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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 239 194 254
Rank change year-on-year -45 +60 -5
Contract jobs citing Android 367 350 356
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.11% 1.32% 0.94%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.70% 9.25% 6.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 245 204 263
10th Percentile £163 £190 £158
25th Percentile £200 £302 £221
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £416 £438
Median % change year-on-year -15.92% -4.86% -7.89%
75th Percentile £475 £515 £526
90th Percentile £588 £599 £610
UK median daily rate £350 £415 £438
% change year-on-year -15.66% -5.14% -6.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 8 21
10th Percentile £17.98 £23.64 £13.87
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 -
Median hourly rate £27.50 £27.72 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +46.43% -8.77%
75th Percentile £67.84 £34.06 £73.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £45.80 £78.75
UK median hourly rate £27.00 £27.72 £18.93
% change year-on-year -2.60% +46.43% -2.92%

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 4,218 3,783 5,536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 12.76% 14.26% 14.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,828 2,382 3,800
10th Percentile £175 £200 £178
25th Percentile £263 £313 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £475 £466
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% +1.93% -9.51%
75th Percentile £565 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £440 £475 £472
% change year-on-year -7.37% +0.74% -8.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 304 123 352
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.31 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.15 £17.59
Median hourly rate £22.54 £50.00 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -54.93% +98.02% -1.87%
75th Percentile £56.89 £67.25 £63.13
90th Percentile £68.00 £71.20 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £24.00 £33.25 £25.25
% change year-on-year -27.82% +31.68% -1.79%

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 31 January 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 31 January 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 31 January 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 -86 144 £425 - 51
North of England -31 79 £207 -39.12% 40
North West -11 53 £220 -32.25% 14
South West +12 50 £400 +88.24% 20
South East +2 47 £275 +12.24% 40
Midlands -27 24 £175 -49.75% 14
Yorkshire -45 16 £225 -52.51% 23
East Midlands -14 14 £158 -55.76% 4
East of England -17 14 £250 -44.44% 26
North East -14 10 £175 +16.67% 4
West Midlands -34 10 £175 +37.25% 10
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 (3.81%) Confluence
2 11 (3.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.45%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.82%) CMS
5 2 (0.54%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.27%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 77 (20.98%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.54%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.27%) InDesign
3 1 (0.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Remedy ITSM
2 3 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 87 (23.71%) Microsoft 365
2 38 (10.35%) Azure
3 20 (5.45%) GitHub
4 19 (5.18%) Entra ID
5 18 (4.90%) SaaS
6 17 (4.63%) AWS
7 16 (4.36%) GCP
7 16 (4.36%) Sauce Labs
8 15 (4.09%) Figma
9 13 (3.54%) Google Workspace
10 10 (2.72%) GitHub Actions
11 8 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (2.18%) Google Play
12 7 (1.91%) Firebase
13 5 (1.36%) Sentry
14 4 (1.09%) BlazeMeter
14 4 (1.09%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.82%) Google Analytics
15 3 (0.82%) Google Drive
15 3 (0.82%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 54 (14.71%) Wireless
2 20 (5.45%) DNS
3 18 (4.90%) DHCP
4 15 (4.09%) TCP/IP
5 14 (3.81%) VoIP
6 9 (2.45%) LAN
7 8 (2.18%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (1.91%) WAN
9 5 (1.36%) HTTP
9 5 (1.36%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (1.36%) VPN
10 4 (1.09%) Cisco IOS
10 4 (1.09%) Firewall
11 3 (0.82%) ATM
11 3 (0.82%) Bluetooth
12 2 (0.54%) Cisco IPT
12 2 (0.54%) Internet
13 1 (0.27%) 4G
13 1 (0.27%) DSL
13 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (5.18%) MySQL
2 16 (4.36%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.09%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
4 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
4 1 (0.27%) Mixpanel
4 1 (0.27%) Power BI
4 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 39 (10.63%) Android Studio
2 29 (7.90%) Gradle
3 28 (7.63%) Xcode
4 19 (5.18%) JIRA
5 18 (4.90%) Browser DevTools
5 18 (4.90%) Git
6 16 (4.36%) Eclipse
7 15 (4.09%) JUnit
8 13 (3.54%) Appium
8 13 (3.54%) Jenkins
9 9 (2.45%) Bitbucket
9 9 (2.45%) GitLab
10 8 (2.18%) Charles Proxy
10 8 (2.18%) CircleCI
10 8 (2.18%) Postman
11 5 (1.36%) Cypress.io
11 5 (1.36%) Katalon Studio
11 5 (1.36%) PyCharm
11 5 (1.36%) Storybook
11 5 (1.36%) XCUITest
General
1 91 (24.80%) Social Skills
2 50 (13.62%) Finance
3 46 (12.53%) Public Sector
4 37 (10.08%) Banking
5 30 (8.17%) Electronics
5 30 (8.17%) Telecoms
6 27 (7.36%) Manufacturing
7 24 (6.54%) Analytical Skills
8 23 (6.27%) Marketing
9 13 (3.54%) Military
10 11 (3.00%) Publishing
11 6 (1.63%) Retail
12 3 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.82%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.54%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.54%) Wearables
14 1 (0.27%) Automotive
14 1 (0.27%) Financial Institution
14 1 (0.27%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.27%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 119 (32.43%) Developer
2 73 (19.89%) Android Developer
3 65 (17.71%) IT Support
4 50 (13.62%) Support Engineer
5 49 (13.35%) 2nd Line Support
6 38 (10.35%) Senior
7 32 (8.72%) Desktop Support
8 27 (7.36%) Analyst
9 23 (6.27%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
9 23 (6.27%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
10 21 (5.72%) IT Engineer
11 19 (5.18%) IT Support Engineer
11 19 (5.18%) Mobile Engineer
11 19 (5.18%) Technical Support
12 17 (4.63%) Senior Developer
12 17 (4.63%) Technical Engineer
12 17 (4.63%) Technical Support Engineer
13 16 (4.36%) UX Engineer
14 15 (4.09%) Software Engineer
15 14 (3.81%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.81%) Android Jetpack
2 34 (9.26%) Jetpack Compose
3 31 (8.45%) React Native
4 28 (7.63%) React
5 24 (6.54%) Android SDK
6 23 (6.27%) CSS
6 23 (6.27%) GraphQL
7 19 (5.18%) RESTful
8 18 (4.90%) AngularJS
9 17 (4.63%) Ajax
10 15 (4.09%) RxJava
11 14 (3.81%) Dagger
12 13 (3.54%) REST
13 11 (3.00%) OAuth
13 11 (3.00%) Web Services
14 9 (2.45%) OkHttp
15 8 (2.18%) Retrofit
16 7 (1.91%) HTML
16 7 (1.91%) JSON
16 7 (1.91%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 107 (29.16%) Mobile App
2 34 (9.26%) Data Centre
3 17 (4.63%) Onboarding
3 17 (4.63%) Smartphone
4 14 (3.81%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.27%) Driving Licence
6 11 (3.00%) Security Posture
7 8 (2.18%) Mobile Banking
8 6 (1.63%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.36%) Augmented Reality
9 5 (1.36%) Blockchain
9 5 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.36%) iPhone
9 5 (1.36%) Virtual Reality
10 4 (1.09%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
10 4 (1.09%) Legacy Code
11 3 (0.82%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.82%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 175 (47.68%) Apple iOS
2 131 (35.69%) Windows
3 71 (19.35%) Mac OS
4 55 (14.99%) Windows 10
5 40 (10.90%) Linux
6 18 (4.90%) Unix
7 7 (1.91%) Windows Server
8 1 (0.27%) VMS
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Embedded Compact
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (24.80%) Android Development
2 69 (18.80%) User Experience
3 56 (15.26%) Agile
4 53 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (14.17%) CI/CD
5 52 (14.17%) Customer Service
6 39 (10.63%) Test Automation
7 37 (10.08%) Mobile Application Development
8 33 (8.99%) MVVM
9 27 (7.36%) Software Engineering
10 26 (7.08%) ITIL
10 26 (7.08%) Mobile Development
11 25 (6.81%) Open Source
12 24 (6.54%) Business Intelligence
12 24 (6.54%) iOS Development
13 23 (6.27%) Digital Marketing
13 23 (6.27%) Programme Management
14 21 (5.72%) Continuous Improvement
14 21 (5.72%) DevOps
15 20 (5.45%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 77 (20.98%) Java
2 72 (19.62%) Kotlin
3 51 (13.90%) JavaScript
4 36 (9.81%) Python
5 26 (7.08%) TypeScript
6 21 (5.72%) PowerShell
6 21 (5.72%) Swift
7 19 (5.18%) Perl
8 12 (3.27%) C++
9 11 (3.00%) Objective-C
10 9 (2.45%) C#
11 8 (2.18%) SQL
12 7 (1.91%) Shell Script
13 4 (1.09%) C
13 4 (1.09%) Scala
14 3 (0.82%) Ruby
15 1 (0.27%) Bash
15 1 (0.27%) BrightScript
Qualifications
1 95 (25.89%) Security Cleared
2 87 (23.71%) SC Cleared
3 21 (5.72%) Degree
4 10 (2.72%) DV Cleared
5 9 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.45%) ITIL Certification
6 5 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.36%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.54%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.54%) SANS
9 1 (0.27%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.27%) GIAC
9 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.54%) Accessibility
2 25 (6.81%) QA
3 13 (3.54%) SLA
4 6 (1.63%) WCAG
5 2 (0.54%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 2 (0.54%) GDPR
5 2 (0.54%) NCSC
6 1 (0.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 38 (10.35%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.82%) 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 28 (7.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (3.00%) SCCM
3 6 (1.63%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.82%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.54%) AirWatch
5 2 (0.54%) Grafana
5 2 (0.54%) Kubernetes
5 2 (0.54%) Terraform
Vendors
1 85 (23.16%) Microsoft
2 68 (18.53%) Apple
3 50 (13.62%) Google
4 44 (11.99%) Cisco
5 43 (11.72%) Dell
5 43 (11.72%) HP
6 36 (9.81%) ServiceNow
7 23 (6.27%) SAP
8 21 (5.72%) Splunk
9 18 (4.90%) Oracle
10 10 (2.72%) Xamarin
11 5 (1.36%) Adobe
11 5 (1.36%) Remedy
12 4 (1.09%) CrowdStrike
12 4 (1.09%) Samsung
12 4 (1.09%) Zscaler
13 3 (0.82%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.82%) NCR
13 3 (0.82%) Thales
13 3 (0.82%) VMware