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

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 293 247 202
Rank change year-on-year -46 -45 +53
Contract jobs citing Android 320 239 428
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.79% 0.99% 1.16%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.99% 7.00% 8.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 155 300
10th Percentile £185 £160 £195
25th Percentile £255 £213 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £565 £469 £613
90th Percentile £650 £538 £825
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 7 24
10th Percentile £13.40 £18.25 £13.87
25th Percentile £21.46 £22.96 £16.70
Median hourly rate £34.13 £24.66 £23.08
Median % change year-on-year +38.40% +6.87% -3.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £27.72 £66.25
90th Percentile £71.00 £32.47 £79.63
UK median hourly rate £26.66 £24.66 £20.47
% change year-on-year +8.11% +20.50% -9.57%

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 4,003 3,413 5,013
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 9.88% 14.09% 13.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,645 2,314 3,424
10th Percentile £185 £200 £183
25th Percentile £310 £313 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £465
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -9.27%
75th Percentile £569 £600 £588
90th Percentile £659 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.50% -7.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 264 154 363
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.22 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.13 £17.44 £14.95
Median hourly rate £47.50 £23.15 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +105.18% +5.23% -41.21%
75th Percentile £67.84 £63.63 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £23.40 £22.08
% change year-on-year +102.99% +6.00% -42.66%

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 8 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 8 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 8 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 -53 132 £450 +16.13% 44
South West +11 61 £500 +48.15% 16
South East -48 43 £361 +76.24% 28
North of England -67 41 £200 -50.00% 27
Yorkshire -41 19 £190 -57.78% 12
East of England -16 17 £300 - 12
North West -54 17 £225 -28.12% 12
Midlands -81 13 £625 +92.31% 12
West Midlands -57 9 £625 +455.56% 10
North East -10 8 £525 +133.33% 3
East Midlands -39 4 - - 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 14 (4.38%) Confluence
2 7 (2.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 31 (9.69%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.63%) Notion
4 1 (0.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.31%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.56%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 53 (16.56%) Microsoft 365
2 35 (10.94%) Azure
3 27 (8.44%) GCP
4 25 (7.81%) AWS
5 24 (7.50%) Entra ID
6 23 (7.19%) GitHub
7 16 (5.00%) Google Workspace
8 15 (4.69%) GitHub Actions
9 14 (4.38%) SaaS
10 12 (3.75%) Sauce Labs
11 6 (1.88%) Figma
11 6 (1.88%) IaaS
11 6 (1.88%) PaaS
12 5 (1.56%) Firebase
12 5 (1.56%) Google Play
12 5 (1.56%) Power Platform
13 4 (1.25%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (1.25%) GitHub Copilot
14 3 (0.94%) Google Analytics
14 3 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.06%) DNS
1 13 (4.06%) TCP/IP
1 13 (4.06%) VoIP
2 12 (3.75%) DHCP
3 10 (3.13%) Wireless
4 9 (2.81%) LAN
4 9 (2.81%) VPN
4 9 (2.81%) WAN
4 9 (2.81%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (1.56%) Internet
6 4 (1.25%) DSL
7 2 (0.63%) Firewall
7 2 (0.63%) Skype
8 1 (0.31%) 4G
8 1 (0.31%) 5G
8 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.31%) Network Security
8 1 (0.31%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.13%) MySQL
2 6 (1.88%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.25%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.94%) DB2
4 3 (0.94%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.94%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.94%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.63%) Power BI
5 2 (0.63%) SQLite
5 2 (0.63%) Tableau
6 1 (0.31%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 25 (7.81%) Android Studio
2 19 (5.94%) Gradle
2 19 (5.94%) JIRA
3 14 (4.38%) Appium
3 14 (4.38%) JUnit
4 13 (4.06%) Xcode
5 9 (2.81%) Jenkins
6 8 (2.50%) CircleCI
7 7 (2.19%) Browser DevTools
7 7 (2.19%) GitLab
8 6 (1.88%) Eclipse
9 5 (1.56%) fastlane
9 5 (1.56%) Postman
10 4 (1.25%) Bitbucket
10 4 (1.25%) Git
10 4 (1.25%) JMeter
10 4 (1.25%) PyCharm
10 4 (1.25%) PyUnit
10 4 (1.25%) Selenium
10 4 (1.25%) XCUITest
General
1 97 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 39 (12.19%) Analytical Skills
3 26 (8.13%) Banking
4 24 (7.50%) Public Sector
5 22 (6.88%) Finance
6 15 (4.69%) Military
7 7 (2.19%) Publishing
7 7 (2.19%) Retail
8 5 (1.56%) Electronics
8 5 (1.56%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.56%) Telecoms
9 3 (0.94%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (0.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.94%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.63%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.63%) Legal
10 2 (0.63%) Slovak Language
11 1 (0.31%) Bulgarian Language
11 1 (0.31%) Czech Language
11 1 (0.31%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 76 (23.75%) Developer
2 56 (17.50%) Android Developer
3 42 (13.13%) Analyst
4 39 (12.19%) Senior
5 27 (8.44%) Mobile Engineer
6 26 (8.13%) Architect
7 24 (7.50%) 2nd Line Support
7 24 (7.50%) IT Support
8 23 (7.19%) Android Engineer
9 21 (6.56%) Support Engineer
10 19 (5.94%) Service Desk Analyst
11 18 (5.63%) Service Analyst
12 14 (4.38%) IT Engineer
12 14 (4.38%) Support Analyst
13 12 (3.75%) IT Support Engineer
13 12 (3.75%) Software Engineer
14 11 (3.44%) IT Analyst
15 10 (3.13%) 1st/2nd Line Support
15 10 (3.13%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
15 10 (3.13%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (10.94%) Android Jetpack
2 33 (10.31%) Jetpack Compose
3 25 (7.81%) React Native
4 20 (6.25%) Android SDK
5 17 (5.31%) REST
6 16 (5.00%) React
7 15 (4.69%) GraphQL
8 13 (4.06%) RxJava
9 10 (3.13%) AngularJS
9 10 (3.13%) Dagger
9 10 (3.13%) OkHttp
10 9 (2.81%) CSS
11 8 (2.50%) OAuth
11 8 (2.50%) OAuth2
12 7 (2.19%) Ajax
12 7 (2.19%) Flutter
12 7 (2.19%) WebdriverIO
12 7 (2.19%) WireMock
13 6 (1.88%) pytest
14 5 (1.56%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (24.06%) Mobile App
2 17 (5.31%) Smartphone
3 16 (5.00%) Onboarding
3 16 (5.00%) Product Ownership
4 15 (4.69%) Blackberry
5 13 (4.06%) Virtual Team
6 11 (3.44%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (3.44%) Security Posture
7 9 (2.81%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (2.19%) Legacy Code
9 6 (1.88%) Driving Licence
9 6 (1.88%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.88%) Mobile Banking
10 5 (1.56%) Augmented Reality
10 5 (1.56%) Data Structures
10 5 (1.56%) Virtual Reality
11 4 (1.25%) Blockchain
11 4 (1.25%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.25%) Mobile Payment
11 4 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 179 (55.94%) Apple iOS
2 129 (40.31%) Windows
3 51 (15.94%) Mac OS
4 35 (10.94%) Windows 10
5 30 (9.38%) Linux
6 6 (1.88%) Unix
7 5 (1.56%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.31%) CentOS
8 1 (0.31%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.31%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.31%) VMS
8 1 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (26.56%) Problem-Solving
2 69 (21.56%) Android Development
3 42 (13.13%) CI/CD
4 40 (12.50%) User Experience
5 38 (11.88%) Agile
6 37 (11.56%) Test Automation
7 34 (10.63%) Mobile Device Management
8 32 (10.00%) Customer Service
9 30 (9.38%) MVVM
10 28 (8.75%) ITIL
11 27 (8.44%) Stakeholder Management
12 25 (7.81%) Software Engineering
13 21 (6.56%) Continuous Improvement
14 20 (6.25%) Mobile Development
15 19 (5.94%) AI
15 19 (5.94%) Computer Science
16 18 (5.63%) Service Delivery
17 15 (4.69%) Infrastructure Engineering
17 15 (4.69%) Mobile Application Development
17 15 (4.69%) Open Source
Programming Languages
1 67 (20.94%) Kotlin
2 52 (16.25%) Java
3 29 (9.06%) JavaScript
4 25 (7.81%) Python
5 16 (5.00%) TypeScript
6 15 (4.69%) Swift
7 12 (3.75%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.88%) Objective-C
8 6 (1.88%) Perl
8 6 (1.88%) SQL
9 4 (1.25%) C++
9 4 (1.25%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.63%) Scala
11 1 (0.31%) Bash
11 1 (0.31%) BrightScript
11 1 (0.31%) C#
Qualifications
1 95 (29.69%) Security Cleared
2 85 (26.56%) SC Cleared
3 25 (7.81%) Degree
4 14 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.75%) ITIL Certification
6 10 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
6 10 (3.13%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.94%) PhD
9 2 (0.63%) ACSP
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.63%) SANS
10 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (5.63%) QA
2 13 (4.06%) Accessibility
3 3 (0.94%) NCSC
3 3 (0.94%) WCAG
4 2 (0.63%) GDPR
4 2 (0.63%) SLA
5 1 (0.31%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 33 (10.31%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.19%) Docker
3 3 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.63%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.63%) Firmware
5 1 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 39 (12.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (2.50%) SCCM
3 6 (1.88%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (1.56%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.25%) Grafana
6 3 (0.94%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 2 (0.63%) Kibana
7 2 (0.63%) Podman
7 2 (0.63%) Rundeck
7 2 (0.63%) Single Sign-On
8 1 (0.31%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 90 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 43 (13.44%) Apple
3 42 (13.13%) Google
4 20 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 16 (5.00%) MobileIron
6 15 (4.69%) Citrix
6 15 (4.69%) HP
6 15 (4.69%) VMware
7 11 (3.44%) Cisco
8 10 (3.13%) Dell
9 6 (1.88%) Oracle
9 6 (1.88%) Splunk
10 5 (1.56%) Atlassian
10 5 (1.56%) Remedy
11 4 (1.25%) Braze
12 3 (0.94%) Coverity
12 3 (0.94%) Optimizely
12 3 (0.94%) Thales
12 3 (0.94%) Virgin Media
13 2 (0.63%) Dynatrace