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 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 219 198 263
Rank change year-on-year -21 +65 -11
Contract jobs citing Android 401 365 339
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.28% 1.26% 0.91%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.54% 9.01% 5.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 215 246
10th Percentile £163 £194 £142
25th Percentile £200 £317 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £420 £425
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -1.18% -15.00%
75th Percentile £469 £529 £536
90th Percentile £561 £625 £600
UK median daily rate £350 £425 £425
% change year-on-year -17.65% - -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 6 16
10th Percentile £21.08 £26.02 £18.72
25th Percentile - £30.90 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £33.75 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -25.48% +75.32% +1.69%
75th Percentile £67.84 £60.31 £73.75
90th Percentile £70.80 £69.88 £78.13
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £30.78 £18.97
% change year-on-year -18.29% +62.30% +4.72%

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 4,203 4,053 5,787
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.42% 13.96% 15.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,760 2,553 3,998
10th Percentile £180 £200 £181
25th Percentile £263 £313 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
75th Percentile £569 £595 £613
90th Percentile £670 £699 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - -7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 338 144 308
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.64 £14.96
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.05 £18.21
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.38 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.17% +76.54% +30.00%
75th Percentile £63.50 £68.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% +53.23% +28.39%

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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 2025.

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 16 December 2025. 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 -59 160 £425 -0.58% 39
North of England -2 88 £225 -33.82% 35
North West -6 55 £220 -34.87% 23
South East +19 52 £208 -38.52% 55
South West +28 50 £350 +12.00% 20
Midlands -23 25 £175 -50.84% 16
Yorkshire -28 25 £367 -26.70% 10
East of England -20 20 £225 -50.00% 22
East Midlands -5 14 £388 +8.85% 14
West Midlands -26 11 £175 -39.55% 2
North East -10 8 £175 +16.67% 2
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 22 (5.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.49%) Confluence
2 10 (2.49%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.75%) CMS
4 2 (0.50%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.25%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 77 (19.20%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.25%) InDesign
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) Moqups
4 1 (0.25%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.25%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 102 (25.44%) Microsoft 365
2 45 (11.22%) Azure
3 22 (5.49%) SaaS
4 20 (4.99%) Sauce Labs
5 18 (4.49%) Entra ID
5 18 (4.49%) GitHub
6 17 (4.24%) AWS
6 17 (4.24%) Google Play
7 15 (3.74%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (3.49%) Figma
9 13 (3.24%) GCP
10 10 (2.49%) Firebase
11 8 (2.00%) Google Workspace
12 6 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (1.25%) OneDrive
13 5 (1.25%) Sentry
14 4 (1.00%) BlazeMeter
14 4 (1.00%) BrowserStack
15 3 (0.75%) Google Analytics
16 2 (0.50%) Adobe Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 67 (16.71%) Wireless
2 18 (4.49%) DNS
3 16 (3.99%) DHCP
4 14 (3.49%) Cisco IOS
5 13 (3.24%) Firewall
5 13 (3.24%) VoIP
6 12 (2.99%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.75%) LAN
7 7 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
8 5 (1.25%) HTTP
8 5 (1.25%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (1.00%) Bluetooth
9 4 (1.00%) WAN
10 3 (0.75%) ATM
10 3 (0.75%) IP Telephony
10 3 (0.75%) VLAN
10 3 (0.75%) VPN
11 2 (0.50%) Cisco IPT
12 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
12 1 (0.25%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (4.99%) MySQL
1 20 (4.99%) Relational Database
2 3 (0.75%) BigQuery
3 2 (0.50%) Mixpanel
3 2 (0.50%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.50%) Power BI
4 1 (0.25%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.25%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.25%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 41 (10.22%) Android Studio
2 35 (8.73%) Xcode
3 32 (7.98%) Git
4 27 (6.73%) Gradle
5 22 (5.49%) Browser DevTools
6 20 (4.99%) Eclipse
7 19 (4.74%) JIRA
8 14 (3.49%) Appium
8 14 (3.49%) JUnit
9 13 (3.24%) Jenkins
10 10 (2.49%) GitLab
11 9 (2.24%) CircleCI
12 8 (2.00%) Charles Proxy
13 7 (1.75%) Postman
13 7 (1.75%) Storybook
14 6 (1.50%) Bitbucket
15 5 (1.25%) IntelliJ
15 5 (1.25%) Katalon Studio
15 5 (1.25%) NUnit
15 5 (1.25%) XCUITest
General
1 91 (22.69%) Social Skills
2 65 (16.21%) Finance
3 48 (11.97%) Banking
4 44 (10.97%) Public Sector
5 31 (7.73%) Telecoms
6 29 (7.23%) Electronics
7 25 (6.23%) Manufacturing
8 24 (5.99%) Marketing
9 17 (4.24%) Analytical Skills
10 13 (3.24%) Games
11 10 (2.49%) Military
12 5 (1.25%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.25%) Publishing
13 3 (0.75%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.75%) Retail
14 2 (0.50%) Back Office
14 2 (0.50%) Wearables
15 1 (0.25%) Influencing Skills
15 1 (0.25%) Organisational Skills
15 1 (0.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 126 (31.42%) Developer
2 76 (18.95%) Android Developer
3 61 (15.21%) IT Support
4 55 (13.72%) Support Engineer
5 40 (9.98%) 2nd Line Support
6 37 (9.23%) Senior
7 31 (7.73%) Desktop Support
8 26 (6.48%) IT Engineer
9 25 (6.23%) Technical Support
10 24 (5.99%) Analyst
11 23 (5.74%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
11 23 (5.74%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
12 22 (5.49%) Software Engineer
12 22 (5.49%) Technical Engineer
12 22 (5.49%) Technical Support Engineer
13 20 (4.99%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 20 (4.99%) UX Engineer
14 19 (4.74%) Senior Developer
15 17 (4.24%) IT Support Engineer
16 14 (3.49%) iOS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 41 (10.22%) Android Jetpack
2 39 (9.73%) Jetpack Compose
3 32 (7.98%) React
3 32 (7.98%) RESTful
4 31 (7.73%) React Native
5 30 (7.48%) CSS
6 27 (6.73%) GraphQL
7 25 (6.23%) Android SDK
8 23 (5.74%) AngularJS
9 21 (5.24%) Ajax
10 12 (2.99%) RxJava
11 11 (2.74%) Dagger
11 11 (2.74%) Web Services
12 10 (2.49%) HTML
12 10 (2.49%) iOS SDK
12 10 (2.49%) JSON
12 10 (2.49%) OAuth
12 10 (2.49%) Redux
12 10 (2.49%) REST
13 9 (2.24%) Flutter
Miscellaneous
1 129 (32.17%) Mobile App
2 42 (10.47%) Data Centre
3 18 (4.49%) Driving Licence
4 17 (4.24%) Smartphone
5 15 (3.74%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.74%) Product Ownership
7 9 (2.24%) Virtual Reality
8 8 (2.00%) Augmented Reality
8 8 (2.00%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.75%) Embedded Systems
9 7 (1.75%) iPhone
10 6 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (1.00%) Blockchain
12 4 (1.00%) EPoS
12 4 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
12 4 (1.00%) Mobile Banking
13 3 (0.75%) Marketing Technology
13 3 (0.75%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 177 (44.14%) Apple iOS
2 139 (34.66%) Windows
3 92 (22.94%) Mac OS
4 53 (13.22%) Windows 10
5 44 (10.97%) Linux
6 22 (5.49%) Unix
7 6 (1.50%) Windows Server
8 3 (0.75%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.25%) Robot Operating System
9 1 (0.25%) VMS
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (24.44%) Android Development
2 74 (18.45%) User Experience
3 73 (18.20%) Agile
4 68 (16.96%) CI/CD
5 55 (13.72%) Customer Service
6 47 (11.72%) Mobile Application Development
7 43 (10.72%) Problem-Solving
8 41 (10.22%) DevOps
9 38 (9.48%) Test Automation
10 32 (7.98%) MVVM
11 31 (7.73%) Software Engineering
12 29 (7.23%) Mobile Development
13 28 (6.98%) iOS Development
14 27 (6.73%) Unit Testing
15 25 (6.23%) Business Intelligence
15 25 (6.23%) OO
16 24 (5.99%) Architectural Patterns
17 23 (5.74%) Digital Marketing
17 23 (5.74%) Programme Management
18 22 (5.49%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 91 (22.69%) Java
2 87 (21.70%) Kotlin
3 53 (13.22%) JavaScript
4 40 (9.98%) Python
5 29 (7.23%) PowerShell
6 26 (6.48%) TypeScript
7 23 (5.74%) Perl
7 23 (5.74%) Swift
8 22 (5.49%) C++
9 17 (4.24%) C#
10 14 (3.49%) Objective-C
10 14 (3.49%) SQL
11 5 (1.25%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.00%) C
12 4 (1.00%) PHP
12 4 (1.00%) Scala
13 3 (0.75%) Ruby
14 2 (0.50%) Dart
15 1 (0.25%) Bash
Qualifications
1 98 (24.44%) Security Cleared
2 88 (21.95%) SC Cleared
3 21 (5.24%) Degree
4 18 (4.49%) DV Cleared
5 8 (2.00%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.50%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.50%) ISTQB
7 5 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.25%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.75%) MCP
9 2 (0.50%) A+ Certification
9 2 (0.50%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.50%) MCITP
9 2 (0.50%) MCSA
9 2 (0.50%) MCSE
9 2 (0.50%) MCTS
9 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Certified Master
10 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.25%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (10.22%) Accessibility
2 23 (5.74%) QA
3 19 (4.74%) SLA
4 4 (1.00%) WCAG
5 3 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.50%) GDPR
7 1 (0.25%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.25%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.25%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 45 (11.22%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.25%) Docker
3 1 (0.25%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.25%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) Firmware
3 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 39 (9.73%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (4.99%) SCCM
3 6 (1.50%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.75%) AirWatch
4 3 (0.75%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.75%) Terraform
5 2 (0.50%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.50%) Grafana
5 2 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.25%) Podman
6 1 (0.25%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 95 (23.69%) Microsoft
2 73 (18.20%) Apple
3 62 (15.46%) Cisco
4 52 (12.97%) HP
5 51 (12.72%) Dell
6 47 (11.72%) Google
7 36 (8.98%) ServiceNow
8 34 (8.48%) Splunk
9 24 (5.99%) SAP
10 23 (5.74%) Oracle
11 10 (2.49%) Xamarin
12 9 (2.24%) Meraki
13 6 (1.50%) Adobe
14 5 (1.25%) BMC
14 5 (1.25%) Remedy
15 4 (1.00%) CrowdStrike
15 4 (1.00%) Samsung
15 4 (1.00%) Zscaler
16 3 (0.75%) NCR
16 3 (0.75%) Optimizely