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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 287 247 221
Rank change year-on-year -40 -26 +41
Contract jobs citing Android 344 245 406
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.90% 1.01% 1.08%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.32% 7.09% 7.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 234 155 290
10th Percentile £170 £161 £165
25th Percentile £207 £218 £257
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £368 £350 £444
Median % change year-on-year +5.19% -21.13% +7.58%
75th Percentile £514 £481 £575
90th Percentile £625 £575 £703
UK median daily rate £375 £365 £438
% change year-on-year +2.74% -16.57% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 8 22
10th Percentile £16.77 £19.00 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.81 £16.39
Median hourly rate £52.02 £24.66 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +110.95% +30.27% -16.35%
75th Percentile £67.84 £31.52 £36.06
90th Percentile £73.50 £34.13 £74.88
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +64.23% +30.27% -16.35%

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 4,135 3,456 5,232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.87% 14.24% 13.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,742 2,371 3,560
10th Percentile £181 £200 £180
25th Percentile £300 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -13.46%
75th Percentile £569 £600 £588
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 297 138 376
10th Percentile £14.00 £16.43 £13.06
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.58 £28.00 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.80% +27.27% -24.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £56.33
90th Percentile £74.00 £69.50 £68.32
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year -2.68% +12.09% -26.67%

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 31 March 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 31 March 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 31 March 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 -64 131 £420 +20.34% 53
South West +26 71 £475 +46.15% 15
North of England -66 56 £190 -46.93% 27
South East -32 43 £361 +70.02% 31
North West -33 35 £220 -32.46% 11
East of England -21 19 £275 - 17
Midlands -65 14 £316 -11.17% 12
Yorkshire -54 12 £190 -58.70% 12
North East -9 9 £175 -22.22% 5
East Midlands -41 7 £158 -53.75% 1
West Midlands -51 7 £575 +43.75% 11
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 (4.36%) Confluence
2 8 (2.33%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.03%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 54 (15.70%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.45%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 70 (20.35%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (7.27%) Azure
3 20 (5.81%) Entra ID
3 20 (5.81%) GitHub
4 16 (4.65%) GCP
5 14 (4.07%) AWS
5 14 (4.07%) Google Workspace
5 14 (4.07%) Sauce Labs
6 13 (3.78%) GitHub Actions
7 9 (2.62%) Figma
7 9 (2.62%) SaaS
8 6 (1.74%) Firebase
8 6 (1.74%) Google Play
9 5 (1.45%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.16%) BlazeMeter
11 3 (0.87%) GitHub Copilot
11 3 (0.87%) Google Analytics
11 3 (0.87%) npm
11 3 (0.87%) Power Platform
12 2 (0.58%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 32 (9.30%) Wireless
2 19 (5.52%) DNS
3 18 (5.23%) DHCP
4 16 (4.65%) TCP/IP
5 14 (4.07%) VoIP
6 12 (3.49%) LAN
6 12 (3.49%) WAN
6 12 (3.49%) Wi-Fi
7 8 (2.33%) VPN
8 5 (1.45%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (0.87%) DSL
10 2 (0.58%) Bluetooth
10 2 (0.58%) Cisco IPT
10 2 (0.58%) Firewall
10 2 (0.58%) Internet
11 1 (0.29%) 4G
11 1 (0.29%) 5G
11 1 (0.29%) DKIM
11 1 (0.29%) DMARC
11 1 (0.29%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (3.20%) MySQL
2 8 (2.33%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.87%) DB2
3 3 (0.87%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.87%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.87%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.58%) SQLite
5 1 (0.29%) Mixpanel
5 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 35 (10.17%) Android Studio
2 20 (5.81%) Gradle
3 19 (5.52%) JIRA
4 16 (4.65%) Xcode
5 12 (3.49%) Appium
5 12 (3.49%) JUnit
6 11 (3.20%) Jenkins
7 10 (2.91%) Browser DevTools
8 9 (2.62%) GitLab
9 8 (2.33%) Eclipse
10 7 (2.03%) Bitbucket
10 7 (2.03%) CircleCI
10 7 (2.03%) Cypress.io
10 7 (2.03%) Git
11 6 (1.74%) Postman
12 5 (1.45%) PyCharm
12 5 (1.45%) PyUnit
13 4 (1.16%) fastlane
13 4 (1.16%) JMeter
13 4 (1.16%) Selenium
General
1 93 (27.03%) Social Skills
2 39 (11.34%) Public Sector
3 33 (9.59%) Finance
4 32 (9.30%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (8.72%) Banking
6 22 (6.40%) Electronics
6 22 (6.40%) Manufacturing
7 21 (6.10%) Telecoms
8 16 (4.65%) Marketing
9 13 (3.78%) Military
10 12 (3.49%) Publishing
11 5 (1.45%) Retail
12 3 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.87%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.58%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.29%) Billing
14 1 (0.29%) Investment Banking
14 1 (0.29%) Local Government
14 1 (0.29%) Norwegian Language
14 1 (0.29%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 96 (27.91%) Developer
2 66 (19.19%) Android Developer
3 56 (16.28%) IT Support
4 41 (11.92%) 2nd Line Support
5 38 (11.05%) Senior
6 35 (10.17%) Support Engineer
7 32 (9.30%) Analyst
8 24 (6.98%) Architect
9 23 (6.69%) IT Engineer
10 22 (6.40%) IT Support Engineer
11 21 (6.10%) Android Engineer
12 20 (5.81%) Desktop Support
13 18 (5.23%) Mobile Engineer
14 16 (4.65%) Service Desk Analyst
15 15 (4.36%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
15 15 (4.36%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
15 15 (4.36%) Service Analyst
16 13 (3.78%) Senior Developer
16 13 (3.78%) Software Engineer
17 11 (3.20%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.47%) Android Jetpack
2 34 (9.88%) Jetpack Compose
3 27 (7.85%) Android SDK
3 27 (7.85%) React Native
4 21 (6.10%) React
5 14 (4.07%) GraphQL
6 12 (3.49%) REST
7 11 (3.20%) AngularJS
7 11 (3.20%) CSS
8 10 (2.91%) RxJava
9 9 (2.62%) Ajax
9 9 (2.62%) Flutter
10 8 (2.33%) Dagger
10 8 (2.33%) OkHttp
10 8 (2.33%) RESTful
11 7 (2.03%) JSON
11 7 (2.03%) pytest
11 7 (2.03%) WebdriverIO
12 6 (1.74%) OAuth
12 6 (1.74%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 74 (21.51%) Mobile App
2 20 (5.81%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.36%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.36%) Smartphone
4 14 (4.07%) Blackberry
4 14 (4.07%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.20%) Security Posture
6 9 (2.62%) Virtual Team
7 7 (2.03%) Driving Licence
8 6 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.45%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.45%) iPhone
9 5 (1.45%) Legacy Code
9 5 (1.45%) Mobile Banking
10 4 (1.16%) Blockchain
10 4 (1.16%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (0.87%) Acoustics
11 3 (0.87%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.87%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 164 (47.67%) Apple iOS
2 138 (40.12%) Windows
3 63 (18.31%) Mac OS
4 49 (14.24%) Windows 10
5 36 (10.47%) Linux
6 9 (2.62%) Windows Server
7 8 (2.33%) Unix
8 2 (0.58%) VMS
8 2 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.29%) CentOS
9 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (23.55%) Android Development
2 69 (20.06%) Problem-Solving
3 45 (13.08%) Test Automation
4 43 (12.50%) Agile
4 43 (12.50%) CI/CD
4 43 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 41 (11.92%) User Experience
6 32 (9.30%) ITIL
6 32 (9.30%) MVVM
7 26 (7.56%) Mobile Device Management
7 26 (7.56%) Software Engineering
8 25 (7.27%) Stakeholder Management
9 23 (6.69%) Open Source
10 19 (5.52%) iOS Development
10 19 (5.52%) Mobile Application Development
10 19 (5.52%) Performance Tuning
11 17 (4.94%) Continuous Improvement
11 17 (4.94%) Mobile Development
12 16 (4.65%) Analytics
13 15 (4.36%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (20.06%) Kotlin
2 64 (18.60%) Java
3 37 (10.76%) JavaScript
4 30 (8.72%) Python
5 19 (5.52%) PowerShell
5 19 (5.52%) TypeScript
6 15 (4.36%) Swift
7 8 (2.33%) Perl
8 7 (2.03%) Objective-C
9 6 (1.74%) SQL
10 5 (1.45%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.87%) C++
12 2 (0.58%) Scala
13 1 (0.29%) BrightScript
13 1 (0.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 112 (32.56%) Security Cleared
2 104 (30.23%) SC Cleared
3 21 (6.10%) Degree
4 10 (2.91%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (2.62%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.03%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.87%) PhD
10 2 (0.58%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.58%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.58%) SANS
11 1 (0.29%) ACSP
11 1 (0.29%) GIAC
11 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (7.27%) Accessibility
2 18 (5.23%) QA
3 7 (2.03%) WCAG
4 4 (1.16%) SLA
5 3 (0.87%) GDPR
6 2 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.58%) NCSC
7 1 (0.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 37 (10.76%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.74%) Docker
3 2 (0.58%) Firmware
4 1 (0.29%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 38 (11.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.49%) SCCM
3 10 (2.91%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.16%) Grafana
5 3 (0.87%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.87%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.58%) Kibana
6 2 (0.58%) Podman
6 2 (0.58%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.29%) Terraform
Vendors
1 87 (25.29%) Microsoft
2 51 (14.83%) Apple
3 45 (13.08%) Google
4 32 (9.30%) Cisco
5 31 (9.01%) HP
6 29 (8.43%) Dell
7 28 (8.14%) ServiceNow
8 15 (4.36%) Citrix
8 15 (4.36%) MobileIron
8 15 (4.36%) SAP
8 15 (4.36%) VMware
9 9 (2.62%) Splunk
10 8 (2.33%) Oracle
11 5 (1.45%) Atlassian
11 5 (1.45%) Remedy
11 5 (1.45%) Xamarin
11 5 (1.45%) Zscaler
12 3 (0.87%) Coverity
12 3 (0.87%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.87%) Rapid7