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 14 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 315 235 191
Rank change year-on-year -80 -44 +74
Contract jobs citing Android 312 284 473
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.73% 1.15% 1.26%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.62% 8.10% 9.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 173 321
10th Percentile £195 £160 £210
25th Percentile £275 £250 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.75% -11.11% +12.50%
75th Percentile £575 £475 £600
90th Percentile £638 £575 £825
UK median daily rate £475 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +18.75% -11.11% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 6 24
10th Percentile £13.06 £19.21 £13.87
25th Percentile £13.51 - £16.70
Median hourly rate £19.33 £24.66 £25.20
Median % change year-on-year -21.61% -2.14% +17.21%
75th Percentile £26.22 £25.03 £66.25
90th Percentile £33.05 £37.33 £79.63
UK median hourly rate £19.33 £24.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year -21.61% +12.09% +8.64%

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 4,096 3,507 5,158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.58% 14.22% 13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,665 2,365 3,444
10th Percentile £188 £200 £188
25th Percentile £313 £313 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.94% -2.11% -5.00%
75th Percentile £570 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £689 £700
UK median daily rate £460 £465 £475
% change year-on-year -1.08% -2.11% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 282 176 381
10th Percentile £15.77 £15.12 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.31 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.50 £19.14 £22.58
Median % change year-on-year +69.85% -15.26% -50.91%
75th Percentile £65.00 £49.56 £63.75
90th Percentile £71.41 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £27.94 £22.00 £23.80
% change year-on-year +27.00% -7.56% -49.09%

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 14 June 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 14 June 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 14 June 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 -82 136 £465 +20.00% 41
South West +16 54 £508 +50.37% 23
North of England -87 38 £317 -20.88% 15
South East -61 37 £275 +34.15% 18
Midlands -64 21 £525 +31.25% 12
Yorkshire -44 19 £190 -57.78% 7
East of England -21 14 £300 - 9
North East -22 14 £450 +16.13% 4
West Midlands -54 12 £525 +366.67% 9
East Midlands -30 9 - - 4
North West -78 8 £310 -17.27% 4
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 13 (4.17%) Confluence
2 10 (3.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (2.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 35 (11.22%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.64%) Notion
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 55 (17.63%) Azure
2 54 (17.31%) Microsoft 365
3 35 (11.22%) Entra ID
4 34 (10.90%) AWS
5 29 (9.29%) GitHub
6 28 (8.97%) GCP
7 22 (7.05%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (4.17%) SaaS
9 12 (3.85%) Google Workspace
10 11 (3.53%) Sauce Labs
11 8 (2.56%) OneDrive
12 7 (2.24%) Google Play
12 7 (2.24%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.92%) Firebase
13 6 (1.92%) IaaS
13 6 (1.92%) PaaS
14 5 (1.60%) Figma
15 4 (1.28%) GitHub Copilot
15 4 (1.28%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.81%) VPN
2 12 (3.85%) TCP/IP
3 11 (3.53%) DNS
4 10 (3.21%) DHCP
4 10 (3.21%) LAN
4 10 (3.21%) WAN
5 9 (2.88%) VoIP
5 9 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (1.60%) Cisco IOS
6 5 (1.60%) Internet
6 5 (1.60%) Skype
7 4 (1.28%) DSL
7 4 (1.28%) Firewall
8 2 (0.64%) 4G
8 2 (0.64%) 5G
8 2 (0.64%) Network Security
8 2 (0.64%) Wireless
9 1 (0.32%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.32%) SD-WAN
9 1 (0.32%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.17%) MySQL
2 9 (2.88%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.28%) Power BI
3 4 (1.28%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.96%) Db2
4 3 (0.96%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.96%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.64%) SQLite
5 2 (0.64%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (7.69%) Android Studio
2 22 (7.05%) Gradle
3 17 (5.45%) JIRA
4 15 (4.81%) JUnit
5 13 (4.17%) Appium
6 11 (3.53%) CircleCI
6 11 (3.53%) Jenkins
7 10 (3.21%) Xcode
8 8 (2.56%) fastlane
9 7 (2.24%) Git
10 6 (1.92%) XCUITest
11 5 (1.60%) Crashlytics
11 5 (1.60%) Postman
12 4 (1.28%) Browser DevTools
12 4 (1.28%) Cypress.io
12 4 (1.28%) Eclipse
12 4 (1.28%) Selenium
12 4 (1.28%) Zephyr
13 3 (0.96%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.96%) PyUnit
General
1 94 (30.13%) Social Skills
2 38 (12.18%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (9.29%) Public Sector
4 27 (8.65%) Finance
5 24 (7.69%) Banking
6 11 (3.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 11 (3.53%) Retail
7 9 (2.88%) Military
8 7 (2.24%) Publishing
9 5 (1.60%) Manufacturing
10 4 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.96%) Legal
12 2 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
12 2 (0.64%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.64%) Italian Language
12 2 (0.64%) Slovak Language
12 2 (0.64%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.32%) Norwegian Language
13 1 (0.32%) Organisational Skills
13 1 (0.32%) Police
Job Titles
1 58 (18.59%) Developer
2 48 (15.38%) Android Developer
3 45 (14.42%) Senior
4 39 (12.50%) Analyst
5 33 (10.58%) Mobile Engineer
6 31 (9.94%) Android Engineer
7 29 (9.29%) Architect
8 25 (8.01%) 2nd Line Support
9 18 (5.77%) IT Support
10 14 (4.49%) Service Desk Analyst
10 14 (4.49%) Support Analyst
10 14 (4.49%) Support Engineer
11 13 (4.17%) Service Analyst
12 12 (3.85%) IT Analyst
13 10 (3.21%) Desktop Support
13 10 (3.21%) IT Engineer
14 9 (2.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support
14 9 (2.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
14 9 (2.88%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
14 9 (2.88%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (14.10%) Android Jetpack
2 41 (13.14%) Jetpack Compose
3 25 (8.01%) Android SDK
4 19 (6.09%) React Native
4 19 (6.09%) REST
5 14 (4.49%) GraphQL
6 13 (4.17%) React
6 13 (4.17%) RESTful
6 13 (4.17%) RxJava
7 10 (3.21%) Dagger
8 8 (2.56%) AngularJS
8 8 (2.56%) Flutter
8 8 (2.56%) OAuth
8 8 (2.56%) OAuth2
8 8 (2.56%) OkHttp
9 7 (2.24%) WireMock
10 6 (1.92%) CSS
10 6 (1.92%) Retrofit
11 5 (1.60%) iOS SDK
11 5 (1.60%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 75 (24.04%) Mobile App
2 22 (7.05%) Onboarding
3 20 (6.41%) Virtual Team
4 17 (5.45%) Blackberry
5 16 (5.13%) Product Ownership
6 15 (4.81%) Smartphone
7 14 (4.49%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (2.88%) Mobile Payment
10 7 (2.24%) Legacy Code
10 7 (2.24%) Security Posture
11 6 (1.92%) Augmented Reality
11 6 (1.92%) Cloud Native
11 6 (1.92%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (1.92%) Mobile Banking
11 6 (1.92%) Virtual Reality
12 5 (1.60%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (1.28%) Data Structures
14 3 (0.96%) BYOD
14 3 (0.96%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 180 (57.69%) Apple iOS
2 120 (38.46%) Windows
3 44 (14.10%) Mac OS
4 33 (10.58%) Windows 10
5 22 (7.05%) Linux
6 4 (1.28%) Unix
7 3 (0.96%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.32%) CentOS
8 1 (0.32%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.32%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.32%) VMS
8 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 60 (19.23%) Android Development
3 46 (14.74%) Mobile Device Management
4 44 (14.10%) Agile
4 44 (14.10%) CI/CD
5 41 (13.14%) Test Automation
6 40 (12.82%) User Experience
7 34 (10.90%) MVVM
8 31 (9.94%) Stakeholder Management
9 30 (9.62%) Customer Service
9 30 (9.62%) ITIL
10 25 (8.01%) Service Delivery
11 22 (7.05%) AI
12 21 (6.73%) Computer Science
13 20 (6.41%) Data Protection
14 19 (6.09%) Continuous Improvement
14 19 (6.09%) Open Source
15 18 (5.77%) Architectural Patterns
15 18 (5.77%) ITSM
16 17 (5.45%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 76 (24.36%) Kotlin
2 55 (17.63%) Java
3 24 (7.69%) Python
4 18 (5.77%) Swift
5 17 (5.45%) JavaScript
6 13 (4.17%) PowerShell
7 10 (3.21%) TypeScript
8 7 (2.24%) SQL
9 4 (1.28%) C++
9 4 (1.28%) Objective-C
9 4 (1.28%) Perl
10 3 (0.96%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.64%) Scala
12 1 (0.32%) Bash
12 1 (0.32%) BrightScript
12 1 (0.32%) C#
12 1 (0.32%) Go
12 1 (0.32%) Korn
12 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.32%) Rust
Qualifications
1 74 (23.72%) Security Cleared
2 65 (20.83%) SC Cleared
3 27 (8.65%) Degree
4 16 (5.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.56%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.92%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.96%) ACSP
9 3 (0.96%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.96%) PhD
10 2 (0.64%) SANS
11 1 (0.32%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 1 (0.32%) CCSP
11 1 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (0.32%) CISSP
11 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.01%) QA
2 17 (5.45%) Accessibility
3 10 (3.21%) WCAG
4 8 (2.56%) SLA
5 3 (0.96%) NCSC
6 2 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.32%) GDPR
7 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 41 (13.14%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.88%) Docker
3 5 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (1.28%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.64%) Firmware
6 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 53 (16.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.53%) SCCM
3 7 (2.24%) Jamf Pro
4 6 (1.92%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.96%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.64%) AirWatch
6 2 (0.64%) Grafana
6 2 (0.64%) Kibana
6 2 (0.64%) Podman
6 2 (0.64%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 97 (31.09%) Microsoft
2 48 (15.38%) Google
3 40 (12.82%) Apple
4 21 (6.73%) ServiceNow
5 16 (5.13%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.81%) Citrix
6 15 (4.81%) VMware
7 9 (2.88%) HP
8 6 (1.92%) Cisco
8 6 (1.92%) Dynatrace
9 5 (1.60%) Splunk
10 4 (1.28%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.28%) Canon
10 4 (1.28%) Oracle
11 3 (0.96%) Virgin Media
12 2 (0.64%) Dell
12 2 (0.64%) Meraki
12 2 (0.64%) SAP
12 2 (0.64%) Thales
12 2 (0.64%) Xamarin