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

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 292 256 208
Rank change year-on-year -36 -48 +47
Contract jobs citing Android 334 233 424
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.84% 0.95% 1.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.24% 6.75% 8.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 150 301
10th Percentile £190 £160 £188
25th Percentile £217 £221 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -16.67% +6.51%
75th Percentile £538 £468 £588
90th Percentile £650 £539 £825
UK median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 8 25
10th Percentile £19.78 £19.00 £13.87
25th Percentile £25.15 £23.81 £16.86
Median hourly rate £52.02 £24.66 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +110.95% +30.27% -20.51%
75th Percentile £67.84 £31.52 £63.75
90th Percentile £73.50 £34.13 £79.50
UK median hourly rate £37.32 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +51.32% +30.27% -20.51%

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 4,055 3,452 5,072
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.23% 14.07% 13.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,692 2,353 3,467
10th Percentile £185 £200 £180
25th Percentile £310 £313 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £453
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +4.86% -12.04%
75th Percentile £575 £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 282 150 370
10th Percentile £15.65 £16.16 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.11 £14.72
Median hourly rate £35.68 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.68% +12.09% -37.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £65.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £74.97 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £34.00 £24.18 £22.00
% change year-on-year +40.61% +9.91% -41.33%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -46 128 £425 +16.60% 58
South West +15 66 £500 +42.86% 23
North of England -60 54 £225 -43.75% 27
South East -33 42 £381 +73.02% 32
North West -46 27 £243 -27.72% 11
Yorkshire -46 21 £190 -57.78% 12
East of England -17 19 £300 - 12
Midlands -71 12 £575 +130.00% 13
North East -13 9 £363 +93.33% 4
West Midlands -55 8 £625 +455.56% 10
East Midlands -43 4 £158 -55.79% 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 14 (4.19%) Confluence
2 6 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 39 (11.68%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.50%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 56 (16.77%) Microsoft 365
2 32 (9.58%) Azure
3 26 (7.78%) Entra ID
4 25 (7.49%) GCP
5 22 (6.59%) GitHub
6 20 (5.99%) AWS
7 16 (4.79%) Google Workspace
8 14 (4.19%) GitHub Actions
9 13 (3.89%) SaaS
10 11 (3.29%) Sauce Labs
11 6 (1.80%) Figma
11 6 (1.80%) IaaS
11 6 (1.80%) PaaS
12 5 (1.50%) Firebase
12 5 (1.50%) Google Play
13 4 (1.20%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (1.20%) GitHub Copilot
14 3 (0.90%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.90%) npm
14 3 (0.90%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.39%) DNS
2 17 (5.09%) DHCP
2 17 (5.09%) TCP/IP
2 17 (5.09%) Wireless
3 16 (4.79%) VoIP
4 12 (3.59%) LAN
4 12 (3.59%) WAN
5 11 (3.29%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (2.69%) VPN
7 5 (1.50%) Internet
8 4 (1.20%) DSL
9 2 (0.60%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.60%) Cisco IPT
9 2 (0.60%) Firewall
10 1 (0.30%) 4G
10 1 (0.30%) 5G
10 1 (0.30%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.30%) Network Security
10 1 (0.30%) Skype
10 1 (0.30%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.40%) MySQL
2 5 (1.50%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.90%) DB2
3 3 (0.90%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.90%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.90%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.90%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.60%) SQLite
5 1 (0.30%) Mixpanel
5 1 (0.30%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 29 (8.68%) Android Studio
2 21 (6.29%) Gradle
3 19 (5.69%) JIRA
4 13 (3.89%) Appium
5 12 (3.59%) JUnit
5 12 (3.59%) Xcode
6 9 (2.69%) Jenkins
7 8 (2.40%) GitLab
8 7 (2.10%) Browser DevTools
8 7 (2.10%) CircleCI
8 7 (2.10%) Cypress.io
9 6 (1.80%) Bitbucket
9 6 (1.80%) Git
10 5 (1.50%) Eclipse
10 5 (1.50%) fastlane
10 5 (1.50%) PyCharm
10 5 (1.50%) PyUnit
11 4 (1.20%) ESLint
11 4 (1.20%) Postman
11 4 (1.20%) XCUITest
General
1 90 (26.95%) Social Skills
2 34 (10.18%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (8.98%) Public Sector
4 26 (7.78%) Banking
5 20 (5.99%) Finance
6 16 (4.79%) Military
7 10 (2.99%) Electronics
7 10 (2.99%) Manufacturing
7 10 (2.99%) Publishing
8 8 (2.40%) Telecoms
9 5 (1.50%) Retail
10 4 (1.20%) Marketing
11 3 (0.90%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.90%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.60%) Slovak Language
13 1 (0.30%) Bulgarian Language
13 1 (0.30%) Czech Language
13 1 (0.30%) Local Government
13 1 (0.30%) Norwegian Language
13 1 (0.30%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 89 (26.65%) Developer
2 62 (18.56%) Android Developer
3 44 (13.17%) Senior
4 36 (10.78%) IT Support
5 35 (10.48%) Analyst
6 29 (8.68%) Support Engineer
7 25 (7.49%) 2nd Line Support
7 25 (7.49%) Architect
8 23 (6.89%) Android Engineer
9 22 (6.59%) IT Engineer
9 22 (6.59%) Mobile Engineer
10 20 (5.99%) IT Support Engineer
11 19 (5.69%) Service Desk Analyst
12 18 (5.39%) Service Analyst
13 13 (3.89%) Software Engineer
14 12 (3.59%) Senior Developer
15 10 (2.99%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 9 (2.69%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
16 9 (2.69%) Support Analyst
17 8 (2.40%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (10.18%) Android Jetpack
2 32 (9.58%) Jetpack Compose
3 28 (8.38%) React Native
4 23 (6.89%) Android SDK
5 18 (5.39%) React
6 13 (3.89%) REST
7 11 (3.29%) GraphQL
7 11 (3.29%) RxJava
8 10 (2.99%) Flutter
9 9 (2.69%) Dagger
9 9 (2.69%) OkHttp
10 8 (2.40%) AngularJS
10 8 (2.40%) CSS
11 7 (2.10%) pytest
11 7 (2.10%) WebdriverIO
12 6 (1.80%) Ajax
12 6 (1.80%) OAuth
12 6 (1.80%) OAuth2
12 6 (1.80%) WireMock
13 5 (1.50%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 76 (22.75%) Mobile App
2 17 (5.09%) Smartphone
3 15 (4.49%) Product Ownership
4 14 (4.19%) Blackberry
5 12 (3.59%) Onboarding
5 12 (3.59%) Virtual Team
6 11 (3.29%) Security Posture
7 9 (2.69%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (2.40%) Data Centre
9 7 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
9 7 (2.10%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.80%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.80%) Legacy Code
10 6 (1.80%) Mobile Banking
11 5 (1.50%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.50%) iPhone
12 4 (1.20%) Blockchain
12 4 (1.20%) Video Conferencing
13 3 (0.90%) Cloud Native
13 3 (0.90%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 176 (52.69%) Apple iOS
2 138 (41.32%) Windows
3 58 (17.37%) Mac OS
4 43 (12.87%) Windows 10
5 33 (9.88%) Linux
6 8 (2.40%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.50%) 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 80 (23.95%) Problem-Solving
2 77 (23.05%) Android Development
3 42 (12.57%) CI/CD
3 42 (12.57%) Test Automation
4 41 (12.28%) Agile
5 40 (11.98%) Customer Service
6 36 (10.78%) Mobile Device Management
7 34 (10.18%) User Experience
8 29 (8.68%) MVVM
9 28 (8.38%) ITIL
10 26 (7.78%) Software Engineering
11 25 (7.49%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (6.29%) Open Source
13 18 (5.39%) Continuous Improvement
13 18 (5.39%) Mobile Development
14 17 (5.09%) Performance Tuning
15 16 (4.79%) AI
15 16 (4.79%) Mobile Application Development
16 15 (4.49%) Collaborative Working
16 15 (4.49%) iOS Development
Programming Languages
1 67 (20.06%) Kotlin
2 58 (17.37%) Java
3 33 (9.88%) JavaScript
4 27 (8.08%) Python
5 19 (5.69%) TypeScript
6 18 (5.39%) PowerShell
7 13 (3.89%) Swift
8 6 (1.80%) Objective-C
8 6 (1.80%) SQL
9 5 (1.50%) Perl
9 5 (1.50%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.90%) C++
11 2 (0.60%) Scala
12 1 (0.30%) Bash
12 1 (0.30%) BrightScript
12 1 (0.30%) C#
Qualifications
1 103 (30.84%) Security Cleared
2 93 (27.84%) SC Cleared
3 19 (5.69%) Degree
4 12 (3.59%) ITIL Certification
5 10 (2.99%) DV Cleared
6 9 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.10%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (0.90%) PhD
10 2 (0.60%) SANS
11 1 (0.30%) ACSP
11 1 (0.30%) Azure Certification
11 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.09%) Accessibility
1 17 (5.09%) QA
2 6 (1.80%) WCAG
3 3 (0.90%) GDPR
3 3 (0.90%) NCSC
4 2 (0.60%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.30%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (10.78%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.80%) Docker
3 2 (0.60%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.60%) Firmware
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 40 (11.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.99%) SCCM
3 9 (2.69%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.20%) Grafana
5 3 (0.90%) AirWatch
5 3 (0.90%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.90%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.60%) Kibana
6 2 (0.60%) Podman
6 2 (0.60%) 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 86 (25.75%) Microsoft
2 44 (13.17%) Apple
2 44 (13.17%) Google
3 24 (7.19%) ServiceNow
4 18 (5.39%) HP
5 16 (4.79%) Cisco
5 16 (4.79%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.49%) Citrix
6 15 (4.49%) Dell
6 15 (4.49%) VMware
7 5 (1.50%) Atlassian
7 5 (1.50%) Oracle
7 5 (1.50%) Remedy
7 5 (1.50%) Splunk
7 5 (1.50%) Xamarin
8 4 (1.20%) Braze
9 3 (0.90%) Optimizely
9 3 (0.90%) Thales
9 3 (0.90%) Virgin Media
9 3 (0.90%) Zscaler