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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 210 233
Rank change year-on-year -34 +23 +15
Contract jobs citing Android 376 315 382
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 1.23% 1.01%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.99% 8.64% 7.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 255 190 276
10th Percentile £163 £175 £163
25th Percentile £204 £267 £240
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £400 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% -5.88% -8.11%
75th Percentile £500 £501 £518
90th Percentile £600 £596 £613
UK median daily rate £358 £409 £425
% change year-on-year -12.52% -3.71% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 9 22
10th Percentile £17.46 £19.75 £13.87
25th Percentile £25.15 - £17.38
Median hourly rate £34.00 £24.66 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +37.88% +30.27% -16.35%
75th Percentile £67.84 £33.75 £73.75
90th Percentile £71.50 £42.20 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £24.66 £18.93
% change year-on-year +11.52% +30.27% -16.35%

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 4,181 3,647 5,411
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.05% 14.21% 14.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,788 2,350 3,679
10th Percentile £179 £200 £178
25th Percentile £263 £313 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +5.56% -12.62%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £465
% change year-on-year -5.26% +2.15% -9.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 306 119 359
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.25 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £19.25 £16.67
Median hourly rate £22.50 £41.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -45.12% +64.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £51.42 £67.25 £62.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £71.75 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £22.81 £29.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year -21.34% +15.17% -5.59%

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 23 February 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 23 February 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 23 February 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 -73 141 £425 - 65
North of England -39 69 £190 -44.21% 49
South West +29 67 £444 +36.54% 23
South East -1 49 £325 +46.07% 39
North West -27 42 £175 -46.15% 24
Midlands -41 23 £175 -56.25% 17
Yorkshire -49 18 £225 -51.09% 24
East of England -26 16 £275 -38.89% 19
West Midlands -47 12 £475 +18.75% 12
East Midlands -23 11 £158 -61.51% 5
North East -14 9 £175 -6.67% 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 17 (4.52%) Confluence
2 11 (2.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 11 (2.93%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 73 (19.41%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
2 1 (0.27%) InDesign
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
2 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (1.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 86 (22.87%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (7.71%) Azure
3 23 (6.12%) GitHub
4 21 (5.59%) Entra ID
5 20 (5.32%) GCP
6 19 (5.05%) Sauce Labs
7 17 (4.52%) AWS
8 15 (3.99%) SaaS
9 14 (3.72%) Google Workspace
10 12 (3.19%) Figma
10 12 (3.19%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.86%) Firebase
11 7 (1.86%) Google Play
12 6 (1.60%) OneDrive
13 4 (1.06%) BlazeMeter
13 4 (1.06%) Sentry
14 3 (0.80%) Azure DevOps
14 3 (0.80%) GitHub Copilot
14 3 (0.80%) npm
14 3 (0.80%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 51 (13.56%) Wireless
2 18 (4.79%) DNS
3 17 (4.52%) DHCP
4 14 (3.72%) TCP/IP
4 14 (3.72%) VoIP
5 11 (2.93%) LAN
5 11 (2.93%) WAN
5 11 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.60%) VPN
7 5 (1.33%) Firewall
8 4 (1.06%) Cisco IOS
8 4 (1.06%) Structured Cabling
9 3 (0.80%) ATM
9 3 (0.80%) Bluetooth
9 3 (0.80%) HTTP
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco IPT
10 2 (0.53%) DSL
10 2 (0.53%) Internet
11 1 (0.27%) 4G
11 1 (0.27%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.52%) MySQL
2 14 (3.72%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.06%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.80%) DB2
4 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.53%) SQLite
6 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.27%) Mixpanel
6 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 42 (11.17%) Android Studio
2 25 (6.65%) Gradle
3 24 (6.38%) Xcode
4 21 (5.59%) JIRA
5 16 (4.26%) Browser DevTools
6 14 (3.72%) Eclipse
7 13 (3.46%) Appium
7 13 (3.46%) JUnit
8 12 (3.19%) Jenkins
9 10 (2.66%) CircleCI
9 10 (2.66%) Git
10 9 (2.39%) Bitbucket
10 9 (2.39%) GitLab
11 8 (2.13%) Postman
12 7 (1.86%) Cypress.io
13 6 (1.60%) Charles Proxy
13 6 (1.60%) PyCharm
13 6 (1.60%) PyUnit
14 4 (1.06%) ESLint
14 4 (1.06%) Mockito
General
1 99 (26.33%) Social Skills
2 49 (13.03%) Finance
2 49 (13.03%) Public Sector
3 36 (9.57%) Banking
4 32 (8.51%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (7.98%) Electronics
5 30 (7.98%) Manufacturing
5 30 (7.98%) Telecoms
6 24 (6.38%) Marketing
7 13 (3.46%) Military
8 12 (3.19%) Publishing
9 5 (1.33%) Retail
10 3 (0.80%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (0.80%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.53%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.53%) Wearables
12 1 (0.27%) Automotive
12 1 (0.27%) Back Office
12 1 (0.27%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.27%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 114 (30.32%) Developer
2 75 (19.95%) Android Developer
3 69 (18.35%) IT Support
4 51 (13.56%) 2nd Line Support
5 47 (12.50%) Support Engineer
6 40 (10.64%) Senior
7 31 (8.24%) Desktop Support
8 28 (7.45%) Analyst
9 24 (6.38%) IT Engineer
10 23 (6.12%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
10 23 (6.12%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
11 22 (5.85%) IT Support Engineer
12 20 (5.32%) Mobile Engineer
13 18 (4.79%) Android Engineer
14 17 (4.52%) Technical Support
15 16 (4.26%) Senior Developer
16 15 (3.99%) Architect
16 15 (3.99%) Technical Engineer
16 15 (3.99%) Technical Support Engineer
17 14 (3.72%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (11.70%) Android Jetpack
2 42 (11.17%) Jetpack Compose
3 30 (7.98%) React
4 28 (7.45%) Android SDK
5 27 (7.18%) React Native
6 22 (5.85%) GraphQL
7 19 (5.05%) AngularJS
7 19 (5.05%) CSS
8 15 (3.99%) Ajax
8 15 (3.99%) RESTful
8 15 (3.99%) RxJava
9 14 (3.72%) Dagger
9 14 (3.72%) REST
10 10 (2.66%) OkHttp
10 10 (2.66%) Web Services
11 8 (2.13%) pytest
11 8 (2.13%) RAML
11 8 (2.13%) Retrofit
11 8 (2.13%) WireMock
12 7 (1.86%) WebdriverIO
Miscellaneous
1 92 (24.47%) Mobile App
2 32 (8.51%) Data Centre
3 19 (5.05%) Onboarding
4 18 (4.79%) Smartphone
5 15 (3.99%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.93%) Blackberry
7 10 (2.66%) Driving Licence
7 10 (2.66%) Security Posture
8 8 (2.13%) Virtual Team
9 6 (1.60%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.60%) Legacy Code
10 5 (1.33%) Blockchain
10 5 (1.33%) Greenfield Project
10 5 (1.33%) iPhone
10 5 (1.33%) Mobile Banking
11 4 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.80%) Blog
12 3 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.80%) Mobile Payment
12 3 (0.80%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 174 (46.28%) Apple iOS
2 142 (37.77%) Windows
3 71 (18.88%) Mac OS
4 54 (14.36%) Windows 10
5 40 (10.64%) Linux
6 15 (3.99%) Unix
7 8 (2.13%) Windows Server
8 2 (0.53%) VMS
9 1 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
9 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (24.47%) Android Development
2 64 (17.02%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (14.63%) Agile
3 55 (14.63%) User Experience
4 49 (13.03%) Customer Service
5 48 (12.77%) CI/CD
6 42 (11.17%) Test Automation
7 36 (9.57%) MVVM
8 31 (8.24%) ITIL
9 29 (7.71%) Open Source
10 28 (7.45%) Mobile Application Development
11 27 (7.18%) Software Engineering
12 25 (6.65%) Mobile Device Management
13 23 (6.12%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (6.12%) Digital Marketing
13 23 (6.12%) Performance Tuning
13 23 (6.12%) Programme Management
14 22 (5.85%) Mobile Development
15 21 (5.59%) Analytics
15 21 (5.59%) SOLID
Programming Languages
1 80 (21.28%) Java
2 78 (20.74%) Kotlin
3 49 (13.03%) JavaScript
4 37 (9.84%) Python
5 22 (5.85%) TypeScript
6 21 (5.59%) PowerShell
7 17 (4.52%) Perl
7 17 (4.52%) Swift
8 9 (2.39%) SQL
9 8 (2.13%) Objective-C
10 7 (1.86%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.33%) C#
11 5 (1.33%) C++
12 1 (0.27%) BrightScript
12 1 (0.27%) C
12 1 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 116 (30.85%) Security Cleared
2 107 (28.46%) SC Cleared
3 20 (5.32%) Degree
4 10 (2.66%) DV Cleared
4 10 (2.66%) ITIL Certification
5 9 (2.39%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.86%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.80%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.80%) PhD
8 2 (0.53%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.53%) SANS
9 1 (0.27%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.27%) GIAC
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.45%) Accessibility
2 23 (6.12%) QA
3 9 (2.39%) SLA
4 6 (1.60%) WCAG
5 3 (0.80%) GDPR
6 2 (0.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.53%) NCSC
7 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 39 (10.37%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.60%) Docker
3 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 37 (9.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (3.19%) SCCM
3 8 (2.13%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.06%) Grafana
4 4 (1.06%) Kubernetes
5 3 (0.80%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.53%) Kibana
6 2 (0.53%) Podman
6 2 (0.53%) Rundeck
7 1 (0.27%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.27%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 90 (23.94%) Microsoft
2 61 (16.22%) Apple
3 53 (14.10%) Google
4 43 (11.44%) Cisco
5 42 (11.17%) HP
6 41 (10.90%) Dell
7 34 (9.04%) ServiceNow
8 23 (6.12%) SAP
9 17 (4.52%) Splunk
10 15 (3.99%) Oracle
11 11 (2.93%) MobileIron
11 11 (2.93%) VMware
12 10 (2.66%) Citrix
13 8 (2.13%) Xamarin
14 5 (1.33%) Adobe
14 5 (1.33%) Atlassian
14 5 (1.33%) Remedy
14 5 (1.33%) Zscaler
15 3 (0.80%) CrowdStrike
15 3 (0.80%) NCR