GitHub Actions
7 8 (1.86%) OneDrive
8 5 (1.16%) Firebase
9 4 (0.93%) Flurry Analytics
9 4 (0.93%) Google Play
9 4 (0.93%) PubNub
10 3 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 3 (0.70%) Apigee
10 3 (0.70%) PaaS
10 3 (0.70%) Sentry
10 3 (0.70%) Slack
11 2 (0.46%) Asana
11 2 (0.46%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.46%) Datadog
Communications & Networking
1 55 (12.76%) VPN
2 53 (12.30%) Firewall
3 25 (5.80%) Cisco IOS
4 23 (5.34%) VoIP
5 16 (3.71%) Wireless
6 13 (3.02%) Intrusion Detection
6 13 (3.02%) Network Security
7 10 (2.32%) WAN
8 9 (2.09%) LAN
9 7 (1.62%) Skype
9 7 (1.62%) SSL
10 5 (1.16%) SAN
11 3 (0.70%) DHCP
11 3 (0.70%) Remote Desktop
11 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
12 2 (0.46%) HTTP
12 2 (0.46%) SGSN
12 2 (0.46%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.46%) VLAN
13 1 (0.23%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.02%) Big Data
2 8 (1.86%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.39%) MySQL
4 5 (1.16%) Apache Cassandra
5 4 (0.93%) Mixpanel
5 4 (0.93%) SQLite
6 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.46%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.46%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.23%) ClickHouse
8 1 (0.23%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.23%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.23%) Neo4j
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (7.42%) Git
2 27 (6.26%) Android Studio
3 19 (4.41%) Jenkins
4 18 (4.18%) Postman
5 13 (3.02%) Appium
6 12 (2.78%) JIRA
6 12 (2.78%) Mockito
7 11 (2.55%) Gradle
7 11 (2.55%) JUnit
8 7 (1.62%) CircleCI
9 6 (1.39%) Bitbucket
9 6 (1.39%) Selenium
9 6 (1.39%) TeamCity
9 6 (1.39%) XCUITest
10 5 (1.16%) Maven
11 3 (0.70%) Artifactory
11 3 (0.70%) gulp
11 3 (0.70%) IntelliJ
11 3 (0.70%) Subversion
11 3 (0.70%) Xcode
General
1 90 (20.88%) Social Skills
2 29 (6.73%) Finance
3 28 (6.50%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (5.34%) Public Sector
5 14 (3.25%) Banking
6 13 (3.02%) Retail
7 11 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (2.32%) French Language
8 10 (2.32%) Legal
9 9 (2.09%) Back Office
10 7 (1.62%) Electronics
10 7 (1.62%) Manufacturing
10 7 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (1.39%) Spanish Language
12 5 (1.16%) Games
12 5 (1.16%) Investment Banking
13 4 (0.93%) Arabic Language
13 4 (0.93%) German Language
14 3 (0.70%) Marketing
14 3 (0.70%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 116 (26.91%) Developer
2 66 (15.31%) Android Developer
3 57 (13.23%) Architect
3 57 (13.23%) Lead
4 45 (10.44%) Technical Architect
5 41 (9.51%) Senior
5 41 (9.51%) Technical Leader
6 38 (8.82%) Support Engineer
7 35 (8.12%) Lead Architect
8 34 (7.89%) Analyst
9 28 (6.50%) IT Support
10 24 (5.57%) React Developer
11 23 (5.34%) Desktop Support
12 21 (4.87%) IT Engineer
13 18 (4.18%) Android Engineer
14 17 (3.94%) Support Analyst
15 14 (3.25%) Senior Developer
16 13 (3.02%) Desktop Engineer
16 13 (3.02%) Desktop Support Engineer
16 13 (3.02%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (14.62%) Node.js
2 38 (8.82%) React Native
3 28 (6.50%) RESTful
4 22 (5.10%) REST
5 20 (4.64%) Android Jetpack
6 19 (4.41%) Jetpack Compose
7 17 (3.94%) React
8 14 (3.25%) CSS
8 14 (3.25%) HTML
9 13 (3.02%) Apache NiFi
9 13 (3.02%) Web Services
10 11 (2.55%) RxJava
11 10 (2.32%) .NET
11 10 (2.32%) XML
12 9 (2.09%) Flutter
13 8 (1.86%) GraphQL
14 7 (1.62%) Android SDK
14 7 (1.62%) DirectX
14 7 (1.62%) OpenGL
14 7 (1.62%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 98 (22.74%) Mobile App
2 33 (7.66%) Product Ownership
3 32 (7.42%) Public Cloud
4 20 (4.64%) Video Editing
5 19 (4.41%) Management Information System
6 18 (4.18%) iPad
7 17 (3.94%) iPhone
8 13 (3.02%) Algorithms
8 13 (3.02%) Cyber Defence
8 13 (3.02%) Distributed Applications
9 9 (2.09%) Greenfield Project
10 8 (1.86%) Blackberry
10 8 (1.86%) Video Conferencing
10 8 (1.86%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
12 5 (1.16%) Legacy Code
13 4 (0.93%) Animation
13 4 (0.93%) Augmented Reality
13 4 (0.93%) Social Media
14 3 (0.70%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 221 (51.28%) Apple iOS
2 161 (37.35%) Windows
3 52 (12.06%) Windows Server
4 49 (11.37%) Windows 10
5 34 (7.89%) Mac OS
6 26 (6.03%) Linux
7 22 (5.10%) Windows 7
8 18 (4.18%) Mac OS X
9 17 (3.94%) Unix
10 6 (1.39%) Windows 8
11 4 (0.93%) Ubuntu
12 3 (0.70%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2012
12 3 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
13 2 (0.46%) VMS
13 2 (0.46%) Windows Server 2016
14 1 (0.23%) Embedded Linux
14 1 (0.23%) Windows Mobile
14 1 (0.23%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (23.43%) Android Development
2 91 (21.11%) Agile
3 79 (18.33%) CI/CD
4 67 (15.55%) Mobile Device Management
5 61 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
6 57 (13.23%) Security Architecture
7 47 (10.90%) DevOps
8 44 (10.21%) Customer Service
8 44 (10.21%) Risk Management
9 43 (9.98%) Zero Trust
10 42 (9.74%) Design Patterns
11 41 (9.51%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 41 (9.51%) Threat Intelligence
12 40 (9.28%) User Experience
13 35 (8.12%) Test Automation
14 34 (7.89%) Mobile Development
15 28 (6.50%) Computer Science
15 28 (6.50%) Roadmaps
16 26 (6.03%) Continuous Integration
16 26 (6.03%) iOS Development
Programming Languages
1 103 (23.90%) Kotlin
2 61 (14.15%) Java
3 32 (7.42%) JavaScript
4 24 (5.57%) Swift
5 21 (4.87%) Python
6 11 (2.55%) TypeScript
7 10 (2.32%) C++
7 10 (2.32%) Objective-C
8 9 (2.09%) C#
9 6 (1.39%) SQL
10 5 (1.16%) C
11 3 (0.70%) Dart
11 3 (0.70%) PHP
11 3 (0.70%) Scala
12 2 (0.46%) GLSL
12 2 (0.46%) HLSL
13 1 (0.23%) Bash
13 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.23%) Rust
13 1 (0.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 67 (15.55%) Security Cleared
2 50 (11.60%) Degree
3 48 (11.14%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.55%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.09%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.93%) CCNA
7 4 (0.93%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.70%) PhD
9 2 (0.46%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.46%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.46%) CTC Cleared
9 2 (0.46%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.46%) MCP
9 2 (0.46%) MCSA
9 2 (0.46%) MCSE
10 1 (0.23%) CISSP
10 1 (0.23%) GCFA
10 1 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.87%) QA
2 13 (3.02%) Actionable Recommendations
3 11 (2.55%) SLA
4 5 (1.16%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.70%) PMO
6 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.46%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 62 (14.39%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.62%) Docker
3 3 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.70%) vSphere
4 1 (0.23%) iptables
4 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 39 (9.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 26 (6.03%) SCCM
3 13 (3.02%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (1.86%) Ansible
4 8 (1.86%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.70%) PaperCut
5 3 (0.70%) Rancher
5 3 (0.70%) Terraform
6 2 (0.46%) 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%) SCOM
7 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 76 (17.63%) Apple
2 63 (14.62%) Microsoft
3 25 (5.80%) Cisco
4 18 (4.18%) Adobe
4 18 (4.18%) Citrix
5 17 (3.94%) ServiceNow
6 14 (3.25%) Google
7 12 (2.78%) Red Hat
8 10 (2.32%) Ivanti
8 10 (2.32%) Polycom
9 7 (1.62%) Avaya
9 7 (1.62%) Mitel
9 7 (1.62%) Progress
9 7 (1.62%) VMware
10 5 (1.16%) HP
10 5 (1.16%) Veeam
11 4 (0.93%) Nokia
11 4 (0.93%) Sun
12 3 (0.70%) Dell
12 3 (0.70%) Sage
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