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 13 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 302 251 195
Rank change year-on-year -51 -56 +61
Contract jobs citing Android 315 238 429
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.78% 0.99% 1.17%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.00% 7.02% 8.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 154 298
10th Percentile £187 £160 £195
25th Percentile £257 £213 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £370 £450
Median % change year-on-year +14.86% -17.78% +5.88%
75th Percentile £568 £468 £609
90th Percentile £650 £534 £825
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 6 24
10th Percentile £13.29 £17.50 £13.87
25th Percentile £20.31 £22.10 £16.70
Median hourly rate £27.50 £24.66 £23.08
Median % change year-on-year +11.52% +6.87% -23.08%
75th Percentile £67.84 - £66.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £27.72 £79.63
UK median hourly rate £26.66 £23.58 £22.00
% change year-on-year +13.06% +7.18% -12.00%

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 3,938 3,388 4,983
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.77% 14.05% 13.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,591 2,303 3,406
10th Percentile £185 £200 £185
25th Percentile £310 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £468
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +1.50% -8.68%
75th Percentile £573 £600 £588
90th Percentile £663 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £456 £470 £465
% change year-on-year -3.09% +1.08% -7.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 151 360
10th Percentile £16.00 £15.13 £12.75
25th Percentile £19.33 £17.38 £14.72
Median hourly rate £47.50 £21.90 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +116.89% -0.45% -41.21%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.81 £60.40
90th Percentile £74.97 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £22.94 £22.00
% change year-on-year +107.08% +4.26% -42.86%

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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 May 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 -54 131 £455 +17.42% 50
South West +12 61 £500 +53.85% 12
North of England -77 42 £225 -43.75% 25
South East -37 41 £318 +55.20% 31
Yorkshire -43 20 £190 -57.78% 12
East of England -16 16 £310 - 13
North West -51 16 £243 -22.52% 10
Midlands -66 13 £625 +92.31% 11
North East -12 9 £488 +116.67% 3
West Midlands -58 9 £625 +455.56% 8
East Midlands -39 4 - - 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 (4.44%) Confluence
2 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 30 (9.52%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.63%) Notion
4 1 (0.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (0.95%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 48 (15.24%) Microsoft 365
2 37 (11.75%) Azure
3 28 (8.89%) GCP
4 26 (8.25%) AWS
5 24 (7.62%) Entra ID
5 24 (7.62%) GitHub
6 17 (5.40%) Google Workspace
7 16 (5.08%) GitHub Actions
8 14 (4.44%) SaaS
9 13 (4.13%) Sauce Labs
10 6 (1.90%) Figma
10 6 (1.90%) Firebase
10 6 (1.90%) Google Play
10 6 (1.90%) IaaS
10 6 (1.90%) PaaS
11 5 (1.59%) Power Platform
12 4 (1.27%) BlazeMeter
12 4 (1.27%) GitHub Copilot
13 3 (0.95%) BrowserStack
13 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 14 (4.44%) VoIP
2 13 (4.13%) TCP/IP
3 12 (3.81%) DNS
4 11 (3.49%) DHCP
5 9 (2.86%) LAN
5 9 (2.86%) VPN
5 9 (2.86%) WAN
6 8 (2.54%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.59%) Internet
7 5 (1.59%) Wireless
8 4 (1.27%) DSL
8 4 (1.27%) Skype
9 2 (0.63%) Firewall
10 1 (0.32%) 4G
10 1 (0.32%) 5G
10 1 (0.32%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.32%) Network Security
10 1 (0.32%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.32%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.17%) MySQL
2 6 (1.90%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.27%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.95%) DB2
4 3 (0.95%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.95%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.63%) Power BI
5 2 (0.63%) SQLite
5 2 (0.63%) Tableau
6 1 (0.32%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 25 (7.94%) Android Studio
2 20 (6.35%) JIRA
3 19 (6.03%) Gradle
4 15 (4.76%) Appium
5 14 (4.44%) JUnit
6 13 (4.13%) Xcode
7 10 (3.17%) Jenkins
8 8 (2.54%) CircleCI
9 7 (2.22%) GitLab
10 6 (1.90%) Browser DevTools
10 6 (1.90%) Eclipse
10 6 (1.90%) fastlane
11 5 (1.59%) Git
11 5 (1.59%) Postman
12 4 (1.27%) Bitbucket
12 4 (1.27%) Cypress.io
12 4 (1.27%) JMeter
12 4 (1.27%) PyUnit
12 4 (1.27%) Selenium
12 4 (1.27%) Zephyr
General
1 97 (30.79%) Social Skills
2 38 (12.06%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (8.57%) Public Sector
4 22 (6.98%) Banking
4 22 (6.98%) Finance
5 16 (5.08%) Military
6 7 (2.22%) Publishing
6 7 (2.22%) Retail
7 5 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (1.59%) Manufacturing
7 5 (1.59%) Telecoms
8 3 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
8 3 (0.95%) Electronics
8 3 (0.95%) Influencing Skills
8 3 (0.95%) Legal
9 2 (0.63%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.63%) Slovak Language
10 1 (0.32%) Bulgarian Language
10 1 (0.32%) Czech Language
10 1 (0.32%) Norwegian Language
Job Titles
1 74 (23.49%) Developer
2 55 (17.46%) Android Developer
3 42 (13.33%) Analyst
4 36 (11.43%) Senior
5 28 (8.89%) Mobile Engineer
6 26 (8.25%) Architect
7 24 (7.62%) Android Engineer
8 23 (7.30%) 2nd Line Support
9 22 (6.98%) IT Support
10 20 (6.35%) Service Desk Analyst
11 19 (6.03%) Service Analyst
12 18 (5.71%) Support Engineer
13 14 (4.44%) Support Analyst
14 11 (3.49%) IT Analyst
14 11 (3.49%) IT Engineer
14 11 (3.49%) Software Engineer
15 10 (3.17%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 10 (3.17%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
15 10 (3.17%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
16 9 (2.86%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (11.75%) Android Jetpack
2 35 (11.11%) Jetpack Compose
3 26 (8.25%) React Native
4 21 (6.67%) Android SDK
5 17 (5.40%) REST
6 16 (5.08%) GraphQL
6 16 (5.08%) React
7 13 (4.13%) RxJava
8 10 (3.17%) AngularJS
8 10 (3.17%) Dagger
8 10 (3.17%) OkHttp
9 9 (2.86%) CSS
10 8 (2.54%) Flutter
10 8 (2.54%) OAuth
10 8 (2.54%) OAuth2
10 8 (2.54%) RESTful
11 7 (2.22%) Ajax
11 7 (2.22%) WebdriverIO
11 7 (2.22%) WireMock
12 6 (1.90%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 77 (24.44%) Mobile App
2 18 (5.71%) Smartphone
3 17 (5.40%) Onboarding
3 17 (5.40%) Product Ownership
4 16 (5.08%) Virtual Team
5 15 (4.76%) Blackberry
6 11 (3.49%) Data Protection Act
7 9 (2.86%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.86%) Security Posture
8 7 (2.22%) Legacy Code
9 6 (1.90%) Augmented Reality
9 6 (1.90%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.90%) Mobile Banking
9 6 (1.90%) Virtual Reality
10 5 (1.59%) Cloud Native
10 5 (1.59%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.27%) Blockchain
11 4 (1.27%) Driving Licence
11 4 (1.27%) Mobile Payment
11 4 (1.27%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 180 (57.14%) Apple iOS
2 127 (40.32%) Windows
3 49 (15.56%) Mac OS
4 35 (11.11%) Windows 10
5 29 (9.21%) Linux
6 6 (1.90%) Unix
7 4 (1.27%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.32%) CentOS
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 88 (27.94%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (21.90%) Android Development
3 46 (14.60%) CI/CD
4 42 (13.33%) Agile
4 42 (13.33%) User Experience
5 38 (12.06%) Test Automation
6 35 (11.11%) Mobile Device Management
7 34 (10.79%) Customer Service
7 34 (10.79%) MVVM
8 30 (9.52%) ITIL
9 28 (8.89%) Stakeholder Management
10 24 (7.62%) Software Engineering
11 23 (7.30%) Continuous Improvement
12 19 (6.03%) Computer Science
12 19 (6.03%) Mobile Development
12 19 (6.03%) Service Delivery
13 18 (5.71%) AI
14 16 (5.08%) Collaborative Working
15 15 (4.76%) Data Protection
15 15 (4.76%) Infrastructure Engineering
Programming Languages
1 70 (22.22%) Kotlin
2 54 (17.14%) Java
3 28 (8.89%) JavaScript
4 24 (7.62%) Python
5 17 (5.40%) Swift
5 17 (5.40%) TypeScript
6 9 (2.86%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.90%) Objective-C
7 6 (1.90%) Perl
7 6 (1.90%) SQL
8 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.95%) C++
9 3 (0.95%) Scala
10 1 (0.32%) Bash
10 1 (0.32%) BrightScript
10 1 (0.32%) C#
Qualifications
1 92 (29.21%) Security Cleared
2 82 (26.03%) SC Cleared
3 24 (7.62%) Degree
4 14 (4.44%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (4.13%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (3.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
8 7 (2.22%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.95%) ACSP
9 3 (0.95%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.95%) PhD
10 2 (0.63%) SANS
11 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.71%) QA
2 15 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 4 (1.27%) WCAG
4 3 (0.95%) NCSC
4 3 (0.95%) SLA
5 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.32%) GDPR
5 1 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 33 (10.48%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.54%) Docker
3 4 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.63%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.63%) Firmware
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 39 (12.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (2.22%) SCCM
3 6 (1.90%) Jamf Pro
3 6 (1.90%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.27%) Grafana
5 3 (0.95%) AirWatch
5 3 (0.95%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.63%) Kibana
6 2 (0.63%) Podman
6 2 (0.63%) Rundeck
6 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) Terraform
7 1 (0.32%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.32%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 91 (28.89%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.65%) Google
3 41 (13.02%) Apple
4 19 (6.03%) ServiceNow
5 16 (5.08%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.76%) Citrix
6 15 (4.76%) VMware
7 12 (3.81%) HP
8 7 (2.22%) Splunk
9 6 (1.90%) Cisco
9 6 (1.90%) Oracle
10 5 (1.59%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.59%) Dell
11 4 (1.27%) Braze
12 3 (0.95%) Coverity
12 3 (0.95%) Dynatrace
12 3 (0.95%) Optimizely
12 3 (0.95%) Remedy
12 3 (0.95%) Thales
12 3 (0.95%) Virgin Media