Mobile App Contract Job Trends in England

Mobile Application
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in contract job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mobile App over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 338 247 223
Rank change year-on-year -91 -24 +79
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 314 293 367
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.69% 1.05% 1.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.05% 2.97% 3.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 201 205 257
10th Percentile £375 £314 £307
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.19% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £550 £600
90th Percentile £681 £595 £727
UK median daily rate £500 £463 £500
% change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 3
10th Percentile £14.72 - £64.04
25th Percentile £17.25 - £66.34
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £70.18
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% -42.35% +25.88%
75th Percentile £17.75 - £75.68
90th Percentile £32.90 - £78.98
UK median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £40.00
% change year-on-year -56.75% +1.15% -14.89%

All Generic Skills
England

Mobile App falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 15,313 9,854 10,215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 33.51% 35.45% 30.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,390 6,209 6,628
10th Percentile £325 £306 £300
25th Percentile £425 £408 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £682
90th Percentile £750 £775 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 915 498 528
10th Percentile £14.97 £15.48 £12.68
25th Percentile £19.34 £18.87 £18.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £31.18 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +36.31% -34.36% +11.76%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.50 £29.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year +47.46% -34.44% +10.86%

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mobile App relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Mobile App job vacancy trend in England

Mobile App
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mobile App.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mobile App in England over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Mobile App in England

Mobile App
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mobile App.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mobile App in England over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Mobile App in England

Mobile App
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 Mobile App within the England region over the 6 months to 17 August 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 -69 165 £520 +4.00% 98
North of England -82 56 £516 +32.03% 50
South West -20 32 £475 -9.52% 23
North West -43 28 £550 +46.67% 24
Midlands -44 26 £526 +13.62% 32
West Midlands -43 20 £480 +11.51% 15
Yorkshire -46 19 £525 +31.25% 21
South East -65 15 £300 -33.33% 52
North East -38 9 £450 -13.25% 6
East Midlands -23 6 £526 +13.62% 17
East of England -20 2 £500 +21.21% 17
Mobile App
UK

Mobile App
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 11 (3.50%) Confluence
2 6 (1.91%) CMS
3 2 (0.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.64%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.64%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.32%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.32%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 11 (3.50%) Sketch
2 7 (2.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (1.27%) Chatbot
4 3 (0.96%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.64%) InVision
5 2 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (1.91%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (1.91%) Shopify
2 2 (0.64%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.32%) Magento
3 1 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.32%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.32%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 47 (14.97%) Azure
2 36 (11.46%) GitHub
3 29 (9.24%) AWS
4 26 (8.28%) Figma
5 23 (7.32%) GitHub Actions
6 18 (5.73%) Entra ID
7 17 (5.41%) Microsoft 365
8 16 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
9 14 (4.46%) SaaS
10 12 (3.82%) Firebase
11 11 (3.50%) Google Play
12 8 (2.55%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.91%) GitHub Copilot
14 5 (1.59%) Azure AKS
14 5 (1.59%) Sauce Labs
14 5 (1.59%) Serverless
15 4 (1.27%) Azure API Management
15 4 (1.27%) Azure Event Grid
15 4 (1.27%) Azure Service Bus
15 4 (1.27%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.27%) Network Security
2 3 (0.96%) Firewall
3 2 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.32%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.32%) DNS
4 1 (0.32%) DSL
4 1 (0.32%) HTTP
4 1 (0.32%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.32%) Internet
4 1 (0.32%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.23%) Power BI
2 5 (1.59%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.27%) Looker
3 4 (1.27%) Tableau
4 3 (0.96%) MySQL
4 3 (0.96%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.32%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.32%) GIS
5 1 (0.32%) Metadata
5 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
5 1 (0.32%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (6.05%) JIRA
2 17 (5.41%) Git
3 15 (4.78%) Jenkins
4 14 (4.46%) Gradle
5 13 (4.14%) Android Studio
5 13 (4.14%) Xcode
6 11 (3.50%) fastlane
7 10 (3.18%) CircleCI
8 9 (2.87%) LoadRunner
8 9 (2.87%) XCUITest
9 8 (2.55%) JUnit
10 6 (1.91%) Appium
11 5 (1.59%) Crashlytics
11 5 (1.59%) XCTest
12 3 (0.96%) Browser DevTools
12 3 (0.96%) Charles Proxy
12 3 (0.96%) Eclipse
12 3 (0.96%) Zephyr
13 2 (0.64%) JMeter
13 2 (0.64%) REST Assured
General
1 90 (28.66%) Social Skills
2 59 (18.79%) Finance
3 39 (12.42%) Banking
4 25 (7.96%) Retail
5 22 (7.01%) Public Sector
6 19 (6.05%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (4.46%) Marketing
8 10 (3.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 6 (1.91%) Italian Language
10 5 (1.59%) Corporate Banking
11 4 (1.27%) Retail Banking
12 3 (0.96%) Games
12 3 (0.96%) Investment Banking
12 3 (0.96%) Local Government
12 3 (0.96%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.64%) Arabic Language
13 2 (0.64%) Military
14 1 (0.32%) Aviation
14 1 (0.32%) Health Technology
14 1 (0.32%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 75 (23.89%) Developer
2 59 (18.79%) Senior
3 33 (10.51%) Designer
4 22 (7.01%) Android Engineer
5 20 (6.37%) Analyst
6 19 (6.05%) iOS Developer
7 18 (5.73%) Android Developer
7 18 (5.73%) Lead
8 16 (5.10%) Architect
9 15 (4.78%) Mobile Engineer
10 14 (4.46%) Project Manager
11 13 (4.14%) Product Manager
11 13 (4.14%) Senior Developer
12 11 (3.50%) Business Analyst
13 10 (3.18%) Product Designer
13 10 (3.18%) Senior Android Engineer
13 10 (3.18%) Senior Designer
13 10 (3.18%) Tester
14 9 (2.87%) Digital Analyst
14 9 (2.87%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (12.42%) REST
2 35 (11.15%) RESTful
3 28 (8.92%) Android Jetpack
4 26 (8.28%) Android SDK
5 23 (7.32%) React Native
6 22 (7.01%) Jetpack Compose
7 15 (4.78%) SwiftUI
8 13 (4.14%) OAuth
8 13 (4.14%) Web Services
9 12 (3.82%) UIKit
10 11 (3.50%) OAuth2
11 10 (3.18%) React
12 9 (2.87%) Flutter
13 8 (2.55%) CSS
13 8 (2.55%) GraphQL
13 8 (2.55%) HTML
14 7 (2.23%) iOS SDK
14 7 (2.23%) JSON
14 7 (2.23%) OpenID
15 6 (1.91%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 31 (9.87%) Product Ownership
2 16 (5.10%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (4.46%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.82%) Security Posture
5 9 (2.87%) Credit Risk
6 7 (2.23%) Educational Technology
6 7 (2.23%) Mobile Banking
6 7 (2.23%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.23%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.91%) AI Agents
7 6 (1.91%) Social Media
8 5 (1.59%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.59%) IoT
8 5 (1.59%) Legacy Code
8 5 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.27%) iPhone
9 4 (1.27%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (1.27%) NHS
10 3 (0.96%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 94 (29.94%) Android
2 77 (24.52%) Apple iOS
3 18 (5.73%) Windows
4 8 (2.55%) Mac OS
5 7 (2.23%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.27%) Linux
6 4 (1.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (26.75%) Agile
2 79 (25.16%) User Experience
3 67 (21.34%) AI
4 59 (18.79%) CI/CD
5 51 (16.24%) DevOps
6 46 (14.65%) Problem-Solving
7 42 (13.38%) UX Design
8 40 (12.74%) Stakeholder Management
9 38 (12.10%) Test Automation
10 37 (11.78%) MVVM
11 36 (11.46%) Android Development
12 35 (11.15%) iOS Development
13 34 (10.83%) Analytics
13 34 (10.83%) Architectural Patterns
14 32 (10.19%) Scrum
15 29 (9.24%) Roadmaps
16 28 (8.92%) Performance Optimisation
17 23 (7.32%) Mobile Device Management
17 23 (7.32%) Observability
18 21 (6.69%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 54 (17.20%) Kotlin
2 46 (14.65%) Java
3 33 (10.51%) Swift
4 25 (7.96%) JavaScript
5 19 (6.05%) Python
6 11 (3.50%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.55%) Objective-C
8 7 (2.23%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.91%) SQL
10 4 (1.27%) C++
11 3 (0.96%) C#
11 3 (0.96%) Perl
12 2 (0.64%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.64%) Korn
12 2 (0.64%) Kusto Query Language
12 2 (0.64%) Scala
13 1 (0.32%) ABAP
13 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 1 (0.32%) Go
Qualifications
1 42 (13.38%) Security Cleared
2 28 (8.92%) SC Cleared
3 17 (5.41%) Degree
4 12 (3.82%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.96%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.64%) CREST Certified
7 2 (0.64%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.64%) MBA
7 2 (0.64%) OSCP
8 1 (0.32%) CCSAM
8 1 (0.32%) CISM
8 1 (0.32%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.32%) ECSA
8 1 (0.32%) GPEN
8 1 (0.32%) GXPN
8 1 (0.32%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.32%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (14.65%) Accessibility
2 38 (12.10%) QA
3 15 (4.78%) WCAG
4 5 (1.59%) GDPR
5 4 (1.27%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.96%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.96%) PSD2
7 2 (0.64%) GRC
8 1 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.32%) PMO
8 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.87%) Docker
2 5 (1.59%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.96%) Firmware
3 3 (0.96%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.64%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.32%) Sendmail
5 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (5.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (4.14%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.55%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.27%) Grafana
4 4 (1.27%) Istio
4 4 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (1.27%) Kustomize
4 4 (1.27%) linkerd
4 4 (1.27%) Prometheus
4 4 (1.27%) SCCM
4 4 (1.27%) Terraform
5 3 (0.96%) Ansible
6 1 (0.32%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.32%) Argo
Vendors
1 35 (11.15%) Microsoft
2 25 (7.96%) Google
3 20 (6.37%) Apple
4 18 (5.73%) Dynatrace
5 17 (5.41%) Adobe
6 12 (3.82%) Salesforce
7 11 (3.50%) Oracle
8 7 (2.23%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.59%) Splunk
10 4 (1.27%) Samsung
10 4 (1.27%) SAP
11 3 (0.96%) Amplitude
11 3 (0.96%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.96%) OpenAI
12 2 (0.64%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.64%) Dell
13 1 (0.32%) ESRI
13 1 (0.32%) HP
13 1 (0.32%) Sitecore
13 1 (0.32%) VMware