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 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
28 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 219 202 257
Rank change year-on-year -17 +55 +1
Contract jobs citing Android 395 361 335
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.25% 1.27% 0.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.52% 9.08% 5.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 209 242
10th Percentile £163 £202 £143
25th Percentile £204 £317 £211
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £420 £400
Median % change year-on-year -16.57% +4.88% -20.00%
75th Percentile £455 £525 £500
90th Percentile £566 £625 £588
UK median daily rate £350 £420 £400
% change year-on-year -16.57% +4.88% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 6 14
10th Percentile £21.08 £26.02 -
25th Percentile £25.15 £30.90 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.50 £33.75 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.48% +75.32% +1.69%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.31 £73.75
90th Percentile £70.80 £69.88 £78.38
UK median hourly rate £25.83 £30.78 £18.97
% change year-on-year -16.10% +62.30% +4.72%

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 4,151 3,977 5,604
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.14% 13.98% 15.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,739 2,510 3,869
10th Percentile £175 £200 £180
25th Percentile £263 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -1.05% -7.32%
75th Percentile £565 £588 £608
90th Percentile £675 £699 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 139 295
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.44 £14.17
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.15 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £52.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.10% +61.54% +30.00%
75th Percentile £63.44 £67.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £71.75 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £32.25
% change year-on-year -32.48% +15.50% +32.99%

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 28 December 2025.

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 28 December 2025.

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 28 December 2025. 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 -62 160 £425 - 151
North of England -5 84 £225 -32.02% 127
North West +2 55 £220 -32.46% 76
South West +30 54 £390 -5.45% 66
South East +19 51 £208 -44.67% 140
Midlands -22 25 £175 -50.84% 98
Yorkshire -35 20 £350 -30.00% 45
East Midlands -11 14 £388 +8.85% 45
East of England -24 14 £225 -50.00% 62
West Midlands -18 11 £175 -39.29% 49
North East -5 9 £175 +16.67% 7
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 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (3.04%) Confluence
3 9 (2.28%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.76%) CMS
5 2 (0.51%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 78 (19.75%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.25%) InDesign
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Moqups
4 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 96 (24.30%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (11.39%) Azure
3 23 (5.82%) SaaS
4 21 (5.32%) Sauce Labs
5 20 (5.06%) Entra ID
5 20 (5.06%) GitHub
6 17 (4.30%) AWS
7 14 (3.54%) Figma
7 14 (3.54%) Google Play
8 13 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.29%) GCP
9 9 (2.28%) Firebase
10 8 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
10 8 (2.03%) Google Workspace
11 5 (1.27%) Sentry
12 4 (1.01%) BlazeMeter
12 4 (1.01%) BrowserStack
12 4 (1.01%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.76%) Google Analytics
14 2 (0.51%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 65 (16.46%) Wireless
2 19 (4.81%) DNS
3 17 (4.30%) DHCP
4 13 (3.29%) TCP/IP
4 13 (3.29%) VoIP
5 8 (2.03%) Cisco IOS
5 8 (2.03%) LAN
6 7 (1.77%) Firewall
6 7 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.27%) HTTP
7 5 (1.27%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (1.27%) WAN
8 3 (0.76%) ATM
8 3 (0.76%) Bluetooth
8 3 (0.76%) VPN
9 2 (0.51%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.51%) IP Telephony
9 2 (0.51%) VLAN
10 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
10 1 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.32%) MySQL
1 21 (5.32%) Relational Database
2 3 (0.76%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.51%) Mixpanel
3 2 (0.51%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.25%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 46 (11.65%) Android Studio
2 36 (9.11%) Xcode
3 31 (7.85%) Gradle
4 30 (7.59%) Git
5 23 (5.82%) Browser DevTools
6 21 (5.32%) Eclipse
7 20 (5.06%) JIRA
8 16 (4.05%) JUnit
9 13 (3.29%) Appium
9 13 (3.29%) Jenkins
10 11 (2.78%) CircleCI
11 9 (2.28%) GitLab
12 8 (2.03%) Charles Proxy
13 7 (1.77%) Bitbucket
13 7 (1.77%) Postman
13 7 (1.77%) Storybook
14 5 (1.27%) IntelliJ
14 5 (1.27%) Katalon Studio
14 5 (1.27%) XCUITest
15 4 (1.01%) Mockito
General
1 97 (24.56%) Social Skills
2 59 (14.94%) Finance
3 46 (11.65%) Public Sector
4 43 (10.89%) Banking
5 30 (7.59%) Electronics
5 30 (7.59%) Telecoms
6 25 (6.33%) Manufacturing
7 24 (6.08%) Marketing
8 16 (4.05%) Analytical Skills
9 11 (2.78%) Military
10 7 (1.77%) Games
11 6 (1.52%) Publishing
12 5 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.76%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.76%) Retail
14 2 (0.51%) Back Office
14 2 (0.51%) Wearables
15 1 (0.25%) Health Technology
15 1 (0.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 1 (0.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 127 (32.15%) Developer
2 78 (19.75%) Android Developer
3 63 (15.95%) IT Support
4 56 (14.18%) Support Engineer
5 43 (10.89%) 2nd Line Support
6 35 (8.86%) Senior
7 31 (7.85%) Desktop Support
8 26 (6.58%) Analyst
9 25 (6.33%) Technical Support
10 23 (5.82%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
10 23 (5.82%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 23 (5.82%) Technical Engineer
10 23 (5.82%) Technical Support Engineer
11 22 (5.57%) Software Engineer
12 21 (5.32%) IT Engineer
12 21 (5.32%) UX Engineer
13 20 (5.06%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
14 17 (4.30%) IT Support Engineer
15 16 (4.05%) Senior Developer
16 14 (3.54%) Android Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (10.38%) Android Jetpack
2 39 (9.87%) Jetpack Compose
3 32 (8.10%) RESTful
4 30 (7.59%) React
5 29 (7.34%) CSS
5 29 (7.34%) React Native
6 28 (7.09%) GraphQL
7 25 (6.33%) Android SDK
8 23 (5.82%) AngularJS
9 22 (5.57%) Ajax
10 14 (3.54%) RxJava
11 13 (3.29%) Dagger
12 11 (2.78%) OAuth
12 11 (2.78%) REST
12 11 (2.78%) Web Services
13 10 (2.53%) iOS SDK
13 10 (2.53%) JSON
14 8 (2.03%) HTML
14 8 (2.03%) OkHttp
14 8 (2.03%) Retrofit
Miscellaneous
1 129 (32.66%) Mobile App
2 40 (10.13%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.30%) Driving Licence
3 17 (4.30%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.80%) Smartphone
5 13 (3.29%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.53%) Security Posture
7 9 (2.28%) Virtual Reality
8 8 (2.03%) Augmented Reality
9 7 (1.77%) Embedded Systems
9 7 (1.77%) iPhone
10 6 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.27%) Mobile Banking
12 4 (1.01%) Blockchain
12 4 (1.01%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.01%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
13 3 (0.76%) Legacy Code
13 3 (0.76%) Marketing Technology
13 3 (0.76%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 174 (44.05%) Apple iOS
2 136 (34.43%) Windows
3 83 (21.01%) Mac OS
4 56 (14.18%) Windows 10
5 44 (11.14%) Linux
6 23 (5.82%) Unix
7 6 (1.52%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.51%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.25%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.25%) VMS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 100 (25.32%) Android Development
2 74 (18.73%) User Experience
3 69 (17.47%) Agile
4 63 (15.95%) CI/CD
5 54 (13.67%) Customer Service
6 47 (11.90%) Mobile Application Development
6 47 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
7 38 (9.62%) DevOps
7 38 (9.62%) Test Automation
8 34 (8.61%) MVVM
9 32 (8.10%) Software Engineering
10 28 (7.09%) Mobile Development
11 27 (6.84%) iOS Development
12 26 (6.58%) OO
12 26 (6.58%) Unit Testing
13 25 (6.33%) Architectural Patterns
13 25 (6.33%) Business Intelligence
14 23 (5.82%) Digital Marketing
14 23 (5.82%) ITIL
14 23 (5.82%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 91 (23.04%) Java
2 87 (22.03%) Kotlin
3 54 (13.67%) JavaScript
4 41 (10.38%) Python
5 25 (6.33%) TypeScript
6 24 (6.08%) Perl
6 24 (6.08%) PowerShell
7 23 (5.82%) Swift
8 22 (5.57%) C++
9 15 (3.80%) C#
10 14 (3.54%) Objective-C
11 12 (3.04%) SQL
12 5 (1.27%) Shell Script
13 4 (1.01%) C
13 4 (1.01%) PHP
13 4 (1.01%) Scala
14 3 (0.76%) Ruby
15 2 (0.51%) Dart
16 1 (0.25%) Bash
Qualifications
1 99 (25.06%) Security Cleared
2 88 (22.28%) SC Cleared
3 22 (5.57%) Degree
4 16 (4.05%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.03%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.27%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.01%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.76%) MCP
9 2 (0.51%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.51%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.51%) MCITP
9 2 (0.51%) MCSA
9 2 (0.51%) MCSE
9 2 (0.51%) MCTS
9 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Certified Master
10 1 (0.25%) GIAC
10 1 (0.25%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (9.62%) Accessibility
2 24 (6.08%) QA
3 18 (4.56%) SLA
4 4 (1.01%) WCAG
5 2 (0.51%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.51%) GDPR
6 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.25%) NCSC
System Software
1 43 (10.89%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.01%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 35 (8.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (3.54%) SCCM
3 6 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.76%) AirWatch
4 3 (0.76%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.76%) Terraform
5 2 (0.51%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.51%) Grafana
5 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.51%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 95 (24.05%) Microsoft
2 75 (18.99%) Apple
3 54 (13.67%) Cisco
4 50 (12.66%) HP
5 49 (12.41%) Dell
6 45 (11.39%) Google
7 39 (9.87%) ServiceNow
8 29 (7.34%) Splunk
9 24 (6.08%) SAP
10 23 (5.82%) Oracle
11 10 (2.53%) Xamarin
12 6 (1.52%) Adobe
13 5 (1.27%) Remedy
14 4 (1.01%) BMC
14 4 (1.01%) CrowdStrike
14 4 (1.01%) Samsung
14 4 (1.01%) Zscaler
15 3 (0.76%) NCR
15 3 (0.76%) Optimizely
15 3 (0.76%) Rapid7
638 Android jobs in England