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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 283 251 212
Rank change year-on-year -32 -39 +46
Contract jobs citing Android 341 239 410
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.88% 0.98% 1.10%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.23% 6.97% 7.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 228 152 295
10th Percentile £178 £160 £165
25th Percentile £213 £214 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £358 £450
Median % change year-on-year +4.82% -20.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £528 £470 £575
90th Percentile £625 £573 £775
UK median daily rate £389 £382 £450
% change year-on-year +1.70% -15.06% +11.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 8 23
10th Percentile £16.77 £19.00 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.46 £23.81 £16.55
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 £52.25
90th Percentile £73.50 £34.13 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £40.50 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +64.23% +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 4,143 3,427 5,188
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.72% 14.06% 13.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,753 2,358 3,520
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 £566 £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 296 142 377
10th Percentile £14.50 £16.28 £12.82
25th Percentile £18.78 £18.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.11 £28.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.31% +33.33% -28.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £53.75
90th Percentile £74.47 £68.75 £68.68
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year +1.99% +12.09% -32.31%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 -55 132 £425 +21.43% 53
South West +31 72 £475 +46.15% 15
North of England -70 53 £200 -48.22% 27
South East -37 42 £381 +73.02% 31
North West -38 33 £225 -32.94% 11
East of England -17 18 £285 - 17
Yorkshire -52 13 £190 -57.78% 12
Midlands -70 13 £475 +28.28% 12
North East -14 7 £175 -22.22% 5
West Midlands -52 7 £575 +43.75% 11
East Midlands -39 6 £158 -46.66% 1
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 (4.40%) Confluence
2 8 (2.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 50 (14.66%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.29%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.47%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 67 (19.65%) Microsoft 365
2 26 (7.62%) Azure
3 22 (6.45%) Entra ID
4 21 (6.16%) GitHub
5 17 (4.99%) GCP
6 15 (4.40%) Google Workspace
7 14 (4.11%) AWS
8 13 (3.81%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (3.81%) Sauce Labs
9 9 (2.64%) Figma
10 8 (2.35%) SaaS
11 6 (1.76%) Firebase
11 6 (1.76%) Google Play
12 5 (1.47%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.17%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (1.17%) GitHub Copilot
14 3 (0.88%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.88%) npm
14 3 (0.88%) Power Platform
15 2 (0.59%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 27 (7.92%) Wireless
2 19 (5.57%) DNS
3 18 (5.28%) DHCP
4 16 (4.69%) TCP/IP
5 15 (4.40%) VoIP
6 12 (3.52%) LAN
6 12 (3.52%) WAN
6 12 (3.52%) Wi-Fi
7 9 (2.64%) VPN
8 4 (1.17%) Cisco IOS
9 3 (0.88%) DSL
10 2 (0.59%) Bluetooth
10 2 (0.59%) Cisco IPT
10 2 (0.59%) Firewall
10 2 (0.59%) Internet
11 1 (0.29%) 5G
11 1 (0.29%) DKIM
11 1 (0.29%) HTTP
11 1 (0.29%) Network Security
11 1 (0.29%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (2.93%) MySQL
2 7 (2.05%) Relational Database
3 3 (0.88%) DB2
3 3 (0.88%) MongoDB
3 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
3 3 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.88%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.59%) SQLite
5 1 (0.29%) Mixpanel
5 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 34 (9.97%) Android Studio
2 20 (5.87%) Gradle
3 19 (5.57%) JIRA
4 15 (4.40%) Xcode
5 12 (3.52%) Appium
6 11 (3.23%) Jenkins
6 11 (3.23%) JUnit
7 9 (2.64%) Browser DevTools
7 9 (2.64%) GitLab
8 7 (2.05%) Bitbucket
8 7 (2.05%) CircleCI
8 7 (2.05%) Cypress.io
8 7 (2.05%) Eclipse
8 7 (2.05%) Git
9 6 (1.76%) Postman
10 5 (1.47%) PyCharm
10 5 (1.47%) PyUnit
11 4 (1.17%) Charles Proxy
11 4 (1.17%) JMeter
11 4 (1.17%) Selenium
General
1 91 (26.69%) Social Skills
2 36 (10.56%) Public Sector
3 33 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (9.38%) Banking
5 29 (8.50%) Finance
6 18 (5.28%) Electronics
6 18 (5.28%) Manufacturing
7 16 (4.69%) Telecoms
8 14 (4.11%) Military
9 12 (3.52%) Marketing
10 11 (3.23%) Publishing
11 5 (1.47%) Retail
12 3 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.59%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.29%) Advertising
14 1 (0.29%) Automotive
14 1 (0.29%) Billing
14 1 (0.29%) Legal
14 1 (0.29%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 95 (27.86%) Developer
2 65 (19.06%) Android Developer
3 50 (14.66%) IT Support
4 38 (11.14%) Senior
5 36 (10.56%) 2nd Line Support
6 34 (9.97%) Support Engineer
7 33 (9.68%) Analyst
8 25 (7.33%) Architect
9 23 (6.74%) IT Engineer
10 22 (6.45%) Android Engineer
10 22 (6.45%) IT Support Engineer
11 20 (5.87%) Mobile Engineer
12 17 (4.99%) Service Desk Analyst
13 16 (4.69%) Desktop Support
13 16 (4.69%) Service Analyst
14 13 (3.81%) Software Engineer
15 12 (3.52%) Senior Developer
16 11 (3.23%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
16 11 (3.23%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
17 10 (2.93%) iOS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (10.56%) Android Jetpack
2 33 (9.68%) Jetpack Compose
3 28 (8.21%) React Native
4 27 (7.92%) Android SDK
5 20 (5.87%) React
6 13 (3.81%) GraphQL
7 12 (3.52%) REST
8 10 (2.93%) AngularJS
8 10 (2.93%) CSS
8 10 (2.93%) Flutter
8 10 (2.93%) RxJava
9 8 (2.35%) Ajax
9 8 (2.35%) Dagger
9 8 (2.35%) OkHttp
10 7 (2.05%) JSON
10 7 (2.05%) pytest
10 7 (2.05%) RESTful
10 7 (2.05%) WebdriverIO
11 6 (1.76%) OAuth
11 6 (1.76%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 77 (22.58%) Mobile App
2 16 (4.69%) Data Centre
3 15 (4.40%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.40%) Product Ownership
3 15 (4.40%) Smartphone
4 14 (4.11%) Blackberry
5 12 (3.52%) Security Posture
6 10 (2.93%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.76%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.76%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.76%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.47%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.47%) iPhone
8 5 (1.47%) Legacy Code
8 5 (1.47%) Mobile Banking
9 4 (1.17%) Blockchain
9 4 (1.17%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.88%) Augmented Reality
10 3 (0.88%) Cloud Native
10 3 (0.88%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 168 (49.27%) Apple iOS
2 137 (40.18%) Windows
3 60 (17.60%) Mac OS
4 48 (14.08%) Windows 10
5 35 (10.26%) Linux
6 9 (2.64%) Windows Server
7 7 (2.05%) Unix
8 2 (0.59%) VMS
8 2 (0.59%) 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 80 (23.46%) Android Development
2 72 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (13.78%) Test Automation
4 43 (12.61%) Agile
4 43 (12.61%) CI/CD
4 43 (12.61%) Customer Service
5 42 (12.32%) User Experience
6 32 (9.38%) ITIL
6 32 (9.38%) MVVM
7 27 (7.92%) Mobile Device Management
8 26 (7.62%) Software Engineering
9 24 (7.04%) Stakeholder Management
10 23 (6.74%) Open Source
11 19 (5.57%) Performance Tuning
12 18 (5.28%) iOS Development
12 18 (5.28%) Mobile Application Development
13 17 (4.99%) Continuous Improvement
13 17 (4.99%) Mobile Development
14 16 (4.69%) Analytics
15 14 (4.11%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 70 (20.53%) Kotlin
2 63 (18.48%) Java
3 36 (10.56%) JavaScript
4 29 (8.50%) Python
5 19 (5.57%) PowerShell
5 19 (5.57%) TypeScript
6 14 (4.11%) Swift
7 7 (2.05%) Objective-C
7 7 (2.05%) Perl
8 6 (1.76%) SQL
9 5 (1.47%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.88%) C++
11 2 (0.59%) Scala
12 1 (0.29%) BrightScript
12 1 (0.29%) C#
Qualifications
1 109 (31.96%) Security Cleared
2 100 (29.33%) SC Cleared
3 21 (6.16%) Degree
4 11 (3.23%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (2.64%) DV Cleared
6 8 (2.35%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.76%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.88%) PhD
10 2 (0.59%) A+ Certification
10 2 (0.59%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certified Professional
10 2 (0.59%) SANS
11 1 (0.29%) ACSP
11 1 (0.29%) GIAC
11 1 (0.29%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.04%) Accessibility
2 20 (5.87%) QA
3 6 (1.76%) WCAG
4 3 (0.88%) GDPR
4 3 (0.88%) SLA
5 2 (0.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.59%) NCSC
6 1 (0.29%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 38 (11.14%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.76%) Docker
3 2 (0.59%) 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 39 (11.44%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.52%) SCCM
3 10 (2.93%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.17%) Grafana
5 3 (0.88%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.88%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.59%) Kibana
6 2 (0.59%) Podman
6 2 (0.59%) 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 88 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 49 (14.37%) Apple
3 46 (13.49%) Google
4 27 (7.92%) Cisco
4 27 (7.92%) HP
4 27 (7.92%) ServiceNow
5 25 (7.33%) Dell
6 15 (4.40%) Citrix
6 15 (4.40%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.40%) VMware
7 11 (3.23%) SAP
8 8 (2.35%) Splunk
9 7 (2.05%) Oracle
10 5 (1.47%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.47%) Remedy
10 5 (1.47%) Xamarin
10 5 (1.47%) Zscaler
11 4 (1.17%) Braze
12 3 (0.88%) CrowdStrike
12 3 (0.88%) Thales